Ethiopian village mourns death of 15 young migrants
A village in northern Ethiopia is in mourning after learning about the death of 15 young migrants from their community. They lost their lives while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya in a bid to reach Europe. The migrants were high school students from Endalgeda when they were “lured by smugglers for a […]
Religious bodies urged to champion good sanitation
The Dufia of Keta, Togbui James Ocloo V, has called on religious bodies to lead the crusade against poor sanitation in the Volta region, especially in the Keta municipality. He said fighting the menace would be unsuccessful if chiefs, opinion leaders, assembly members and religious bodies, in particular, failed to actively involve themselves. Togbui Ocloo […]
President Akufo-Addo arrives in Angola for two-day state visit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda to begin a two-day state visit. He is in the Central African nation at the invitation of the Angolan leader, Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. It is the first time a Ghanaian Head of State is making a formal visit to Angola. President […]
Ghana, Canada to enhance partnership in mining
The government of Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to improve partnership with Ghana in the mining sector to help realise the “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. In 2018, the two-way merchandise trade between the two nations reached US$264.6 million, with Canada importing US$77.2 million worth of goods, including cocoa, rubber, mineral ore and wood from Ghana. […]
GII urges revenue mobilisation institutions to work towards Ghana Beyond Aid
If the vision of a “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda of the Government is to be realised, institutions responsible for nation’s revenue mobilisation and utilisation will have to be more efficient, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has urged. Executive Director, GII, Mrs. Linda Ofori-Kwafo, recounted that the recent mid-term budget statement of the Government depicted that revenue […]
“It’s our collective responsibility to ensure accountability”- AG
The Auditor-General (AG), Daniel Domelevo, has said the collective effort of Ghanaians to demand accountability from institutions is the sure way to get rid of infractions and inconsistencies in public accounts. He said there were two sides of ensuring accountability in the public financial management system that is the supply and the demand side. The […]
“Let’s rekindle the spirit and integrity of Ghanaians to improve sanitation” – JJ Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has re-echoed the need to rekindle the spirit and integrity of the Ghanaian to restore a sense of order and social responsibility needed to advance the developmental agenda of the nation, through participatory local governance. The Former President made this known, when a 30 member delegation of assembly members of […]
Prez Akufo-Addo breaks silence on PDS saga, says agreement suspended in public interest & to protect ECG’s assets
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government suspended the PDS agreement in the interest of the public, and to protect the assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana worth over $3 billion. According to President Akufo-Addo, the decision to make the suspension of the PDS agreement public was “for the country to know exactly […]
EC discovers 24,000 multiple registration cases
The Electoral Commission (EC) has discovered over 24,000 cases of multiple registration of voters in the recently held limited voter registration exercise. This follows the EC’s review of the entire process, a month after the registration exercise ended. The limited registration exercise was conducted to offer Ghanaians who have attained 18 years since the last […]
DR Congo medics arrested over Ebola doctor’s death
Three Congolese doctors have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a World Health Organization (WHO) medic, a military prosecutor has said. Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead in April at a hospital in Butembo, where he was treating Ebola patients. The “passionate” medic was “always ready to go […]
