Blaise Compaore The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to extend next Thursday’s special summit on the Ebola virus disease for another day to tackle the political situation in Burkina Faso. The ECOWAS Chairman, President John Dramani Mahama, ... Read More

The Sunyani Municipal Assembly has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Canadian developer and investors to convert all solid waste generated in the municipality into energy of not less than 25 megawatts. Under the agreement, additional 15 megawatts of solar ... Read More

Mr Kyun Jea Min, the outing Republic of Korea Ambassador, says his country would open the Korean Exim Bank branch in Ghana. He said the bank is to facilitate trade between Korean businessmen and their Ghanaian counterparts. Mr Jea Min stated this ... Read More

President John Maham and Norwegian Prime Minister The Norwegian Government has approved the second tranche of $10 million to support  the development of Ghana’s oil industry over the next five years. The second tranche is to support the capacity building of ... Read More

Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong The Chinese Government on Friday presented preventive materials against Ebola worth five million yuan RMB ($ 817, 938) to the Government of Ghana for its preparation work and responses against the virus. The ... Read More

Scores of Burkinabes in Ghana are picketing at their Embassy in Asylum Down, Accra. The teeming crowd wants the Mission staff to shut down, since “there is a state of emergency” in the French-speaking West African country. Ghana’s northern neighbour ... Read More

Blaise Compaore Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Mr Compaore issued a statement saying the presidency was now vacant and urging elections within 90 days. Military chief Gen ... Read More

British Council on Thursday launched its second Education UK Exhibition for persons looking forward to study in the United Kingdom (UK) to have a one-on-one chat with representatives from the country’s schools. The two-day fair which was the second of its ... Read More

Vice-President Amissah-Arthur welcoming Dr Jim Yong Kim, the President of the World Bank Group, to the Flagstaff House Thursday The World Bank Group has provided an additional $100 million to fill what it describes as a critical gap in the ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama The Economic Community of the West African States, (ECOWAS) has said, that it would not recognise any ascension of power through non-constitutional means in Burkina Faso. “ECOWAS, in line with its principle, will not recognize any ... Read More