The Deputy Director of the British Department for International Development in Ghana (DFID-Ghana), Ms. Charlotte Pierce, has pledged the commitment of DFID to working with the Government of Ghana to give all young people the opportunity of good quality education. Ms. Pierce said DFID was currently helping 120,000 girls, who had dropped out of school […]
A new report released by the United Nations High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security has called for collective action on food waste. According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), almost one-third of food produced for human consumption – approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year […]
The Economic Development in Africa Report (EDAR) 2014 has urged African governments to have a coherent approach to the various trade negotiations and agreement they have engaged in, to ensure the outcomes are mutually supportive of economic transformation and development on the continent. The report, which was launched in Accra on Thursday by Third World […]
Health ministers from 11 West African countries have adopted a common strategy to fight a deadly Ebola outbreak in the region. At an emergency meeting in Ghana, ministers promised better collaboration to fight what has become the world’s deadliest outbreak to date. So far, 759 people have been infected with the virus in Guinea, Liberia […]
Tanka Tem Mechanic, a Turkish firm that specialises in designing water and waste water treatment plants and equipment, is to explore the possibility of doing business in Africa, especially Ghana. According to the company after exploring the European and Asian markets, it was now the turn of the African continent to benefit from the expertise […]
President John Dramani Mahama will next month lead a government delegation to attend the maiden US/ African Leaders Summit in Washington that will focus on trade and investment. Mr Gene A. Cretz, US Ambassador in Ghana, made the announcement on Wednesday in Accra during a reception to mark America’s 238th Independence Day. He said the […]
The former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has called on African states to take urgent steps to develop the Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to generate environmentally friendly, affordable and sustainable power. He said Africa, under the auspices of the New Partnership for […]
Public health threats arising from epidemic, pandemic prone diseases and other public health emergencies continue to be a major concern in Member States of the African Region. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), the emergence of Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa threatens regional and global public health security. WHO says the current […]
Lamudi, an online property marketing company, has expressed its intention to facilitate the growth of the real estate industry in Ghana. The Managing Director of Lamudi-Ghana, Ms. Akua Nyame-Mensah, who disclosed this in an interview with Diplomatic Call, said her outfit aims to play a central role in the development of Ghana’s fastest burgeoning sector […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, 2 July, 2014 held an emergency meeting in Accra, Ghana to address the recent rise in the death toll of the Ebola epidemic in the sub-region. The objective of the meeting is to obtain consensus from member states and partners represented on the optimal way of interrupting the […]
