The Government of Ghana has directed its Embassy in Brazil to liaise with authorities there to investigate some persons claiming to be Ghanaians seeking asylum in that country. Some 200 Ghanaians who went to Brazil to watch the Black Stars play in the World Cup have requested for asylum from authorities there, saying they are […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday, July 10, 2014 appealed to research institutions in West Africa to collaborate to find a solution to the outbreak of the Ebola disease. “The disease has so far claimed about 500 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and there is therefore the need to find emergent and long […]
More Heads of State have joined their colleagues in Accra for the ECOWAS mid-year Summit being hosted by President John Dramani Mahama. The Presidents of Togo and Sierra Leone respectively, Fauré Gnassingbé and Ernest Bai Koroma, arrived on Thursday morning, as did the Vice Presidents of Liberia and Gambia. The Foreign Ministers of Cape Verde […]
The World Bank Group continues to deliver $15.3 billion to sub-Saharan African countries for development from July 2013 to June 2014, in support of shared prosperity and increased efforts to reduce poverty. The Bank Group sustained its strong commitment to Africa by delivering $10.6 billion as new lending for 160 projects this fiscal year. A […]
Brazilian federal police say that some 200 Ghanaians have requested asylum after entering the country on tourist visas to watch the World Cup. The Ghanaians say they are Muslims fleeing inter-religious conflicts in their home country. They have filed their applications in the southern city of Caxias do Sul, in one of Brazil’s most prosperous […]
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says ECOWAS leaders should work harder, in ensuring sustained peace and security in the sub region. The issue of peace and security is high on the agenda at the 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of […]
The 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government has opened in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The two-day summit will discuss security, a recommendation for the introduction of biometric ID cards for all ECOWAS citizens and the abolition of residence permit requirements for citizens within member […]
Samsung Electronics, a global technology giant, has launched a new mobile device called the Galaxy K Zoom in Accra, which comes with a 24 month warranty. Building on from last year’s Galaxy S4 Zoom, the Galaxy K Zoom offers a slimmer body with most of the smartphone components built from the Galaxy S5, as the […]
The 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government began on Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Accra with the menace of Ebola virus featuring prominently on the agenda. Explaining the agenda for the session, Director of Communications at the Flagtsaff House, Ben Dotse Malor, said all […]
Mr. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, has said that Africa can achieve its goals and objectives through unity and good leadership. He said Africa needed confident, objective and sincere leaders, who believe in African values and cultures to build the future. President Kagame made the remarks in Accra, during the launch of a book written […]
