World Bank To Strengthen African Universities
The World Bank is initiating a project to help strengthen capacities of African Universities to among other things meet the developmental needs of the continent.
The 430-million- dollar project code named: “Africa Centres of Excellence,” would be implemented in collaboration with ... Read More
Japan To Resume Yen Loan Portfolio
Japan has agreed to resume the Yen Loan portfolio that was withdrawn following the decision by Ghana in the early 2000s to go HIPC.
Responding to President John Mahama's request during a bilateral meeting ahead of tomorrow’s opening of the 5th ... Read More
Ghana, Japan pledge to deepen relations
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe in a handshake with President John Mahama
Ghana and Japan have pledged to deepen bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of the people of the two countries.
The two countries have enjoyed fruitful working relationship over ... Read More
AU Moves To Guard Africa’s Mineral Worth
The African Mining Vision (AMV) instituted by the African Union (AU) is to ensure sustainable development of Africa’s mineral wealth, an official of the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA), Mr. Oliver Maponga, has said.
“It is all about life ... Read More
President Mahama In Japan To Attend TICAD
President John Mahama has left France for Japan to attend the 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD).
A number of other African leaders including Ethiopian Prime, Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and the President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Campoare have also ... Read More
No Ghanaian voted abroad – Afari-Gyan
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan - Chairman of the Electoral Commission
Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday stated that no voting took place outside Ghana in the December 2012 General Elections.
He said Ghanaians working in Diplomatic Missions abroad, ... Read More
‘Suspicious’ letter sent to Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama
A suspicious letter sent to US President Barack Obama is "similar" to two poisoned letters mailed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week, US officials have said.
The US Secret Service said the letter to ... Read More
Ghana Commended For Supporting AAU
Ghana has been commended for her contributions to and support for the Association of African Universities (AAU) over the years.
Professor George Albert Magoha, the acting President of the AAU, who gave the commendation, could not hide his joy when he ... Read More
Election Petition Not A Distraction — President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said the challenge of his legitimacy at the Supreme Court by the 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is not a distraction to his administration.
Speaking on a BBC ... Read More
UN Peacekeeping Day Celebration Ends
The United Nations Peacekeeping Day Celebration has ended with a flag- raising and Wreath-laying ceremony in Accra.
In an address, the Minister for Defence, Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, noted that, the International Day for the United Nations Peacekeepers was cerebrated every ... Read More