Ghana
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:50:57 GMTGhana Holds Conference On Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition
[WHO-AFRO] Over the past few decades, the maternal mortality rate in Ghana has seen a steady decline due to several factors and robust systems put in place to ensure safe pregnancy and delivery. Data available to the Ghana Health Service shows a tota...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:50:23 GMTGhana Infectious Disease Center Installs First Arterial Blood Gas Analyzer
[WHO-AFRO] Ghana like many other countries across the globe, is grappling with a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the delta variant. Since July 2021, the number of new COVID-19 cases recorded have increased significantly by 6.5 times com...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:49:39 GMTWHO Launches Leadership for Health Transformation Programme to Provide High-Level Strategic Leadership to Senior Managers of Ghana's Health Sector
[WHO-AFRO] Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has gained momentum, especially among developing countries. Ghana's UHC Roadmap, launched in 2020, will shape health care in the country till 2030.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:38:59 GMTAfrican Games 2023 - President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod for U.S.$145 Million Borteyman Sports Complex
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of work for the construction of the one hundred- and forty-five-million-dollar ($145 million) sports complex at Borteyman, in the Grea...
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:33:19 GMTProfile - Dr. Kwaku Poku Asante, Director At Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service
[WHO] In this Q&A, Dr Kwaku Poku Asante, director of the Kintampo Health Research Centre in Ghana reflects on the potential implications of the RTS,S seasonal vaccination study findings for Ghana and other countries in the region.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:38:15 GMTLet's Remind Ghanaians of Our Success Stories - VP Bawumia to MPs
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged MPs on the Majority side of Parliament to continually arm themselves with the "great success stories and achievements" chalked by the Akufo-Addo administration to dismantle any p...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:38:10 GMT'G20 Compact With Africa Has Been Very Beneficial to Ghana' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] "Since signing the Compact, we, in Ghana, have tackled systematically the structural challenges which have inhibited our drive towards becoming "Africa's Investment Hub". This has been done through the implementation of targeted po...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:39:59 GMTSocial Inclusion, Alleviating the Suffering have Been Our Govt's Focus - Bawumia
[Ghana Presidency] Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the prime focus of the Akufo-Addo government has been the promotion of inclusive policies to alleviate the suffering of Ghanaians.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:39:58 GMTVP Bawumia Shares Defining First-Term Legacies of President Akufo-Addo's Government With Icu
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the government of President Akufo-Addo has worked towards the interest of Ghanaians by pursuing progressive and impactful policies.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:29:21 GMTGhana - Black Stars in the Sky
[Cameroon Tribune] The country was on the spotlight in the 60s, 70s and 80s, winning four titles, but has since then not been able to clinch another trophy.
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:20:18 GMTDr. Bawumia Proposes Modified Taxation Regime for Informal Sector
[Ghana Presidency] Officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority have been urged to design and implement a modified taxation system for the large informal sector of Ghana's economy in order to make it easier for them to fulfil their tax obligations to the...
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:20:17 GMTVP Bawumia Launches Race Initiative to Increase Domestic Revenue Mobilization
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a multi-agency initiative designed to increase domestic revenue mobilization, broaden the tax net and ensure compliance with tax obligations.
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:20:15 GMTTax Assessment, Payment App in the Offing - VP Bawumia Reveals
[Ghana Presidency] The Ministry of Finance and the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, working with the Economic Management Team, have initiated work on a mobile application for the filing of taxes, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Ba...
