2021

The National Commission on Culture (NCC), has launched the Wear Ghana festival for 2021 to promote National Identity and encourage patronage of local fabrics. The festival will take place virtually this year due to the Covid-29 pandemic…

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday disclosed that some 11 African countries have so far reported the presence of 501Y.V2 COVID-19 variant. The 11 African countries that have reported the presence…

Nigerian authorities on Friday approved the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX Facility after undergoing an assessment, a development that clears the coast for vaccination in the west African country. The National…

Kenya's imports and exports have surged to hit pre-COVID-19 levels as countries open their borders boosting international trade, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in a new report released on Friday. The report shows that the east…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office 28 Ministers, vetted and approved by Parliament. He charged them to provide leadership that would spur the progress of the nation and raise the living standards of the…

Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has reported. The report…

This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the inequality gap between women and men, undoing decades of progress already made towards gender equality. And looking at statistics with…

The two accused standing trial over the Takoradi kidnapped girls incident have been sentence to death. The jury found them guilty of all the eight counts including, conspiracy to commit murder and murder. Justice Richard Adjei…

Drug trafficking threatens good governance, the rule of law and facilitates corruption, thus, slowing down the economic growth and development of the country. A weak criminal justice system, often makes it easy for drug traffickers to…

Mr Simon Osei-Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister-designate, has lauded AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mine, for constructing a 1.3 kilometre stretch of the Obuasi township roads. The project, he said, would help facilitate socio-economic…