Ghana’s reputation high among comity of nations-Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the country’s reputation has risen high among the comity of nations in the last four years. “By dint of hard work, we have ensured that, presently, our country’s reputation amongst the comity of nations is high…,” he said. The President said for the “first time“, the country had been […]

Ghana begins trading under the AfCFTA agreement

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday officially signalled the beginning of Ghana’s trading relationship with other African countries under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. This means that Ghanaian entrepreneurs and manufacturers could start trading and exporting goods to countries that had signed and ratified the agreement, which took off on January 1, […]

All AfCFTA functions transferred from Ethiopia to Ghana

The African Union has transferred all functions related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Accra, Ghana. The decision of the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Governments, positions Ghana as a gateway to trade and investment in Africa. Mr Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of AfCFTA, […]

Ghana’s Trading under African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement launched

Akufo-Addo launches Ghana Smart Schools Project today

President Akufo-Addo has launched Ghana’s trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, AfCFTA. The agreement, which came into effect on the first of January this year, is billed to become the largest trading area in the world. President Akufo-Addo said government will mobilise the necessary human and financial resources to make Ghana the […]

New Management Committee for Ghana Chamber of Events Management

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Ghana Chamber of Events Management (GCEM) has been inaugurated at a ceremony in Accra. GCEM was formally incorporated in August 2015 by private sector players in the events management industry. Membership include experts and personnel in the various aspects of the local events industry, third party suppliers, and […]

President Trump Announces Presidential Delegation to Attend Akufo-Addo Inauguration

President Donald J. Trump Monday announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the second Inauguration of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, on Thursday, January 7, 2021, in Accra, Ghana. According to a Statement issued on January 4th, the Honorable Dr. J. Peter Pham, Ambassador, United States […]

Banking sector has been sanitized – President Akufo-Addo says

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said sanity has been restored in the Banking Sector of the country. He said the Bank of Ghana, under new leadership, intervened in the banking crisis and, in the process, had saved the banks involved and 4.6 million depositors’ funds. President Akufo-Addo, who was speaking at the last State of the […]

EC prepares to file response at Supreme Court

The Electoral Commission (EC) is preparing to file its response as the First Respondent to the election petition filed by Former President John Dramani Mahama at the Supreme Court on December 30, 2020. A highly placed source at the Commission told the Ghana News Agency that the Commission received the writ of summons last week […]

President Akufo-Addo urges next parliament to cooperate

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday (January 5th), urged Members of Parliament to be more accommodating in the next parliament, which has an almost equal strength on both sides. The President asked the bi-partisan parliament to work with the consequences of the desires of the people. “The good people of Ghana have spoken and […]

Several African Presidents and governments confirm Akufo-Addo’s inauguration attendance

Several Heads of State and governments have confirmed their attendance to the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President-elect Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday, 7th January 2021 at 11am. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Head of the Inauguration Committee on […]