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:37:52 GMTPeople in Accra's Slums Know Green Spaces Are Important - Planners Should Take Heed
[The Conversation Africa] Urban green spaces like parks with lawns and trees have well-known benefits for people who live in cities. They help improve air quality, manage floods, reduce noise and keep temperatures down. The United Nation's Sustainabl...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:07:53 GMT'Ghana Protects Legitimate Investments, Economy Rebounding' - President Akufo-Addo to German Investors
[Ghana Presidency] "We will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment environment that not only guarantees the safety of investments, but good returns as well. We will continue to protect legitimate investments, and preserve the atmosp...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:20:52 GMT'Ghana's Relations With Germany of Utmost Importance' - President Akufo-Addo
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described Ghana's relations with Germany as being "of utmost importance", as Ghana is determined to participate fully in the global market place not on the basis of th...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:07:58 GMTCricket - Ghana Test Will Help Rwanda Improve, Says Musaale
[New Times] Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) president, Stephen Musaale, is positive that the Ghana test will help Rwanda's national cricket team improve and become a stronger side ahead of the forthcoming ICC men's T20 Cricket World cup sub regional...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:14:27 GMTLand Acquisition Process Generates Conflict. Blockchain Offers a Solution
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's current system of land administration generates a lot of conflicts for a number of reasons.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:25:12 GMTPresident Cyril Ramaphosa Participates in G20 Compact With Africa Meeting in Germany, 26-27 Aug
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to Germany, on Wednesday, 25 August 2021, to attend a G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) meeting in Berlin on 26 and 27 August.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:06:53 GMTLet's Build the Cathedral Together - VP Bawumia
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians of all religious persuasions to voluntarily contribute to the construction of the National Cathedral.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:06:53 GMTLet Your Pulpits, Platforms Be Conduits for Preaching Peace, Unity - VP Bawumia to Religious Leaders
[Ghana Presidency] The leadership of religious bodies have been urged to use the pulpit and other platforms available to them to propagate the message of peace and unity to help maintain the peace Ghana continues to enjoy.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:29:30 GMTGhana Beat Rwanda to Win Friendly T20 Series
[New Times] Ghana national cricket team's journey in Rwanda climaxed in style after beating the hosts in the fifth and final game of their bilateral T20 series by seven wickets on Saturday, August 21, at Gahanga Cricket Stadium.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:36:13 GMTUse Your Newly-Acquired Expertise, Networks to Help Fight Piracy, Terrorism - VP Bawumia to Gafcsc Graduates
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged graduates of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) to apply their newly acquired knowledge and expertise to help fight the growing threats of piracy and te...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:05:28 GMTAisha Buhari Cup - Cameroon Pooled With Ghana, South Africa
[Cameroon Tribune] The draw for the group stage took place on Wednesday August 18, 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:06:42 GMTNigerian Institute Ready to Collaborate With Ghanaian Parliament - Official
[Premium Times] The minister says Nigeria will issue another Eurobond in September to finance capital deficit.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:51:48 GMTGhana Seeks Nigeria's Collaboration On Parliamentary Reforms
[Daily Trust] The Ghanaian government has engaged the Nigerian legislative authorities to enable it to reform and strengthen its parliamentary system.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:10:07 GMTAn Inconvenient Truth - Ghana's Anti-Gay Bill Violates the Equality Rights of LGBTQI+ Community
[Daily Maverick] Criminalising people's sexual orientation, as the bill in Ghana's Parliament does, is wasteful, cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the principles of liberty, justice and freedom for all.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:05:40 GMTGovernment Committed to Continued Women's Sports Development - VP Bawumia
[Ghana Presidency] The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reitereated the commitment of the Akufo-Addo government to support the development of women's sports.
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:24:01 GMTGhana Ignores United Nations Experts' Appeal to Drop Anti-LGBTQI Bill
[Daily Maverick] The experts had given the president a deadline to respond to their 'grave concern' about the bill, as activists say the MPs proposing it are puppets of far-right-wing US Christian groups pushing an agenda of hate.
Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:34:39 GMTWe Are Ready for Ghana Test, Rubagumya Says
[New Times] The new captain for the national cricket team, Clinton Rubagumya, has said that he and his side are ready for the test against Ghana as both sides go head to head in a T20 friendly match scheduled on Wednesday, August 18 at Gahanga Intern...