DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - One person was killed in Cameroon when a freight train operated by state rail company Camrail derailed, less than one year after another Camrail train crash killed 79, an official said on Thursday.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected accusations the party is scheming to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission,  Charlotte Osei for their political advantage. President Akufo-Addo On Wednesday referred the petition demanding Madam Osei’s removal, to the Chief Justice. The NDC had stated previously that the NPP was behind the petition but speaking ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected accusations the party is scheming to remove the Electoral Commission,  Charlotte Osei for their political advantage. President Akufo-Addo On Wednesday referred the petition demanding Madam Osei’s removal, to the Chief Justice. The NDC had stated previously that the NPP was behind the petition but speaking to Citi News’ ...

Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh and colleague Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, have said “Ghana is a difficult country to govern.

Ghana’s electricity sub-sector will soon have an oversight body regulating its activities, as envisaged in a Legislative Instrument passed by Parliament in 2008. Officials of the Energy Ministry say the... The post Cabinet approves establishment of Electricity Market Oversight Panel appeared first on 3News.

Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, on Wednesday inaugurated the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NACCA). The 21- member Council is chaired by Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng. Dr Prempeh reminded the council members, that they had the onerous duty of ensuring quality education in the country. He said free SHS was not only about ...

Tumiabu (Ash), July 27, GNA – The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome-Freho, Mr. Yaw Danso, has expressed worry about the increasingly number of young girls getting pregnant in the area.He indicated that the rate at which they were seeing child mothers was deeply troubling and a major headache.

A new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) shows that majority of Ghanaians voters want Members of Parliament who have tertiary education. According to the voters, the education level of their parliamentarians of great priority to them. The report was based on a survey conducted by the Institute between November and December 2015 ...

A statement from the Ministry on Thursday, signed by Madam Otiko Afisah Djabasaid in collaboration with the GSFP,  application forms to offer catering services under the GSFP have been released to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country.

Accra, July 27, GNA - The Saint Francis Old Girls Association (FOGA) has awarded  Hajia Alima Mahama, their compatriot,  for the substantial contribution she is making towards national development through the strengthening of local government institutions, gender advocacy and pro poor programmes.

A statement from the Ministry on Thursday, signed by Madam Otiko Afisah Djabasaid in collaboration with the GSFP,  application forms to offer catering services under the GSFP have been released to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across the country.

Accra, July 27, GNA - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday witnessed the ceremonial Change of the Guards at the Flagstaff House in Accra. The quarterly ceremonial parade is a colonial legacy inherited from the British and is similar to that of the Buckingham Palace.

His nomination as the Executive Director of the GSA was made possible by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He assumed office in June.As an Associate Professor, Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology & University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, yesterday, hosted the First Gentleman of Malta, Mr Edgar Preca, in Accra for discussions on bilateral relations in the area of sports development.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has accrued an amount of GH¢2.5 million from the replacement of voter IDs for Ghanaians ahead of the 2016 December elections.

A conference on the Movement and Importance of Procurement, Supply Chain, Transport and Logistics, yesterday, began in Accra.

Accra, July 27, GNA - The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has announced plans to roll-out a number of new value-added services to its operations to cushion it agents across the country.Mr Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, the Director General of the NLA, made this known at a stakeholder’s forum in Accra.

The appointment of the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei under his regime, has been cited as one of the worst decisions, former President Mahama took.

Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has chastised the Minority in Parliament for its “hypocrisy, double standards and audacity” in questioning the investigations into the Ameri deal. On Monday, the police... The post I smelt a rat in the Ameri deal but Kwabena Donkor is innocent – Amidu appeared first on 3News.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two elderly sheikhs have set up shop at a kiosk in one of Cairo's busiest underground stations, ready to dole out religious advice to commuters queueing outside.