Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks of contracting the Ebola virus from eating certain wildlife species, including fruit bats, FAO warned on Monday, July 21, 2014. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone ... Read More

French Ambassador, Frederic Clavier with Hon. Mahama Ayariga, Minister for Youth and Sports at the French National Day Event France plans to increase its trade in the country, which is currently about US$1.7billion, its Ambassador to Ghana has announced. France’s Ambassador ... Read More

UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon The United Nations (UN) has described Nelson Mandela, the late South African Leader as someone who proved that UN resolutions, sanctions and solidarity can win over violence and injustice. His extraordinary compassion after 27 ... Read More

First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs.Lordina Mahama The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has arrived in Windhoek Namibia to participate in a Conference of African First Ladies working against cervical cancer. Dubbed the 8th Stop Cervical Cancer in ... Read More

President Mahama, Chief of Staff Prosper Bani (left) and Foreign Minister Hanna Tetteh (right) with the new envoys On Friday, July 18, 2014, twelve (12) new envoys were commissioned and handed their letters of credence by President John Dramani Mahama ... Read More

US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Gene Cretz The United States embassy in Ghana has issued an apology to President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana over what it describes as “errant tweets” posted via its official Twitter account ... Read More

The remains of the M17 passenger plane after the crash A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 280 passengers and 15 crew on board has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. There are no known reports of survivors. It is being reported ... Read More

Vice President Amissah-Arthur and Japanese Ambassador Naoto Nikai The Japanese government is expending GH¢ 50.3 million grant to Ghana to improve power distribution systems in Brong-Ahafo and the Northern Regions. The amount is for the construction of 7.5MVA and 34.5/11KV primary ... Read More

High Commissioner Benjamin interacting with Vice President Amissah Arthur The Vice-President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has asked the new British High Commissioner in Accra, Mr Jon Benjamin, to continue to promote Ghana-UK relations as championed by his predecessors. He said Ghana ... Read More

H.E John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana President John Mahama is expected to lead a Ghanaian delegation to the 2014 Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) slated for October 21 at the Savoy Hotel in London. The two-day summit, themed: Building Africa’s ... Read More