Kofi AnnanFormer UN Secretary General The continent can build on the progress of Ethiopia and Rwanda with low-carbon energy investments. The December 2015 talks in Paris on a new global climate treaty are approaching fast. At the same time, Africa is already ... Read More

Nana Oye Lithur – Minister for Gender & Social Protection Ghana has endorsed United Nations (UN) efforts to develop appropriate legal frameworks and tools to effectively address gaps and challenges faced by older persons. The country supports the comprehensive approach and ... Read More

The European Union (EU) has extended support to the Regional Maritime University,  to help deliver more ground-breaking training programmes to enable maritime experts deal fully with sea crime along the coast of theGulf of Guinea. Maritime experts have in recent times, ... Read More

For a long time, the narrative has been that China is investing massively in Africa. But as it turns out, it is not a one-way traffic. Africans are also investing in China. Africans are reported to have invested a cumulative $14.2 ... Read More

The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama is travelling to the Italian capital, Rome to meet Italian President and Prime Minister. According the Office of the President, he leaves Accra today, July 15, 2015 and tomorrow, July 16, 2015 he will ... Read More

The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says it has achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG 6). “The AIDS targets of MDG 6—halting and reversing the spread of HIV—have been achieved and exceeded,” a new joint UNAIDS report says. According to the ... Read More

Mr Frédéric Clavier - French Ambassador to Ghana The French Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frederic Clavier, is advocating the strengthening of ties between Ghana and France in the domain of local government administration. This, he hopes, will become the next line ... Read More

Mr. Min Zhu Mr. Min Zhu, the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says partnership, commitment and flexibility would be key in moving further on the path of sustainable and inclusive growth. Speaking at a United Nations (UN) ... Read More

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says governments need to step up tax action to curb the tobacco epidemic. According to the WHO’s report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2015, too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes ... Read More

China has become the largest supplier of imports to Ghana. According to a GNA report citing statistics from the Ministry of Trade, China has supplied 18.3 per cent of Ghana’s imports worth over $2 billion in 2013. Ghana imports food, live animals, ... Read More