The Lebanese Community in Ghana has awarded full scholarships to 26 students at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), as part of its ongoing support for education in the country. The beneficiaries include four postgraduate students, 12 undergraduate journalism ... Read More

The President of Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, assisted by the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has inaugurated a 40-bed district hospital in Kpone in the Greater Accra Region.  The opening of the Czech-funded health facility last Wednesday is expected to ... Read More

Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has proposed that the World Bank set up a regional office in Accra to support development work across West Africa. He made the call on Friday, April 10 , during a meeting with ... Read More

The Chairman of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brian Mast, has called for a portion of Ghana’s next International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursement to be directly allocated to settling outstanding debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including ... Read More

The government has started a review of Ghana’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system to help address the challenges businesses face under its current structure, the Ministry of Finance has said. The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson made this known ... Read More

Gabon's military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema - who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty - has won Saturday's presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show. Ahead of the vote, critics argued ... Read More

After deposing Gabonese President Ali Bongo two years ago, Gen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was carried through the streets by his triumphant troops, who chanted "Oligui, président! Oligui, président!". The general certainly appeared to be a man of the people as ... Read More

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 per cent, intensifying the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned that the ... Read More

Europol and Egypt’s Ministry of Interior have signed a new Working Arrangement aimed at strengthening efforts to combat serious and organised crime, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and child exploitation. Signed on 9 April, the agreement sets up a ... Read More

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez - GEF CEO The Global Environment Facility (GEF), in collaboration with the Tropical Biology Association, is set to train 14 Operational Focal Points (OFPs) from across West Africa in a high-level workshop aimed at enhancing governance, oversight, and ... Read More