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 meets Deputy Kenyan President Ruto
President John Dramani Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reiterated Ghana’s commitment and willingness towards ensuring peace and unity in the West African Sub-region and the entire continent.
He said Ghana would also remain loyal to the protocols, political and ... Read More
Ghana to support peace efforts in Somalia
The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has affirmed Ghana's commitment to support efforts at restoring peace and security in Somalia.
He said he would make the issue of peace in Somalia an important agenda at the next African Union (AU) Summit ... 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
Ghana to adopt UK technology for street naming
Ghana is expected to adopt the technological mechanism of Intelligent Addressing (IA) of the United Kingdom as the cardinal structure in the street naming and property addressing system.
Mr Tony Black, an IA Consultant who participated in a recent workshop in ... Read More
Ghana loosing exports to EU, US – Swiss Ambassador
The Swiss Ambassador on Friday said more Ghanaian exports are rejected at the European Union and United States borders because of non-compliance with international standards.
Mr Andrea Semadeni has, therefore, suggested to the government to take pragmatic steps to rectify the ... Read More
Switzerland provides $5.3m to support Ghana’s export capac...
Switzerland has provided $ 5.35 million to support Ghana’s export capacities in the fruits, cocoa, fish, wood and furniture value-chains.
A statement issued by Swiss Embassy in Accra said the support forms part of United Nations Industrial Development Organisation trade capacity ... 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
EU, WHO and GOG sign MOU to improve access to good quality a...
The European Union (EU) together with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Government of Ghana represented by the Ministry of Health on May 7, 2013, signed a memorandum of understanding to promote access to affordable, safe, efficacious and good ... Read More