Africa's population is growing rapidly. The high birth rates present the continent with an enormous challenge. However, a study found that the number of children is declining as education, health and jobs rise.

The government has reiterated its position not to totally ban the use of plastics in the country.

A delegation from the Shandong Province of China has arrived in Accra for a three-day nationwide tour to explore investment opportunities in Ghana.

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has described the era of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the best time to study in Ghana.

Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will be held responsible for any avoidable flooding that occurs under their jurisdiction, the Greater Accra Regional Minster, Ishmael Ashitey, has warned.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has launched a two-year environmental sanitation project where members will use the various media platforms to educate the public on good sanitation practices.

Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr.Anthony Nsiah-Asare has said, centres of excellence for the treatment of sickle cell will be established across the country to fight the disease.

A Ho circuit court has sentenced Kwame Ayivi, also known as Igwe, 40, a porter, to eight weeks' imprisonment in hard labour for peddling in narcotic drugs.

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have been urged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities in the Ghana's construction sector to get employed or develop their entrepreneurial skills.

Kumasi -A total of 176 cases, representing 54 per cent of the 332 cases recorded under Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Ashanti Region in 2018 have been settled.

The Desert Foxes of Algeria have won all their four matches and are yet to concede a goal. The tournament favourites are tipped to go all the way to the final, but they have to overcome Cote d'Ivoire in today's quarter-final in Suez.

Ho -THE National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Oti Region has called for an extension of the limited voters' registration exercise, saying that a large number of eligible voters did not benefit from the exercise due to its short time frame and technical constraints.

Ghana's Consumer Price Index (CPI) has slightly dropped to 9.1 per cent in June from 9.4 per cent recorded in May this year, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has stated.

MTN Mobile Money has handed over a brand new Hyundai i10 salon car to Madam Rebecca Tsotsoo Quaye, a 70-year old trader from Dansoman for emerging the customer with the highest number of MoMo transactions for the month of June 2019 in the MTN MoMo @ 10 promotion.

Ghana and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The National Investment (NIB), has assured small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of the bank's continuous support to help grow and sustain their businesses.

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Chief Executive, Alhaji Mohammed Quaye has urged parents to inculcate values of integrity in their children in order to address the negatives of social media on the youth.

Damang -The 33-kilometre Tarkwa-Damang asphalted road, constructed at the cost of 27million dollars, was on Tuesday inaugurated at Damang in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region.

The Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) has called on the government to enact into law, the Ghanaian Sign language (GSL) as an official language of the hearing-impaired.

An Accra high court yesterday rejected a document lawyers for Dr Stephen Opuni, the immediate past Chief Executive of Cocobod wanted to tender through a witness.