Cox Oil, a Texas and Louisiana based oil and gas focused company, is to build a $600 million state of the art oil refinery plant and associated infrastructure in Takoradi Port. The port will serve the West African Sub-regional market. Mr. Chris Wilmot, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Takoradi Oil Refinery Company Limited, […]
The Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), Mrs. Amelie July takes her turn on Diplomatic Call TV tonight live on GTV (Channel 278 on DSTV) at exactly 18:30hrs GMT. Mrs. Amelie July through Diplomatic Call elaborates on programs and projects of the AFD in Ghana which aims at promoting social cohesion while reducing […]
Lufthansa German Airlines has for the fourth consecutive time been voted “Europe’s leading Airline” at the World Travel Awards. Lufthansa also won the top spot as “Europe’s Leading Airline Lounge” receiving medals for its First Class Terminal and Frankfurt Airport lounges. The award for the best of Europe’s travel industry followed a voting process involving […]
The World Bank (WB) Group has committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in Ghana, and five other African countries, which have partnered with President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative. Other beneficiary countries are Liberia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.. Making the announcement on the second day of the First […]
The European Commission has launched the first phase of a new programme that will foster Africa’s integration process at continental level over the next three years. The programme, which was launched on Wednesday, is the first ever EU programme in development and cooperation that covers Africa as a whole. The ‘Pan-African Programme’ will fund activities […]
US President Barack Obama has said “a new Africa is emerging” as he opened the last day of a summit in Washington DC with 40 African leaders. Wednesday’s talks will cover both security concerns and corruption – two areas the US administration says is holding back growth in Africa. US firms have pledged $14bn (£8.3bn) […]
President John Dramani Mahama has asked development partners to provide West Africa with the requisite technical support and training to enable the sub-region to confront emerging security threats. He mentioned the threat posed by terrorists in the North Eastern parts of Nigeria, Mali, and the impending general elections in six African countries with potential related […]
Lancaster University, Ghana, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) to develop the accounting and finance profession in Ghana. The MOU would enable the two institutions to collaborate in the areas of professional accountancy training, conducting of examinations and continuous professional development. Professor John Grainger, Provost, Lancaster University, […]
The World Health Organization, or WHO, will hold a two-day meeting, starting Wednesday, to discuss whether the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is to be considered as an international public health emergency. The meeting comes amid the worst outbreak of the disease, which has primarily affected Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, and had […]
Ghana sealed a 1-0 win against host nation Canada at the National Soccer Stadium on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 to record an exciting start in their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign. Sherifatu Sumaila scored the game’s only goal in the 22nd minute, tapping in a rebound after Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan spilled Edem Atovor’s […]
