Switzerland has transferred approximately EUR 3.5 million to Tunisia, in response to a request for mutual legal assistance. The final destination of these assets will depend on the proceedings currently under way in Tunisia. This new restitution is a tangible manifestation of the good cooperation that exists between Switzerland and Tunisia Acting on a request […]

Mr Rowan James Laxton has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon in succession to Mr Brian Olley, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Laxton will take up his appointment in October 2017.

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo condemns the depraved, horrific terrorist attack today against innocent civilians in Minya.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this heinous, reprehensible assault. We express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.

Mr. President, even though it might seem long overdue, I still wish to use this opportunity to congratulate you on your assumption of the highest office of the republic of Ghana. Without much reservation on the processes and the procedures that led to your 2016 victory, congratulations once again, my president. As a senior legal […]

Some irate youth have looted and vandalized properties of Geo Professional Services (GPS) Mining Company in the Amansie West District with damages running into millions of cedis. They caused considerable damage to virtually every item on sight including electrical connections, air conditioners, food, mining machinery, stationary and even furniture with the chances of re-fixing them […]

Governments have in the past left Ghana’s capital investments in the hands of donors leading to numerous challenges in the health delivery system. “Leaving a nation’s capital investments in the hands of donors is a dangerous game any government could play, yet Ghana had taken such chances in the past leading to numerous challenges in […]

MEDIA QUOTE In response to the Lusaka Magistrate Court’s decision to adjourn the case of United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema and five of his employees until 12 June, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southern Africa said: “Hakainde Hichilema and his five employees are currently undergoing persecution through prosecution and […]

Fishermen in Shama declare support for the fight against galamsey Some fishermen at Shama in the Western Region have urged the government to continue the fight against galamsey to help restore the Pra River that flows into the sea and is gradually polluting it. They said the results of galamsey on the Pra River had […]

ActionAid Ghana, a non-governmental organization, has organized a durbar at Bongo-Feo, in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region, to sensitize the people on the negative effects of Child Marriage and the need to stop it.  Mr John Abaa, the Senior Programme Officer of ActionAid Ghana, said the NGO in partnership with the United […]

A research conducted by the Navrongo Health Research Center at Lambussie on a pilot nutrition project, has revealed that multi-sector coordination for nutrition bring some impact on behaviour change. The research has further revealed that multi-sector coordination increases knowledge and capacity of the various sectors involved which enable them to solve nutrition issues. Mr. Koichiro […]

Mr. Evans Kpebah, the Wa East District Director of Education, has bemoaned the soaring cases of teenage pregnancy among school children in the District. He said the District recorded 35 cases of teenage pregnancies between the period of January and May this year, while 24 cases were recorded in 2016. Mr. Kpebah made this known […]

The Board Chairman of GOIL, Kwamena Bartels has outlined pragmatic measures to retrieve all debt owed to the company by government. GOIL, which an indigenous oil marketing company is owed by government agencies and security services including the Ghana Police, running into millions of cedis. Speaking to Citi Business News on plans to retrieve the […]

Displaced people living in the settlements around the city of Kalémie in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have limited access to healthcare and face alarming shortages of food, water and shelter, said international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. Ten months after being driven from their homes by intercommunal fighting, they remain living […]

The Quartet reiterated its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Libya and its institutions under the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat while renewing its call to cease contacts with parallel institutions outside the Libyan Political Agreement The European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), the League of Arab States […]

Despite 10 years of continued investment and commitment from top executives, PwC’s Global Digital IQ results show enterprises struggling to return value, overlooking fundamental integration of technology with the human experience Most organisations around the world have not done enough to keep up with the digital era – and leadership is falling short, with many […]

Osun State Chapter of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) has described the recent honorary membership of the Osun State House of Assembly awarded to the executive governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as undemocratic, unconstitutional and a show of shame. This was made known to our newsmen during a press conference called by the […]

‘Africa Day’ 2017 comes at an important moment in the continent’s endeavours towards peace, inclusive economic growth and sustainable development United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging humanity to listen and learn with the people of Africa. “All of humanity will benefit by listening, learning and working with the people of Africa. It starts with […]

On May 22, 2017, President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire met at Presidential Palace in Abidjan with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly of Côte d’Ivoire attended the meeting. China appreciates Côte d’Ivoire’s prominent role in advancing the integration of West Africa, and supports the country to play a more important role […]

In an unusual procedural move, especially after numerous legal efforts trying to get a federal court in Oregon to throw out a climate lawsuit, Juliana v. US, brought by 21 young people, the American Petroleum Institute (“API”) filed a motion Thursday night requesting the court’s permission to withdraw from the litigation. The association is following the lead of […]

On May 15-19, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) involved 11 women from across Libya in a workshop aimed at enhancing trainees’ capacity to spread Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) awareness messages in their home communities. This event was kindly supported by the Government of Switzerland, and implemented in partnership with the Geneva-based […]