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Obuasi East gets 15k boost for 39th Farmers’ Day celebration

A burgeoning entrepreneur based in Obuasi, Dr Collins Amo, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Aduro Ye Herbal Center, has donated an amount...

La General Hospital: Channel your community service elsewhere – Youth told

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has fired salvos at the Coalition of La Associations over the La...

Rotary club, Kumasi cut sod for construction of a 10-seater micro-flush toilet for Kumasi Anglican

The Rotary Club of Kumasi as part of their charitable works, has cut sod for the construction of a 10- seater micro flush toilet...

Funeral home owners arrested after 190 corpses found

The owners of a Colorado funeral home are accused of giving fake cremated remains to some bereaved families, among other allegations. Jan and Carie Hallford...

WAEC releases provisional results for 2023 BECE; Check out details here

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has release the provisional results for the 2023 BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) for both public School and...

5 dead, 6 rescued after boat capsised on Volta Lake

Five people have been confirmed death, one missing and six others rescued after a boat capsised on the Volta Lake. The heartbreaking incident occurred at...

Briefing Meeting with the United Nations Resident Coordinator on the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Scoping Mission 2023

The WHO Country Representative, Innocent Bright Nuwagira, led a team from AFRO and Africa CDC to brief Babatunde Ahonsi, the UN Resident Coordinator in...

Arab Coordination Group pledges US$50 billion for African development

Stepping up their support for African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate change conference, the Arab Coordination Group (ACG) announced today that...

Gyakye Quayson flown to Canada over critical health emergency – Court told

The Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has been flown to Canada to undergo a critical health emergency. He is therefore...

Gyakye Quayson’s trial continues in absentia as judge doubts medical excuse

The High Court in Accra has heard the case involving Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson in his absence. The accused, who...

Invest Africa to host Google and Cassava Technologies at Africa Tech Festival

Invest Africa (https://www.InvestAfrica.com) will return to the Africa Tech Festival next week, convening a high-level fireside chat on advancing Africa’s digital infrastructure in partnership...

Finance Minister has approved disbursement to settle GH₵4m debt owed KBTH – Health Minister

Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu says the Finance Minister has approved the disbursement of the GH₵4 million debt owed to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He made...

Government to construct urology centre

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu says the government plans to construct a 100-bed ultramodern urology centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). The facility...

Akosombo dam spillage: This injustice must not be allowed – Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed disappointment in government's slow response to the Akosombo dam spillage. He has...

Government approves GH¢4m to clear Korle-Bu renal unit’s debt

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has revealed that the Finance Ministry has approved GH¢4 million to clear an outstanding debt owed the Renal...

TRT World Citizen “Humanitarian Film Festival” Awards Found its Winners

Participants of the festival, during which significant topics such as war, conflict, women's rights, and the climate crisis were discussed, met with film producers...

Chinese firms aspire to expand business networks at Egypt’s transport expo

Egypt's international transportation exhibition has witnessed enthusiastic participation from Chinese companies, which are eager to take part in the transport development in the Middle...

Ada West Assembly takes bold step to deal with Sege-Electrochem feud

The Ada West Assembly has stated that it has taken proactive steps to deal with the issues between Electrochem Ghana and the residents of...

Introduction of the Fiat Strada in Sub-Saharan Africa: A fresh perspective on compact pick-ups

The Fiat Strada, an indisputable leader in vehicle sales in Brazil in 2023, is venturing into Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing higher standards in technology, design,...

Ecobank Group champions intra-African trade growth at Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023

Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African banking Group, sponsors the Intra-African Trade Fair 2023 (IATF 2023), the continent’s premier trade and investment event, which...

Firefighters rescue man from mangled accident vehicle

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) saved an individual involved in a road accident on the Nkawkaw bypass along the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The...

The People’s Forum: Drivers, commuters lament over poor nature of Abossey Okai road

Drivers and commuters have expressed concern over the poor nature of roads from the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange to Abossey Okai in Accra. The nature of...

Uganda: Absenteeism of health workers attributed to housing gaps

Increasing cases of absenteeism and late coming of health workers has been attributed to inadequacies of staff houses at the health centres. This was revealed...

ECG collection losses hit GH¢2bn in nine months of 2023

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has recorded an increase in its losses in the first nine months of 2023. The company recorded a...

Koforidua: ‘Area chairman’ found dead in his room

His name is Christopher Yaw but commonly referred to as Chris in his neigbourhood at Koforidua Asokore in the Eastern Region. Aged about 30...

Kenya: Hundreds of lives saved as an innovative bead necklace helps diagnose pneumonia among children

An innovative bead necklace is revolutionising the detection and treatment of pneumonia for children living in remote areas of Kenya, saving nearly 200 lives...

Sege-Electrochem feud: Chief sends SoS message to gov’t

The chief of Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra region, Nene Mayilo Dadebom II, has urged the government to take...

Akosombo Dam spillage: No decision yet on victims resettlement – Energy Ministry

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh says no decision has been taken yet on resettling victims of floods caused by the spillage of the...

El Niño: Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) updated Anticipatory Action and Response Plan urgently requires $160 million to support over 4.8 million people through...

Amid the looming threat of El Niño expected to severely affect millions of people, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

MultiChoice to air the prestigious Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony on screens across Africa

The MultiChoice Group (www.MultiChoice.com), an official African media broadcast partner for The Earthshot Prize, will once again air the prestigious competition’s third annual awards...

Voluntary Turkish Healthcare Team is Healing Uganda

A voluntary Turkish healthcare team, formed by expert doctors, nurses, and anesthesia technicians, performed free examinations and operations in Uganda. In cooperation with Turkish Cooperation...

Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit advances healthcare resilience in South Africa

In a boost to South Africa’s healthcare resilience, the first Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit has paved the way for more effective, efficient, and...

Saudi Fund for Development and Africa Finance Corporation partner to drive sustainable Development in Africa

Parallel financing planned in strategic sectors; Memorandum of understanding signed today at the Saudi-Arab-African Economic Conference to expand SFD’s $10.7 billion of development support in...

Zimbabwe: Supporting the cholera outbreak response amid an increase in cases

“I started vomiting in the wee hours of one Monday morning and never suspected that it was cholera,” says 31-year-old Winfilda Shonhai from Buhera...

Singer dies after being bitten by a spider in his home

Darlyn Morais, a Brazilian singer, passed away on Monday due to complications following a spider bite to the face. After being bitten by the...

La youth to construct General hospital if…

The Coalition of La Youth Association have outlined plans to mobilise resources for the re-construction of the La General Hospital. This comes after the...

Man jailed 1 year for stealing ECG copper cables

Geofery Obuobi, unemployed, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing copper cables valued at GH¢7,550, belonging to the Electricity Company of...

Video News Release: The 2023 Africa Investment Forum Welcomes Rugby Africa President to Discuss the Business of Sport

Watch the video Today Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, will discuss the...

Mercy Ships Recognised for Outstanding Advocacy Campaign on access to Surgical and anesthetic care and education across the surgical ecosystem in Africa

The pressing need for vastly improved access to surgical care across Africa has been amplified by an international health charity campaign that picked up...

Headmaster in custody for allegedly sodomizing student

The headmaster of a basic school at Kpogunor in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region has been remanded for sodomizing a...