The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, has concluded three days of meetings in Tonga with leaders of the Pacific Islands. Ms Botchwey, who is a candidate for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General, also addressed a plenary ... Read More

The European Union (EU) has launched a €10 million loan facility to assist smallholder farmers in the five regions of the north. Known as Agriculture Financing Initiative (AgirFI) Country Window, the fund, which will run for the next 10 years, will ... Read More

ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representatives are convening in Côte d'Ivoire for a four-day meeting. The aim of this meeting is to take stock of the achievements and programmes implemented by the institution across the Member States, on the eve of the ... Read More

The U.S. Embassy in Accra has officially transitioned to a new visa services provider, effective August 26, 2024. The change marks the end of access to the previous provider’s website and services, which were discontinued on August 16, 2024. All current nonimmigrant ... Read More

Three in four Ghanaians are at risk of  drinking water contaminated with faecal matter, a study by UNICEF Ghana has found. It said a sample of various sources of  water collected across the country, which included improved and unimproved, right through the household level to ... Read More

Pakistanis in Ghana have been called upon to contribute their quota to consolidate the existing relations between the two countries. The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Ghana, Farhat Ayesha, commended the Pakistani diaspora in Ghana for contributing to the development of ... Read More

The United Nations (UN) University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, a research arm of the UN located on the campus of the University of Ghana, Legon, has shortlisted 30 young innovators to develop clean/green agricultural technologies to solve agricultural ... Read More

Five Nordic countries have committed to strengthening relations with Ghana to increase trade and investments with the West African nation.  The five countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, as part of their official visit to Ghana to explore mutually beneficial ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as appropriate the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s criticism of the current structure of the Security Council.  “It is not just a matter of fairness, but also a necessity for the legitimacy and effectiveness of ... Read More

The Indian High Commission in Ghana has held a flag-hoisting ceremony to commemorate the country’s 78th Independence Day.  The anniversary celebration saw the Indian community in the country gather at the Indian House in Accra yesterday to commemorate the day.  The flag-hoisting ... Read More