Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Maliki Osman will visit the Republic of Botswana and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 5 to 10 September 2016.  SMS Maliki will meet political and business leaders in both countries to discuss bilateral cooperation and economic opportunities. SMS Maliki’s […]

The National Peace Council has slammed the outgoing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey over claims that government officials attempted to lobby him to be Chairman of the Council. The outspoken Presby boss revealed last week that although the Peace Council nominated him to be on the Council, he had […]

Mr. Henri Gehauer, the Team Leader of Good Finance Governance Programme at GIZ, said bad governance and corruption on the part of the managers of oil and gas revenue stalled socio-economic development. He, therefore, urged the citizens to “get interested in how public resources are managed, since it forms the basis for job creation and […]

— Fear of economic competition among countries in the East Africa Community is one of the major barriers delaying integration, a parliamentary committee has said. Members of the National Assembly committee on regional integration say countries need to address the differences. (Daily Nation) — Opposition coalition considering consensus to pick its presidential flagbearer ahead of […]

— The Zambian government said it was happy that the rule of law has prevailed following the dismissal of a petition challenging the re-election of President Edgar Lungu by the Constitutional Court. On Monday, the court dismissed the petition filed by the main opposition United Party for National Development challenging the re-election of Lungu, saying […]

— Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalgen stressed Monday that the collaboration of the various stakeholders in South Sudan’s peace process is crucial to bring peace and stability in the country. The premier made the remarks while he conferred here with a United Nations Security Council delegation about the peace process in South Sudan. (Ethiopian News […]

— Ratings agency S&P Global Ratings is keeping a keen eye on what measures South Africa is implementing to raise the growth rate in the medium term, including labour and state-owned entity reforms. “What we are looking for are signals and signs that the economy is turning,” S&P MD Konrad Reuss told a tax industry […]

Agnes Kijazi, director general of Tanzania’s Meteorological Agency (TMA), advised farmers, livestock keepers, wildlife conservation authorities, hydrological and health sectors to follow experts’ advice. Kijazi said the below-normal rain in most parts of the country are expected to adversely impact farmland and pastures for livestock. She advised farmers to take measures including acquiring agricultural inputs […]

The Black Stars of Ghana will this evening face the Golden Eagles of Russia at the Petrovsky Stadium in a FIFA international friendly. This game is part of preparations for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Uganda which starts next month. A 23-man contingent left Ghana on Saturday night after drawing 1-1 with Amavubi of […]

On the heels of Facebook CEO’s Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to Africa, some young African leaders and I sat to consider the question Zuckerberg is looking to answer: what can technology do in Africa? On September 31st, 2016, I had the privilege of moderating a panel on technology in Africa for over a hundred young African […]

Project Efiase is an initiative of the Prisons Service Council to create awareness about prisons conditions and raise funds from corporate Ghana, institutions and individuals to improve the conditions of prisons and transform them into reformation centers. The Chairman for the Ghana Prisons Council, Rev Stephen Y. Wengam few months ago promised to make public […]

The importance of education for individual, social and national development is globally recognized; equally it is a lifelong process because no matter how much we know, there is always more to learn. Hence the International Literacy Day- September 8- was established to remember the status of the literacy and adult education to the international community. […]

An innovative initiative that will enhance food security and improve the livelihoods of children in orphanages and vulnerable communities across Africa was launch today by the Food for All Africa programme and participants of YALI West Africa cohort 4. The Food4All YALI cohorts Sustainable Farms Fund is aimed at supporting orphanages and vulnerable communities across […]

The partnership with Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited is aimed at offering clearing agents and importers additional convenient channels for the payments of fees for IDFs. WestBlue Consulting is the IT Consulting and Technology firm contracted by the Government of Ghana to implement the National Single Window Platform. The modalities for each of the channels […]