ECOWAS Leaders Resolve To Curb Instability As Summit Ends
The 46th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, ended in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday evening, with the leaders resolving to tackle the growing instability and the Ebola scourge in the sub-region.
The leaders also committed ... Read More
US Ambassador Congratulates Government For Closing Witches C...
Gene A. Cretz – US Ambassador to Ghana
Mr Gene Cretz, United States Ambassador to Ghana has congratulated the government on its efforts leading to the closure of the alleged witches’ camp at Bonyase in the Central Gonja District.
He delivered ... Read More
President Mahama Arrives In Abuja To Chair ECOWAS Summit
President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday arrived in the Nigerian Federal Capital, Abuja, to chair an end-of-year summit of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS).
The summit would review the major activities of the year, ... Read More
ECOWAS To Pilot Biometric Identity Card In 2016
ECOWAS citizens would, from 2016, be issued with the regional bloc’s Biometric Identification Card to ease movement and aid security in the sub-region.
This follows a recommendation made by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers at the end of its 73rd Meeting ... Read More
West Africa Spent US$555m On Malaria In 2013
Funding for malaria control in the West Africa sub-region rose from US$89million in 2005 to US$557million in 2013, which exceeded US$4 per capita per year in three countries -- Cape Verde, the Gambia and Liberia -- the 2014 World Malaria ... Read More
Powering Africa: Summit, The Meeting Place For African Gover...
The Powering Africa: Summit (PA:S) will take place at the St Regis Hotel, Washington D.C. from 28-30th January 2015. The Summit will welcome African Ministries, utility companies and all investment agencies from the US working across Africa to meet with ... Read More
Ghana And Kenya To Boost Ties
Ghana and Kenya are scheduled to sign a number of bilateral agreements in the areas of Tourism, Aviation, Commerce, Agriculture, Trade, Education and Communications during a three-day state visit of President John Dramani Mahama to Kenya, at the invitation of ... Read More
World Bank To Support Second Phase Of GIFMIS Project
Mr Ismaila Ceesay, Task Team Leader for World Bank, has announced its support for the second phase of Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) project.
Mr Ceesay said this during the 7th World Bank implementation review of the first phase ... Read More
UNICEF Declares 2014 a Devastating Year For Children
UNICEF has declared the year 2014 as devastating for children because as many as 15 million children have been caught up in violent conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq South Sudan, the State of Palestine, Syria and Ukraine including those ... Read More
President Hollande Commends Ghana For Strides In Economic Gr...
Francois Hollade - France President
France's President François Hollande has praised Ghana for her strides in economic growth and democratic practice, saying Ghana’s achievements in those areas were worthy of emulation.
He has, therefore, assured of France’s continued support towards enhancing ... Read More