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Conference of the Parties (COP28): African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) grants $1.8 million to boost entrepreneurship skills for...

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Export Trading Group have signed a technical assistance agreement...

Nigeria: African Development Bank and FSDH Merchant Bank sign $20 million Trade Finance Agreement to support Small and Midsize Enterprises (SMEs) and Corporates

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org/en) has signed a $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with FSDH Merchant Bank to support small- and medium-sized businesses...

GUTA reacts to suspension of import restriction bill

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has welcomed the government's decision to suspend the Export and Import Regulations 2023 Bill. The President of...

We will celebrate Christmas despite impact of Akosombo dam spillage – Mepe queen mother

The queen mother of the Mepe Traditional Area in the Volta Region, Mamaga Adzo Sreku IV, has said despite the impact of the Akosombo...

Heavy security at court as NAM1 pleads to fresh charges

Security at the entrance of the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court in Accra has been enhanced following court directives. This was...

During Conference of the Parties (COP28) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Forge Strategic Partnership for Sustainable...

Mr. Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and Eng. Hani Salem Sonbol, Chief Executive Officer of the International...

Family of New Force spokesperson accuses government of kidnapping

The family of the spokesperson for the political movement, The New Force has accused Ghana's government of kidnapping their daughter. According to them, Shalimar Abbiusi...

Chinese national, 6 others arrested for mining in Oda forest reserve

A Chinese national and six Ghanaians have been apprehended by the Bekwai Forestry Commission for engaging in illegal mining known in local parlance as...

Opera Square traders storm Adom FM studios after clashing with AMA over eviction notice

Traders at Opera Square, an area within the Central Business District of Accra are up in arms with officials from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly...

Human Rights Day (December 10): Rugby as a Driving Force of Positive Changes in Africa (By Herbert Mensah)

By President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), Herbert Mensah. Sunday December 10 marks Human Rights Day. As the President of Rugby Africa, the continental governing body...

GRA denies accessing a $75 million loan

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) management has refuted claims made by Bolgatanga Central MP Isaac Adongo that it has accessed a $75-million loan from...

Rugby: Cape Town is the second round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams in the world

The stage is set for HSBC SVNS Cape Town on 9-10 December at DHL Stadium as the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s rugby...

Headteachers of O’Reilly and Ghana SHSs interdicted

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headteachers of O'Reilly Senior High School and Ghana Senior High School over alleged unauthorized activities. Separate letters,...

Tony Elumelu Convenes Global Leaders and Calls for Immediate Climate Action for Africa at Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai

Tony Elumelu Foundation (https://www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org) Hosts US Administration, WTO, UNDP, IFC, UNICEF, Rockefeller Foundation Leaders; Champions equitable partnerships to catalyse a new generation of green entrepreneurs;...

Australian man dies after being buried in sand

An Australian man has died after being buried in sand on a beach, authorities say. Josh Taylor was at a beach campground on Queensland's Bribie...

Miner in court over land fraud  

A 48-year-old Miner has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a school principal of GH₵286,500.   Hope Korbla Patamia collected the amount...

Fixed-wireless access 5G is key to bridging digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa (By Rami Osman)

By Rami Osman (https://apo-opa.co/3RuQqpU), Director for Business Development, MediaTek Middle East and Africa (https://www.MediaTek.com). Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) 5G is emerging as the technology of...

ECG to meet Sunon Asogli today over $60m debt

The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is expected to meet with independent power producer Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Limited today, December...

Southern Africa’s Frontier Energy Developments to be Unpacked at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024

Frontier developments in the southern African region will be on display at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 forum in Paris, connecting...

3 dead, 9 injured in armed attack at Zuarungu

Three people have lost their lives, while nine others have sustained injuries in a random gunfire attack on a Yutong bus with registration number...

One feared dead as stationary truck runs into bystanders at Anloga Junction

One person is feared dead after a long truck run into a billboard at Anloga Junction in Kumasi. About three others sustained injuries after being...

Two jailed for robbery in Wa

A Wa circuit court has sentenced two persons accused of robbery to a combined prison sentence of 33 years. The accused, Ibrahim Kassim, 30, and...

Empowering Communities: Health Promoters in Chitungwiza Undertake Comprehensive Training to Combat Cholera

Sheba Usanda, a dedicated community health promoter (CHP) at Zengeza Clinic since 2010, recently participated in vital training sessions on cholera prevention and control....

World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of Ireland collaborate to strengthen health system resilience in Tanzania

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ireland have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will improve ongoing efforts...

Saglemi trial: Court accepts Speaker’s request to excuse Collins Dauda

A request from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to the Accra High Court (Financial and Economic Division), seeking an excused duty for Collins...

Spokesperson for The New Force, Shalimar Abbiusi arrested

Spokesperson for The New Force political movement, Shalimar Abbiusi has reportedly been arrested. According to reports, she used a forged document to obtain a resident...

Dam Spillage: UPSA Vice Chancellor donates to North Tongu flood victims

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Abednego F.O Amartey, has donated relief items flood victims of North Tongu in...

Jospong Group to support dialysis patients at Korle Bu with over GH¢500,000

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities in thanksgiving to God for his unconditional mercies to the group for the year 2023, the...

Housekeeper jailed for stealing $16,000 from employer

The Accra Circuit Court One has sentenced a 27-year-old housekeeper to two and half years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing $16,000 from his...

We will not export lithium in raw state – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has assured Ghanaians that government will not allow the export of lithium in its...

Man jailed for ‘mistakenly’ robbing lover at gunpoint

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced two persons accused of robbery to a combined prison sentence of 33 years. Ibrahim Kassim, 30 and Salifu Dauda,...

Upper East: Agric Director clears air on contract between Farmerline, rice farmers

The Builsa South Agriculture Director in the Upper East region, has admitted there was no written contract between rice farmers and Farmerline company for...

Starlink operations illegal in Ghana – NCA warns

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that the operation of Starlink in Ghana is illegal. In a press release issued on December 7, 2023,...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embraces the future of football: The sports industry’s greatest minds congregate in Jeddah for World Football Summit

The second edition of World Football Summit Asia (www.Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com) will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 12th-13th of December 2023, bringing together key...

Jinapor slams Sophia Akuffo over Lithium deal comment

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has described as most unfortunate comments by the former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo on Ghana’s...

Construction work begins on deplorable Sehwi Bibiani roads after years of neglect

Construction has commenced on the long-neglected roads in Merewa, Manse, Abooso, and Nkronua, farming communities within the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western...

NSS announces payment of arrears from January to May

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced government has released funds for the payment of arrears on the allowances of NSS...

School placement: We have resolved over 60% of challenges – Free SHS Secretariat

The Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat says it has resolved 60 to 70 per cent of placement issues for first-year students across the...

Establishment of Ghana Lithium Mining Company not feasible – Lands Minister

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor says the establishment of a Ghana Lithium Mining Company is not feasible. Speaking at a press conference...

Man, 26, allegedly confesses to killing, burying mother

26-year-old Gideon Kojo Asomani Addo, initially arrested for iron rod theft at Koforidua-Kyekyewere near Nyamekrom in Eastern Region, has confessed to killing and burial...