Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has for the first time openly revealed his admiration for Alhaji Bature Iddrisu’s courage and frankness in criticizing members of the National Democratic Congress, warning that, he will soon replicate that in his party, the New Patriotic Party. According to the maverick legislator, the conduct […]

Ghanaians hoping to benefit from free healthcare under the National Health Insurance Scheme would have to wait for at least two more years in anticipation of President Akufo-Addo’s promised to save the pro-poor program in 2019. According to the President, his government would require 18 months to look for funds to clear NHIA’s huge debts […]

Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Monday that his government will submit a formal resignation soon. Sipila told a press conference in Helsinki that the Centre Party and National Coalition Party could not be assured of cooperation with the Finns Party on future issues. The prime minister made the announcement following talks with other […]

A two-day ministerial meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) nations ended in the northern Italian city of Bologna on Monday, confirming the split between the United States and its six major allies on climate change. The U.S. refused to endorse the summit’s final statement in the part concerning climate, following President Donald Trump’s recent […]

Zenith University College (ZUC), is set to introduce the Ghana Bachelor of Laws programme in the 2017/18 academic year in line with the college’s philosophy. Hitherto, the college had been offering only the University of London Diploma in Law and Bachelor of Laws programmes. The Rector of ZUC, Professor Stephen Takyi-Asiedu said the affiliation process […]

Ethiopia and the world’s newest nation South Sudan are to develop joint infrastructure development projects that would help create regional economic interconnection. The statement was made on Monday to Xinhua by James Morgan, South Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia who said the infrastructure development project for now will concentrate on road projects. “Two main road projects, […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday expressed his support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and his admiration for its role, a UN spokesman said. “He wishes to express his support for UNRWA and his admiration for the role it plays in delivering essential services and protecting the rights of […]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday opened an ultramodern milk factory in Eldoret northwest region. The New KCC Ultramodern UHT Production Unit, revived at a cost of 5 million U.S. dollars, will also ensure there is a constant supply of milk in the country through diversification of products. The opening of the new factory comes […]

A German trade weekly reported Amazon is hiring car sales executives in Europe. Industry specialist Christoph Moeller says Amazon has put him in charge of the company’s European car sales business. The Amazon logo on a pickup and collect locker at Newbury Park railway station in London. Internet retailer Amazon has begun hiring staff to […]

The Villa Astor, perched on a cliff in Sorrento, Italy, has finally opened its doors. When William Waldorf Astor bought a villa on the cliffs of Sorrento in 1905, he was one of the wealthiest people on the planet. His great-grandfather had made a fortune parlaying a fur monopoly into a real estate empire, and […]

Hotspots of established alien plant and animal species were found mainly in island and coastal mainland regions, according to a study released Monday by the Durham University. The study is carried out by an international team, led by Dr Wayne Dawson from the Durham University, who analyzed existing data looking at eight groups including amphibians, […]

An emerging markets investing firm, eleQtra, will team up with an African power company, Engie, to develop a 120 million-U.S. Dollar wind power project in Southern Ghana. The project, located at Ada in the eastern part of the Greater Accra Region (109 km east of the capital), is aimed at supporting the vision of the […]

German shares lost on Monday, with the benchmark DAX index down 125.28 points, or 0.98 percent, to close at 12,690.44 points. German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies lost the most among the blue chips, down by 4.13 percent, followed by multinational software corporation SAP and Manufacturing and electronics company Siemens, which lost 2.52 percent and 2.03 […]

Zimbabwe’s central bank said Monday it is currently processing Barclays’ application to sell 68 percent of its shareholding in the Zimbabwe unit to Malawi-based First Merchant Bank. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya told a portfolio committee of parliament that the deal complied with the country’s indigenization policy, contrary to concerns raised in […]

Namibia’s Renewable Energy Policy which is in the process of being approved by Cabinet is set to make renewable energy a vehicle for expanded access to affordable electricity in the country, according to an official. CEO of the Electricity Control Board (ECB), Foibe Namene in a statement on Monday said the policy is set to […]

The German Transport Ministry has ordered an investigation into whether Porsche used a cheat device to hide high NOx emissions from the Cayenne V-6 diesel. The engine is sourced by Porsche from Audi, which itself is under a German government investigation over high emissions from the engines in models such as the A8, A7, Q7 […]

The following are news highlights in South African major media outlets on Monday. — While the weekend saw harsh weather conditions, particularly in the Western Cape, the weather forecast for the week ahead appears to be much calmer across South Africa.(Travel24) — South Africa will not tolerate a military coup in Lesotho, International Relations and […]

The following are news highlights in Zambia’s major media outlets on Monday. — Zambia is among four countries expected to benefit from the 265 million U.S. dollars Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) facility aimed at supporting innovative business models in renewable energy and agri-business, among other sectors. (Zambia Daily Mail) — Stakeholders in northwestern Zambia […]

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at establishing a strategic collaboration in the implementation of programmes of the Centre for Trade and Regional Industrialisation. The Centre, which was launched by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob […]

The downstream Oil Marketing sector picks up gradually in second quarter of the year after marginal turbulence in the first quarter, Mr Gyemfi Amanquah, Chief Operating Officer of GOENERGY Company Limited stated on Monday. Mr Amanquah told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that trading in the second quarter had started with marginal hinge […]