The Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly and member representing the good people of Nwangele State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ugonna Ozurigbo, has shown uncommon love for his constituency through his legislative impact, in the state Assembly since 2011 till date. The astute politician and philanthropist has proved against all odds that he […]

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $7.488 million to Oxfam Hong Kong for providing relief to drought victims in Ethiopia. Announcing the grant today (May 25), a spokesman for the Government […]

With the 43rd session of the Group of Seven (G-7) summit about to get underway, some analysts wonder whether the high-profile forum that began in 1975 risks outliving its usefulness. This year’s summit is set to take place in Taormina May 26-27, on the southern Italian island of Sicily. It is the sixth time Italy […]

Agricultural experts from across Africa kicked off a two-day conference in Nairobi on Wednesday to seek ways of enhancing food security amid severe drought in some countries. The meeting that brought over 200 experts on nutrition and food security also discussed ways of promoting use of evidence from monitoring, evaluation and research in influencing policy […]

The complex nature of migration in the West African sub-region requires a holistic approach to derive benefits for the sub-region, Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, Chief of Mission at International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ghana, said here on Wednesday. In her message during the launch of a media training and public sensitization on the Free Movement and Migrant […]

South Africa will host the inaugural Joint Administration Committee (JAC) of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) in Kempton Park, Gauteng from 25-26 May 2017. South Africa is party to the PTA between SACU and MERCOSUR. The SACU-MERCUSOR PTA entered into […]

The Chiefs and elders of Osu and Gbese stool lands, have debunked rumors circulating that, they kicked against the Marine Drive Project which formed part of the New Patriotic Party’s election 2016 manifesto pledge, to develop beach areas and its environs into tourist sites, with the aim of upgrading Ghana’s tourism and bringing employment to […]

Today Seychelles proudly joins the rest of Africa in celebrating Africa Day. This is an occasion, for us not only to celebrate, but also an opportunity to take pride in our continent and its boundless diversity. On this day, we need to reflect on the promise of Africa. Seychelles reaffirms this and stands in unity […]

Following the allegations made by the lawmakers of serial and several infractions by INTELS Nig. Ltd. against the provisions of the local content law since 2010 and the urgent need to carry out a status inquiry into their operations, INTELS CEO Mr. Andrew Dawes has resigned. This development was confirmed by two Senior Management staff […]

Today the United States announced more than $329 million in additional humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed aid to the millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for these four crises to nearly $1.2 billion since the beginning […]

The National Malaria Control Programme of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have pre-positioned around 4.3 million treated mosquito bed nets ahead of the planned nationwide mass distribution campaign on 1-10 June, 2017. Sierra Leone is one of seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa where more than a quarter of the population is infected with malaria […]

General Electric, the world’s premier Digital industrial company is paving the way for industrial digital transformation in Kenya with the GE East Africa Roadshow which was held at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel. The event gathered key players in the digital space including GE Digital experts, Microsoft, Safaricom, iHub and Seven Seas for stakeholder panel discussions […]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially closed down the illegal dumping site of the Korle Lagoon Ecological Restoration Project (KLERP) and other sites under its jurisdiction. The other sites are located at Glefe, Okponglo (Behind the Ghana Revenue Offices), Adedemkpo, Mallam, and Tunga in Accra. The operators of the tricycle and other non-conventional waste […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Wednesday for Freetown, Sierra Leone on a day’s visit to the country. The visit forms part of the President’s official working visits to countries of the ECOWAS region. The President has already toured the three countries bordering Ghana- Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire- in a wider […]

The National Under-17 team, the Black Starlets has qualified for the finals African Youth Championship in Gabon. It was their first qualification to the finals of the competition after after Gambia 2005. The Twinkle Twinkle little Stars beat Niger 6-5 on penalty shoot-out following 0-0 draw within the 90 minutes. The Nigeriens Goalie, Khaled Lawali […]

DigitalPR-Wire’s innovative approach to media and PR strategy has gained more attraction as the platform has been selected as the official media partner for Nigeria Innovation Summit. NIS is an an annual event that brings together stakeholders from different sectors of Nigeria’s economy to share ideas, trends, and opportunities around technology, innovation and entrepreneurship development […]

Vodafone 60th Asantehene Golf Tournament got underway on Wednesday at the Kumasi Royal Golf Club with a ceremonial tee off by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.   More than 300 professional and amateur golfers from across the nation and the sub-region are taking part in the four-day 72-hole competition. The opening ceremony, held amid […]

Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has called on homeopathy treatment practitioners to educate the public on the effectiveness of their method. He said such healthcare delivery methods were not too common and therefore not known to the public adding that once the World […]

Security Agencies in Ghana on Wednesday appealed to governments of member states of the United Nations to develop more workable mechanisms that would ensure continuous support to peacekeeping in the world. They argued that donor support for the numerous peacekeeping programmes was dwindling by the day, while new crisis were surfacing in all the parts […]

             On the last day of the just-ended National Policy Summit in Accra, Ghana’s Energy Minister was reported to have announced that if current reforms being carried out in energy sector are successful, the country could be exporting power to some of our neighbors by the close of 2020 (See “Ghana to Export Power by […]