Ghana, Turkey To Enhance Trade Relations
President Mahama with President Abdullah Gul of Turkey
Ghana and Turkey have affirmed their commitment to increase their trade portfolio from the current $500 million to $1 billion by 2015.
President John Dramani Mahama and the outgoing Turkish Ambassador, Mr Aydin ... Read More
UN salutes Ghana’s peacekeeping role
Ghana was on Wednesday given thumbs up for her consistent peacekeeping role in over 50 years despite the country’s budgetary and developmental constraints.
“It is never easy for countries that are themselves facing budgetary and development constraints to muster courage and ... Read More
Britain supports EOCO to fight organised crime in Ghana
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) of Ghana has received some equipment and tools from the British government to aid its work in the areas of organised crimes such as human trafficking.
The equipment were given to the EOCO’s Human ... Read More
Historic joint visit to Africa’s Great Lake region
Ban ki-Moon – UN Boss
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the President of the World Bank Group and Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General will from May 22-24 make a historic joint visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region. This is in ... Read More
Obama to tour Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June
Obama addressed Ghana's parliament on his July 2009 trip to the west African county
US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in June, the White House has said.
Mr Obama is expected to meet lawmakers as well ... Read More
Oklahoma Tornado: 91 killed including 20 children
A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary SchoolCredit: AP
At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared to have been killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials ... Read More
Ghana receives $13.9b Chinese aid in 10 years
…second biggest in West Africa, more than entire East Africa
Chinese investment and development aid to Ghana totaled $13.96 billion between 2000 and 2011, a new compilation of data has shown.
According to global research firm Open Data for International Development (AidData), ... Read More
President Mahama to meet French leader François Hollande
President John Dramani Mahama
Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing.
Alhaji Dauda, the Minister, said Ghana is committed ... Read More
Address by Chinese Ambassador Gong Jianzhong during the Inau...
Chinese ambassador to Ghana, GONG Jianzhong.
On May 3, 2013, the Chinese Ambassador H.E. Gong Jianzhong honored and addressed the inauguration ceremony for the 1st generating station of the Bui Hydroelectric power Project in Bui, a small town in the ... Read More
Canada supports Ghana’s development with $131m during 2011...
The Canadian government has in the fiscal year 2011-2012 giving Ghana a total of $131 million in development assistance.
According to Canadian authorities, Ghana is a country of focus for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and bilateral development assistance focuses ... Read More