The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and his team to redouble their efforts in finding lasting solution to the ongoing war in Sudan. According to the President, there was no way the continent could talk about return to constitutionalism when violence … The post Redouble efforts
Africa must embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate the development of the continent, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has stated. According to her, the benefits of AI far outweigh its negatives and Africa must explore the emerging technology to boost its economies. • Ms Georgieva (third from right) with Dr … The post AI
The Association of Men’s Fellowships of the Methodist Church Ghana, Northern Accra Diocese has held its 5th Annual General Meeting. The AGM, held over the weekend at the Trinity Methodist Society, Madina, on the theme: “Discipleship; growing into Christian maturity,” also saw the election of new executives to steer the affairs of the association. Some … The post Northern
The 2024 World Water Day celebration on the theme, “Promoting utilisation of water for peace” was yesterday launched in Accra. This year’s celebration has been set aside to focus attention on the desire to leverage water for peace and prosperity, emphasising the need to safeguard water resources, and outlining essential strategies to address water challenges … The post 2024 World Water
A peace Activist, Torgbui Kpemini Gawu V, has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a credible and impartial polls to make the result acceptable to all. He also called on the EC to erect electronic scoreboards in all the regions in Ghana to avoid litigation after the 2024 December polls. Torgbui Gawu V, … The post EC must conduct credible, impartial polls –
The National Sports Authority (NSA) have approved and recognised the Ghana E-Sports Federation (GESF) as the sole governing body of E-Sports in Ghana. This follows the fulfilment of all registration requirement demanded by the NSA. Following a meeting of the GESF resident, Igor Boumekpo, and the NSA in February, details for having an autonomous status … The post GESF is sole E-Sports governing
Zimbabwe’s women national cricket team (Chevrons) have been crowned champions at the 13th African Games held in Accra, Ghana. They defeated rivals, South Africa, to emerge winners in the women’s division. The intriguing final part was decided by the ‘Super Over’ when the lady Chevrons, who were 112-5 in 20 overs against South Africa’s 112-7 … The post Zimbabwe crowned
South Africa has withdrawn both its men’s and women’s hockey teams from the 13th African Games currently underway in Accra based on recommendations and guidelines as set down by the International Hockey Federation. The decision was taken as a result of the Theodosia Okoh Hockey Pitch not being sufficiently prepared to stage the competition. The … The post South Africa withdraw
Eritrea established their dominance in the Team Time Trial cycling event with a commanding performance to sweep the gold medals at the ongoing 13th African Games at Ablekuma, in Accra. The penultimate event, the individual time trial, was also dominated by the Red Sea Carmels in both the men and women categories with splendor. The … The post 13th Africa
Absa Bank has launched its repositioned brand to the market signalling a shift to being a more deliberately customer-centric business with the new brand promise of ‘Your Story Matters’. The refreshed brand strapline is part of Absa’s ambition to ensure its entire suite of services and offerings pivot towards a more human-centred, empathetic banking service … The post Absa
The Forestry Commission (FC) has adopted the use of digitalisation to ensure efficient and effective protection of forests in the country, says the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr John Allotey. He said the use of devices to track animals, record keeping, the use of drones to monitor activities in the forest and marketing of reserves … The post Forestry Commission adopts
A bill seeking to decriminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia has passed its latest parliamentary stage, known as the second reading. Though FGM was criminalised in The Gambia in 2015, some seeking to overturn the ban argue that it violates religious freedom and is against the country’s cultural practices. The bill will now … The post Bill to reverse Gambia FGM
It is now common knowledge that in May, last year, the IMF Executive Board approved a US$3 billion 36-month extended credit facility arrangement for Ghana out of which the global financial institution has so far disbursed two tranches of $600 million each. Currently, the Managing Director (MD) of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, and a team … The post Check internal factors to fix country’s
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhlE) and Professor Douglas Boateng, a distinguished international chartered director and industrial engineer, have teamed up to co-establish a first-of-its-kind continental-wide annual lecture series on industrialisation, supply chain management and governance. The event, known as “The GhIE / Professor Douglas Boateng Annual Lectures,” aims to foster knowledge exchange and advance … The post GhIE,
The Education Ministry is assuring parents and other stakeholders in the education space that the Ministry has instituted pragmatic measures to ensure a regular supply of food to all senior high schools (SHSs) as well as technical and vocational education and training institutions in the country.The spokesperson for the ministry, Mr Kwasi Kwarteng, who disclosed … The post There’s
AS the Easter celebrations draw near, some Ghanaian Christians have embarked upon a sacred journey to Israel, visiting Holy sites and praying for blessings for themselves and their loved ones.The Ghanaian pilgrims comprising of individuals from diverse backgrounds include medical practitioners, journalists, entrepreneurs, politicians, and church leaders, joined other Christians across the globe for the … The post Ghanaian
Telecel Ghana says it has now secured new internet capacity and is progressively adding more capacities through local and international partners, including other Telecel subsidiaries.This, is in addition to local caching solutions which are enabling access to some content services such as YouTube, Facebook, Netflix etc.A statement issued by the company in Accra yesterday said … The post Telecel
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of Crops, Mr Yaw FrimpongAddo has urged queen mothers in the country who are engaged in agriculture to take advantage of the Planting for Food and Jobs Phase (PFJ) Two to expand and enhance their farming businesses. According to him, the second phase of the PJF … The post Queenmothers urged to take advantage of PFJ 2 appeared first on
This years Agritech West Africa, Food & Beverage Ghana and FoodPack Tech Ghana exhibition, which seeks to create platform to discuss agriculture and agribusiness and showcase solutions, products and solutions, has been launched. The programme scheduled for March 19-21, is being organised by Wegvoraus Exhibitions under the auspices of Ministry of Food and Agriculture and … The post Agritech
The Chief of Fise, Alhaji Bukari Kabore, on Thursday donated assorted food items, to inmates of the Nsawam Security Medium Prison in the Eastern Region, as part of his annual Ramadan donation to the inmates of the country’s prisons.The items included bags of maize, rice, edible oil and bags of sachet water.Alhaji Kabore who is … The post Alhaji Kabore donates Ramadan items to Nsawam
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