Ghana-Togo To Have 24-Hour Open Borders – President Ma...
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 ... Read More
“New Climate Normal” Poses Severe Risk To Development ...
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim
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 ... Read More
Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop For Obuasi Diocese
President Mahama presenting a framed Ghana Coat of Arms to Pope Francis
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 ... Read More
IMF endorses ‘austere’ 2015 budget
Christine Lagarde - Managing Director of IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded government’s efforts to pursue a faster fiscal deficit reduction strategy underpinned by a number of structural reforms as contained in the 2015 budget statement presented to ... Read More
Togolese President On 3-Day State Visit To Ghana
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé - Togo President
The President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, will this afternoon begin a three-day State Visit to Ghana.
The visit is expected to further develop, enhance and consolidate the friendly and brotherly relations ... Read More
UNDP Pleased With Restoration Of Weto Range
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed satisfaction at the restoration and conservation of the Weto Range in the Volta Region.
The Range is described as a biodiversity ‘hotspot’ for Ghana with potentials of promoting eco-tourism and helping sustain the ... Read More
Ghana Signs $6bn Oil Exploration Deal With Italy's ENI
The government of Ghana and Eni Exploration have sealed a $6 billion deal to allow the Italy firm start oil and gas exploration at the Offshore Cape Three Points block in the Western region. Under the deal, Eni will also ... Read More
Leadership Award For First Lady Lordina Mahama
The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been decorated with a Global Inspiration Leadership Award and inducted into the Global Women Leaders Hall of Fame. The award is in recognition of her hard work ... Read More
Ebola outbreak can be ended in 2015: UN's Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon
The deadly Ebola outbreak can be ended "by the middle of next year" if the world speeds up its response, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.
But he warned that although the rate of new ... Read More
Australia Awards Masters Scholarships To 14 Ghanaians
The Australian Government has awarded Masters Scholarships to 14 Ghanaians, amongst more than 200 African scholarship winners to study in Australia in 2015.
The Australian High Commission's Chargé d’Affaires, Mr Tim Millikan said farewell to them at an official reception in ... Read More