Asante Kotoko have confirmed signing goalkeeper Eric Ofori Antwi from relegated Amidaus Professionals.

Accra Hearts of Oak have confirmed to Citi Sports their intentions of playing in this year’s Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) Top 4 tournament slated for the 20th of August. GHALCA boss Alhaji Ali Raji told Citi Sports on Wednesday that the tournament, contested between the four highest-placed clubs from the last league campaign,  would ...

Listed Ghanaian banks posted record profits for the first half despite their loan-loss provisions rising by 17 percent from a year ago. Earnings before tax of the banks – seven in all – jumped by 49 percent to GH¢0.65billion and their profit before tax margin increased slightly to 49 percent. The strong results have underpinned the 20 percent return on financial stocks in 2014. Total banking revenues rose by 35 percent to GH¢1.3billion, boosted by 31 percent growth in net interest income and

Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko have released former Ghana international striker Isaac Boakye.

Yahoo Inc. said it will join Google Inc to create a secure email system by next year that could make it nearly impossible for hackers or government officials to read users’ messages, The Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes as large technology companies unite to beef up their defenses against government intrusion and hacking, most notably ...

The US$323million Accra Eco-Park Project that will transform the Achimota Forest into an up-class commercial eco-tourism destination in West Africa is awaiting the selection of a lead investor/private partner for take-off. This follows the inauguration of a 10-member Project Implementation Committee that has been taskedto provide technical and managerial direction as well as supervise realisation of the project, which is expected to take five years to complete. The Forestry Commission, custodian

Global health experts on Friday declared the Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa an international health emergency that requires a coordinated global approach.

“I am disappointed with our approach to solar,” says Dr. Kwabena Donkor, Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Energy and Mines -- and he is not alone in thinking that government’s pursuit of grid-connected solar energy is misplaced. For fear of losing their jobs, they are not saying it openly, but technocrats in the energy sector are equally murmuring disquietly over government’s pursuit of grid-connected solar energy when cheaper forms of energy are needed to take care of base

Muniru Sulley played the entire duration for CFR Cluj in their 2-0 defeat to Finnish side Dynamo Minsk as they got eliminated from the Europa League.

A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Asamoah–Boateng has criticized government over its decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. According to the former Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration government made a mistake by rushing to the IMF when there are people in this country ...

Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur has expressed government’s satisfaction with the ongoing limited registration exercise. The Electoral Commission on Monday, began a nationwide process across 6,000 centres, to register Ghanaians who turned 18 after the 2012 general elections and adults who could not register during the previous registration exercises. However, following reports of low turnout ...

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says the main goal of its Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES) is not to expand taxation of the informal sector, but to create a national database of businesses for effective policy- and decision-making. GSS has fixed September this year to commence the nationwide census to capture all non-household establishments in the country. The three-month exercise will see the enumeration of most business outfits irrespective of their status as registered or unregistered

President John Dramani Mahama has asked development partners to provide West Africa with the requisite technical support and training to enable the sub-region to confront emerging security threats. He mentioned the threat posed by terrorists in the North Eastern parts of Nigeria and Mali, and the impending general elections in six African countries with potential related disputes, saying these are threats that could destabilise in the area. A statement signed by the Flagstaff House Communication

WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The health care system in Liberia is collapsing, hospitals closing down and medical workers fleeing from the Ebola epidemic, which is poised to worsen, Liberia’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told lawmakers on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to fight the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

The World Health Organization declares the spread of Ebola in West Africa an international health emergency.