Experts tease out kingpin role of digitization for Africa’s revenue harvest
Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa’s development. This convergence of views characterized discussions at one of the plenary debates of the 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco. Convened […]
Berekum East MP calls for support for people with 'Down Syndrome'
The Chairman of Health Committee and Member of Parliament, (MP), for Berekum East, Dr. Kwame Twum-Nuamah has called on all, including Members to support people with living with Down Syndrome in their respective constituencies. In a statement to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day, the Health Committee Chairman on The Floor of Parliament, said, the issue […]
Deputy V/R Minister designate reverses taboo claim on NPP
The Deputy Minister-designate for Volta Region, Johnson Avuletey on Wednesday, retracted an earlier claim that the governing New Patriotic Party, (NPP), was a taboo in the Volta Region. He said it was a slip of tongue, and apologised. “NPP, the party belong to, is a taboo in the Volta Region? It is a slip of […]
Libya stands at a ‘critical juncture’, UN mission head tells Security Council
Predicting that the “days ahead will prove foundational to the years ahead for Libyans and the region”, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday, that it was no exaggeration to describe the oil-rich nation as having reached “a crucial juncture”. Special Representative and head of the UN Support […]
UN court increases sentence of former Bosnian-Serb leader to life imprisonment
A United Nations appeals court on Wednesday increased the 40-year sentence initially imposed on Radovan Karadžić, former leader of the Republika Srpksa region of Bosnia and head of the Bosnian-Serb Army, to life imprisonment. In 2016, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), found the 1990s wartime leader guilty of genocide and war […]
UN allocates $20 million in emergency funding, as Cyclone Idai disaster unfolds
As the full scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in South-West Africa continues to be assessed, the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the provision of emergency food, shelter, water and health care supplies to hundreds-of-thousands who have been affected across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) […]
Global South cooperation ‘vital’ to climate change fight, development, Guterres tells historic Buenos Aires summit
“South-South cooperation is key to the world’s sustainable development and the fight against global warming said the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday, as the opening session of the Second UN Conference on South-South Cooperation got underway in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.” UN Secretary-General during his address in the plenary of the UN High-Level Conference […]
NDC will survive challenges, win power in 2020 -Bagbin
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has encouraged his party in the face of current tribulations that members are going through, saying it is just a test of character. In an interview with journalists in Accra, the Member of Parliament, (MP), for Nadowli-Kaleo and longest serving Legislator in the 4th Republic said […]
Adjoa Bayor powers Immigration to victory
In a reverse fixture of the Normalisation Committee Special Women’s competition, former Black Queens skipper Grace Adjoa Bayor returned from retirement to help Immigration Ladies win their first game in after 4 matches. Much to the disappointment of fans at the ATTC park, Samaria Ladies suffered their second defeat at home. Patience Narh’s 46th minute […]
Interior Ministry is poised to ensuring internal security- Ambrose Dery
The Ministry for the Interior is poised to ensuring internal security, a stable and peaceful environment for sustainable national development. The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, said the Ministry will continue to monitor and evaluate its policies and regulate programmes relating to the protection of life and property, disaster prevention and mitigation, immigration, crime control, prevention […]
Vice President Dr. Bawumia to answer questions on April 3 at town hall meeting
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Head of the Government’s Economic Management Team, will on April 3, lead government team to a Town Hall Meeting at the College of Physicians and Surgeons to answer questions from the public on government policies and programmes. The meeting, under the auspices of the Ministry of Information, will […]
‘Oversubscription of Eurobond shows confidence in the economy’ -Gov't
The Government, on Wednesday, said the oversubscription of the three-billion-dollar Eurobond, at a record rate, is a vote of confidence in the resurgence and resilience of the Ghanaian economy by the global investor community. The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, addressing journalists at a media encounter in Accra, said the competitively-priced 31-year Bond was nearly […]
First Lady Mrs. Akufo-Addo calls for deliberate actions towards nutrition habits
Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for a deliberate national policy on nutrition education that includes; school curricula, public education, promotion of healthy diets, and proper labelling of food products, geared towards improving nutritional habits of Ghanaians. She also called for the promotion of healthy school meals by re-energising the current School Feeding […]
Africa needs policies to protect its economies from vulnerabilities
African countries need policies that can help build resilience, raise potential growth and inclusiveness if the continent is to achieve the sustainable development goals and aspirations of Africa’s Agenda 2063. This was said Wednesday by the Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Adam Elhiraika, in his presentation […]
