By Desmond Davies, GNA London Bureau Chief London, March 14, GNA – Pioneering scientific research to explore and conserve the world’s least known and least protected ocean, the Indian Ocean, is underway off the coast of Seychelles.
NAIROBI, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on Thursday it would provide 2.5 trillion shillings (25 billion U.S. dollars) over the next five years to help in the global fight against climate change.Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, said the bank currently provides 34 percent of its overall
ABUJA, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed sadness over the collapse of a three-storey building housing a primary school in Ita-Faji area of Lagos, which caused fatalities, particularly of small children.In a statement issued in Abuja, Buhari sympathized with the parents and relat
BEIJING, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - China is capable of ensuring full and on-time payment of aged-care pensions even after reducing business contribution to social insurance schemes, a senior official has said.According to results of repeated calculations, the income for the social security funds will still outnumber spending des
By Dennis Osei Gyamfi, GNA Accra, March 14, GNA – Coach Joseph E. Sarpong, a former coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, has said, he is confident the club, can qualify to the quarter finals of this year’s Confederation of Africa Football (CAF
YAOUNDE, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - A United Nations (UN) special representative on Wednesday assured Cameroonian authorities that "remarkable progress" was being made in demarcating the disputed Cameroon-Nigeria maritime border over the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula."The UN is doing everything it can to continue to make progress,"
BEIJING, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - Various forms of "China threat" or "China collapse" theories have been mongered by a few Western observers over the decades, but none have ever been proved remotely true.Since the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, the country has risen to become the world's second largest economy,
BEIJING, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - China's top political advisory body has concluded its annual session, building a broad consensus and unity for national development.Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan on Wednesday attended the closing meeting
KAMPALA, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - Uganda has accused the neighbouring country Rwanda of imposing an embargo on bilateral trade with Uganda.In a statement on Wednesday, Uganda's Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa said that export of Ugandan goods to Rwanda have been prohibited by Rwanda authorities, who are only allowing in trucks carr
Accra, March 14, GNA - Ghana Oil Company (GOIL), will once again partner the Kwahu Traditional Council (KTC), to organise the 2019 Kwahu Easter Mountain Marathon (KEMM), fixed for April 20, in Kwahu in the Eastern Region.It is the second time the oil marketing giant is supporting the event.
Accra, March 14, GNA - Former President Jerry John Rawlings, has advised newly crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF), Lightweight champion, Richard Commey, to abstain from alcohol, smoking and womanising to enable him to enjoy the fruits of his labour.“Get a grip of yourself. It’s always easy to let your guard down when y
By Dennis Osei Gyamfi, GNA Accra, March 14, GNA - Mr John Benyawor has been elected as the new National Executive Chairman of the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), in an election supervised by the Electoral Commission in Accra on Thursday, March 14.
DAR ES SALAAM, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - The East African Law Society (EALS), a regional bar representing lawyers from across the East African Community (EAC) member states, on Wednesday offered to reconcile the disputes between Rwanda and Uganda.A statement by the EALS said the body has mobilized experienced diplomats, senior l
CAPE TOWN, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - South African parliament's Ad Hoc Committee, tasked with amending the Constitution to pave the way for land expropriation without compensation, decided on Wednesday to refer its work to the next parliament.The committee agreed to refer the task to the next parliament, committee chairperson Th
BEIJING, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed fulfilling the set targets and tasks of national defense and military development as scheduled.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when attending a
JOHANNESBURG, March 14, (Xinhua/GNA) - South African Airways (SAA) is out to recover millions of rands from a former pilot who flew its aircrafts for twenty years without a proper licence."The pilot has resigned. The money we intend to recover from him runs into millions of rands," SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali told Xinhua on We
Accra, March 14, - The Ghana Rugby Football Union (Ghana Rugby) and the Nigerian Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), have announced an annual Presidents Cup to be played on home and away basis.The first President's Cup would be played this year between two President XV teams of the rugby nations on 27 April in Accra, Ghana and on May 4
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