Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield – US Assistant Secretary for Africa Madam Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, has expressed satisfaction about Ghana’s 2016 election process, describing it as “pretty good” and “extraordinary professionalism” shown by election officials. “Polling stations ... Read More

Ghana has signed a $100-million (11,239 billion Yen) loan agreement with the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) for the construction of a 540-metre long cable-stay steel bridge over the Volta River at Volivo and Dofor Adidome in the Volta Region. The ... Read More

Ethiopian Airlines, by far the fastest growing airline in Africa, will commence scheduled five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with its ultra - modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner effective March 26, 2017. Oslo is the capital, most populous city and ... Read More

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) has deployed observers to Ghana’s December 7, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. Former Interim President of Liberia’s Government of National Unity, Amos Sawyer, is leading the ECOWAS short-term observer mission for the elections. The mission ... Read More

The Embassy of France in Accra in collaboration with Amnesty International on Monday October 10, hosted a brief ceremony to mark the 14th World Day against Death Penalty. Key dignitaries who graced the ceremony included the French ambassador Francois Pujolas, ... Read More

Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong Madam Sun Baohong, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, says she is committed to improving Ghana-China relations. “I will make every effort to promote exchange and cooperation between our two countries,” she said. The Chinese ... Read More

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has inaugurated the 17th United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported school at Korle Gonno, in Accra. The school is the testament to the USAID and AMA shared commitment to working together to make sure ... Read More

Ghana will host the sixth edition of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA’s) Electricity Regulatory Forum which is scheduled to take place in November 2017. A statement issued by the ERERA and made available to the Ghana News Agency in ... Read More

The Fifth Annual African Union (AU) Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa opens in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania from November 23 to November 26. Mrs Samia Suluhu Hassan, Vice President of Tanzania is expected to open ... Read More

Ghana has signed two separate loan agreements with the Export Import Bank of India, totalling $422.87 million for financing the construction of a railway line and a sugarcane development and irrigation project. The first agreement of $398.33 million buyers credit will ... Read More