Three of the major organizations working together for Africa’s economic and social development will jointly launch an Africa Regional Integration Index. The three organizations, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have joined forces to produce an Africa Regional Integration Index, a press release issued […]
Ghana and Britain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), for an amount of 483,000 pounds,to support projects of the Ghana Prisons Service, to help de-congest the prisons to meet international standards. A statement issued to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, said the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Jon Benjamin signed for the […]
Ghana and Togo have agreed to collaborate in the areas of agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries to ensure food adequacy and security in the West African sub-region. They have also agreed to collaborate in the areas of electricity, trade and water supply to kick-start the integration process of the Economic Community for West African States. President […]
Anne Godfrey, Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM, UK) will embark on a four day visit to Ghana from December 2- 6, 2014. The Chief Executive Officer during her stay in Ghana will hold discussions with various Marketing and Corporate Interest Groups, Media, Academia, Other Professional Associations and lead a Focus Group Discussion […]
Schemes to tackle climate change could prove disastrous for billions of people, but might be required for the good of the planet, scientists say. That is the conclusion of a new set of studies into what’s become known as geo-engineering. This is the so far unproven science of intervening in the climate to bring down […]
President Faure Gnassingbe, Togolese President, on Wednesday called for collaboration among West African countries, to eliminate the proliferation of fake drugs across the sub-region. This, he said, could be positively done through providing adequate support to the local Pharmaceutical Companies, to produce quality drugs to avoid the perennial importation of drugs. President Gnassingbe made the […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me start by saying how pleased I am to be with you today. I want to thank the Economist Group both for my invitation and, more importantly, for bringing together so many leading figures in this field. From long experience, I know how expert gatherings like this can be catalysts for […]
Ghana and Togo would soon have a 24-hour opened borders if negotiations between the technical teams of the two countries were concluded, President John Dramani has announced. He said so far, the Togolese President has presented a proposal to the Government of Ghana, which the technical team was currently working on, for approval and implementation. […]
As the planet warms further, heat-waves and other weather extremes that today occur once in hundreds of years, if ever, will become the “new climate normal,” creating a world of increased risks and instability. The consequences for development would be severe as crop yields declined, water resources shifted, sea-levels rose, and the livelihoods of millions […]
His Holiness Pope Francis, has appointed Reverend Father John Yaw Afoakwah, as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Obuasi. This is contained in a statement signed by Most Rev. Jean Marie Speich, Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. Rev Fr. John Afoakwah started school at the […]
