The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for critical attention to be paid to the growing involvement of women and the youth of the sub-region as active participants and victims in organised crime. Mrs Sandra Oulate Fattoh Elleingand, ... Read More

Free and fair elections are the backbone of a consolidated democracy, Mr Hans-Helge Sander, the German Deputy Ambassador to Ghana has stated. He said elections that were fraudulent could and had caused conflicts in many countries on the African continent; stating ... Read More

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. government’s Feed the Future Initiative, launched the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and other development partners. NASTAG is ... Read More

Mr. Tang Hong, Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Associations, says Ghana has distinguished itself as an icon of peace in Africa. “The Chinese community will always remain grateful to Ghana and its people for the invaluable conducive atmosphere it ... Read More

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor The Hull University in the United Kingdom has awarded the first ever Wilberforce World Freedom Award to Former President John Agyekum Kufuor for his work towards improving the well-being of humanity. The statement announcing the award, ... Read More

U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Jackson, Otumfuo Adontehene, Minister of Business Development Hon. Ibrahim Awal Mohammed, and Ashanti Regional Minister Honorable Simon Osei-Mensah launched a commercial groundnut processing facility at the Kumasi factory of Project Peanut Butter, an NGO devoted to ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said his three-day visit to Equatorial Guinea is to strengthen existing ties and explore areas of co-operation to the mutual benefit of the people. He noted that for several decades, both nations, at the diplomatic level, ... Read More

US government honours Mrs. Charlotte Osei with 2016 Woman of Courage Award Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei has been honoured with the United States Department of State’s Women of Courage Award for 2017. Presenting the award, the US ... Read More

Once again, government officials, the diplomatic community, development partners, business executives, academia, the media and civil society groups would come together for the second annual Impact Africa Summit: Ghana to continue discussions on the implementation and realization of the Sustainable ... Read More

The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), the international volunteering arm of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Ghana. A statement issued by JICA and copied to the Ghana News Agency recounted that the Exchange of ... Read More