DR Congo coach Claude Leroy has rejected the ‘under-dog’ tag given his team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

[The Star]Finance minister Njeru Githae yesterday said banks should be receptive to banking innovations by mobile phone companies. "These are signs that our economy is growing. When an economy grows, we should expect convergence of services," he said.

Yvonne Ntombizodwa Chaka Chaka Some of the continents top artists are expected to perform at the 2012 Glo CAF Awards, to be hosted by Accra, on December 20. A statement from the Public Relations outfit of Glo Ghana said, some …

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur – Vice President Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe  Amissah-Arthur on Thursday inaugurated an ultra-modern Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi to enhance the quality of health care delivery. The centre …

Mr Eric Antwi, Deputy National Coordinator of the School Feeding Programme, has denied that the programme is collapsing and urged Ghanaians to disregard the rumours. He said the programme under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has within three years …

The Volta River Authority (VRA) on Thursday launched the VRA Malaria Control Strategy document to provide sustainable grounds for planning and implementing effective malaria control programmes. The launch is aimed at creating malaria-safe workforce and communities in and around VRA …

Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Thursday inaugurated an ultra-modern Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi to enhance the quality of health care delivery

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Sow a thought, and you reap an action; sow an action, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny - Charles Reade.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]A population of over 179,209 residents, with an annual growth rate of 1.9% living in the Kwaebibirem District is seriously faced with developmental challenges as a result of the bad road network in the area.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Cape Coast -With less than two weeks to the elections 2012, nine top parliamentary seats out of 23 in the region are likely to receive more attention than others, owing to the personalities involved.

[Ghanaian Chronicle]The Member of Parliament (MP) for Aburi/Nsawam, Osei Bonsu Amoah, has refuted allegations against him by his political opponents that he has squandered his share of the Common Fund and other funds, arguing that "falsehood does not win elections."

[Ghanaian Chronicle]Kumasi -PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has stated that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has done enough to merit another four years in office. The President says the NDC government has kept faith with the people and fulfilled most of its campaign promises and, therefore, deserves to be given another opportunity to serve the country in the upcoming elections.

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In northern Mali, self-defence militias have been training thousands of people in order to face Islamist rebels, reports the BBC's Thomas Fessy

Director Daniel Bogado has received a Rory Peck Award for his documentary on the largely hidden war taking place in Sudan's Nuba mountains.

Ghana Business NewsAkufo-Addo promises to implement Northern Development Authority projectGhana Business NewsNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2012 elections has pledged that when voted into power in the coming elections, he would implement the Northern Development Authority project in memory of the ...and more »

[AEP]With barely eight days to for Ghana's keenly contested election, eligible voters will be expected to go to polls on December 7, to elect a President as well as Parliamentarians to represent them. Following the creation of 45 new constituencies by the Electoral Commission (EC) the number of constituencies has increased from 230 to 275 constituencies which will be contested for in this year-December 7,2012 election.

Mrs Pauline Adobea Dadzawa an Electoral Commissioner, on Thursday called on voters not to carry mobile phones and other objects on the voting day in an attempt to take shots of their thumb printed ballots

[AEP]With few days to go for Ghana's election, the issue of peace has become very topical. Some musicians have released peace songs, some Ghanaians have called on God to intervene, others have organized peace processions.