The Finance Ministerial meeting of the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI), held on the sidelines of the African Development Group Annual Meetings, has given great attention to the private sector agenda, according to the Ministry of Finance.The ministeria…
A three-day IGAD workshop on enhancing the capacity of regional criminal justice system in preventing and countering violent extremism opened in Shashemene today.Opening the workshop, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretar…
African continent is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union today.The 60th Anniversary celebration of OAU-AU is being observed under the theme “Our Africa, Our Future.”It was on …
The Minister of Transport and Aviation of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Fardowsa Osman Igal met with the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mr. Anwar Ibrahim, on the sidelines of the conferece of the 16th session of the Langkawi International Maritime…
A former correctional officer at the biggest women’s prison in California has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least 13 inmates over the past nine years, prosecutors said Wednesday. Gregory Rodriguez, who worked at the Central Cali…
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E Hamza Abdi Barre met with the President of the African Development Bank (AFDB) Group, Akinwumi Adesina, on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the African Development Bank 2023 in Sharm E…
UN conference raises less than $1 billion for climate-wracked Horn of Africa in major disappointment
A high-level U.N. conference on Wednesday raised less than $1 billion of the more than $5 billion organizers were hoping for to help over 30 million people in the Horn of Africa cope with a major climate crisis and mass displacement after years of con…
It must have been a pretty difficult conversation for Mike Nithavrianakis to have.The 56-year-old from Castle Douglas started work as the UK’s consul general in Milan in November.However, he has now left behind that role to become the new ambassador to…
Mr. Mustapha Ussif, Minister for Youth and Sports (MOYS) has lavished praises on Ghana Premier League (GPL) side Accra Lions for their recent achievements and contribution towards the development of football in Ghana.The sector minister is impressed w…
Ghana’s cashew export earnings in 2020 fetched the nation US$340.7 million, with an estimated untapped potential of more than US$660 million.Mr Raphael Ahenu, the National Convener of Cashew Watch Ghana, said the cashew sector had huge potentials and …
Ghana and four Governors of the Board of Directors of 15 Constituencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance domestic revenue mobilisation and spur economic growth in their respective countries.The US$8 million MoU is to augment …
Medivents Consult, organisers of the annual Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon (AICHM) in partnership with TXT Ghana Limited has on Tuesday launched a special registration code ahead of its second edition scheduled for Saturday, July 29, 2023.The code w…