2017

The National AIDS Control Programme has released the 2016 HIV sentinel survey report stating current prevalence rate of the viral disease and making projections for the future. The report shows an increase in prevalence rate among…

Ghana has inaugurated a national migration platform to back efforts by ECOWAS in optimising positive effects of movement of people in the sub-region and to mitigate consequences that migrations bring to member states. The interagency…

Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Disciplinary Committee after winning 98% percent of votes on Thursday.…

Neenyi Ghartey paramount Chief of Effutu Traditional area has proposed to the government to revamp the defunct Pomadze Poultry Enterprises Limited. According to him revamping the facility will be beneficial to a Residential Youth in…

James Kwasi Appiah, the head coach of senior national team, the Black Stars, has invited thirty locally based players to form the nucleus of the local local Black Stars. The team to begin camping on Monday, May 15, at…

Ahmad Farouk, a very well-known figure in the telecommunications industry in Africa has joined Smile Telecoms, the company has announced. Smile has operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…

As Western Union's digital service goes live in 40 countries, developing countries, including those in Africa where 75 per cent of cross-border person-to-person (P2P) transfers are made are not included yet. Not a single African country is…

Africa, like India, is a continent of rich and compelling diversity. Both continents share a similar landscape, a shared colonial history, and similar economic and demographic challenges. This helps both India and Africa…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Government has began implementing policies and programmes intended to make Ghana the most business-friendly country in Africa. These include ensuring fiscal discipline, cutting the budget…

Ghana imported some 689,000 metric tonnes of rice in 2016, and that cost approximately $300 million, according to an official of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Mr Benjamin K. Gyasi, the Acting Chief Director, said rice had become…