President John Dramani Mahama has set a new target of US$1 billion in trade between Ghana and Singapore, after bilateral trade flows exceeded US$215 million in 2024.
He announced the target at the 8th Africa–Singapore Business Forum i…
From September 1, 2025, staff of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital will no longer be required to pay for healthcare services and subsequently apply for refunds.
They will, instead, be able to access care directly by presenting their staff ID…
The Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has opened the 2025 National ICT Week celebration in Accra with a strong call for innovation, partnerships and sound policies.
This according to her would help advance Ghana’s amb…
Small-scale mining has long served as a vital source of livelihood for many Ghanaians. However, the sector has also been associated with significant health and environmental risks, particularly due to mercury exposure. In response, a Healt…
The new TECA Heat Action Wave (THAW) will back 12 early-stage ventures in Nigeria with capital and venture-building support to protect heat-vulnerable communities.
TECA Heat Action Wave (THAW), a new initiative to address Nigeria’s esca…
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'World Art Day 2025' through their Pan African 'Art and Fashion with Purpose' Community, established by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of…
The 2025 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) has identified Mauritius as the leading government in Africa, followed by Rwanda and Botswana. The average score for countries in Africa was the lowest amongst all regions, although th…
A decade of continuity and progress, leading cooperation into a new era
The 10th Belt and Road Summit, co-organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HK…
The African Film Press (AFP), an alliance of independent film platforms across the continent, has announced the launch of the AFP Critics Prize, a new award in the African context that will be presented by film critics, created by African …
Content users today are living in a multi-platform world, constantly accessing information, entertainment and communication. The content they access shapes their worldview, and to a large extent, their perception of reality.
The…
An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others. The findings point to the need for regio…
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced that the next batch of police recruitment will prioritise Community Protection Assistants (CPAs), commonly known as Community Police, following an agreement with the Ghana Police Service.…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 60 high-school-age boys and girls from 21 countries across Africa who will participate in the 21st B…
ZipLine is one of the most advanced social engineering phishing campaigns seen by Check Point Research.
Attackers reverse the usual phishing flow by starting contact through a company's public "Contact Us" form, tricking victi…
The University of Professional Studies Accra, UPSA and Hallmark Research Lab, a Ghanaian based AI research entity, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab at UPSA.
The lab will …
The tension in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District has forced hundreds of residents, particularly women and children, to flee their homes for safety.
Communities that once bustled with life along the Sawla–Bole highway have been deserted.
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The Ghana Red Cross Society has set up a temporary tent at the Sawla District Police Headquarters to shelter women and children fleeing violent clashes in Gbiniyiri and nearby communities in the Savannah Region.
The displaced fa…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major maintenance exercise across several regions on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The planned works, which are expected to improve service delivery, will result in temporary power out…
The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and a team of top security officers have engaged chiefs, opinion leaders and community stakeholders at Gbiniyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region as part of…
The government has procured 33,600 doses of Mpox vaccines to boost the country’s response to the epidemic.
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who announced this on Saturday, said the move would reinforce ongoing efforts to…
Despite being frontline players in Ghana’s education sector, teachers assert that they are often sidelined in the formulation of key policies such as the introduction of new curricula.
They argue that this practice hampers effec…
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that his ministry is in talks with the Ghana Police Service to provide security at public health facilities across the country.
The decision follows an alleged attack on healt…
Mrs. Alberta Addo has been installed as the new Paramount Queen Mother of James Town Ngleshie Alata in the Greater Accra Region.
Her stool name is Naa Affipong IV.
The kingmakers of James Town Ngleshie Alata did the installation at…
Ghana’s peacefulness has deteriorated over the past year, according to the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), with the country falling six places to rank 61st globally.
The report, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), …
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana.
The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicle…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has thrown its full weight behind the Ghana Education Service (GES) to dismiss any examination official found to have engaged in malpractices in the ongoing West African Senior School Certific…
Seven Ghanaian students have been awarded the 2025 Indonesian Government Scholarship under the KNB Scholarship Scheme to pursue studies in top Indonesian universities.
The scholarships, which signify a boost in the educational ties b…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with key national and international partners, is convening a crucial three-day national workshop to harmonise statistical concepts and definitions for labour migration and recruitment…
THE use of a common African currency will not only reduce the cost of trading but also ensure an expanded market and build economic independence on the African continent, former President of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma, has said.
“A…
Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu, Abed-Nego Lamangin Bandim, has raised serious concerns that the spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso will worsen food insecurity in northern Ghana.
The warning comes after SONABEL, the manag…
The Bible Society of Ghana (BSG) is proud to announce the celebration of its 60th anniversary, commemorating six decades of dedicated service in making the Bible accessible to all people in Ghana. Under the theme, "60 Years of the Bible So…
New research shows TikTok's role in the wild meat trade in Togo, West Africa, is a global threat to wild animals and needs urgent regulation.
TikTok is being used by traders based in Lomé, Togo to openly advertise and sell dead endanger…
Solar panel imports into Africa rose by 60% in the 12 months to June 2025, according to a new analysis (https://apo-opa.co/47StRDY) of China’s solar panel exports data from energy think tank Ember (https://Ember-Energy.org/). The d…
The Organizing Committee of the 6th All-Africa Intellectual Property Summit (AAIPS 2025) – taking place November 12–14, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal – has officially opened the exhibition for innovators, inventors, creators, practitioners, …
Registration closes 31 August 2025 for global, month long, all-digital event.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we work. As more organisations explore and adopt agentic, generative, traditional and even quantum AI, these tec…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a high-level security team to the Savannah Region to assess the situation following recent communal clashes.
According to the Ghana Police Service, the IGP’…
The Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has charged members of the newly inaugurated Engineering Council of Ghana’s technical committees to place public safety and quality at the heart of their work.
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Currently ongoing is an exercise by a Headmaster, who has decided to crack the whip on the widespread abuse of academic titles. In 2009, I addressed the same theme on the platform of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, as part of activ…
Merck Foundation (http://www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June in Dubai, United Arab Emirate…
SquirrelPR, Africa's pioneer PR management software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Syncthesis Innovation Hub, a leading communications and ecosystem enabler, to accelerate the visibility, credibility, and growth of Web3 sta…
Internationally renowned AI tech minds, ethicists, and policy makers to participate in two-day event in Doha
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) will be hosting a landmark conference in Doha on AI Ethics: The Convergence of Technology…
The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) has announced the launch of the Certified Professional Marketer (Africa) designation, or CPM(A), a professional programme aimed at equipping marketers with the skills required to address the specif…
Accra, Ghana 23 August 2025 Having received 82 entries for the prestigious Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) awards, the institution is proud to announce the winners in each category.
David Gowu, President of TI…
Winners of the prestigious African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards were unveiled at a glittering banquet dinner on the last night of an in-depth conference.
This year’s AMC Conference Awards, presented during a dinner at the tranqu…
This is the concluding part of my lecture on academic title abuse, originally delivered in 2009.
The use of credentials to mark accomplishments is a reinforcement of prevailing conventions and practices within traditional society. Title…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance works and emergency repairs that will lead to temporary power outages in parts of the country between Monday, August 25, and Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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President John Dramani Mahama has secured a package of new agreements with Japan covering infrastructure, agriculture, technology and industrialisation, following his participation in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African D…
The hospitality industry in Ghana has been urged to confront hidden human rights risks such as child labour, unsafe working conditions, unfair wages and exploitation within supply chains.
The call was made in Accra on August 22, 2025,…
The acting Minister for Defence, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that a board formed to investigate the August 9, Z-9 military helicopter crash has begun its work.
In a press release issued in Accra on Monday [August 25, 2025], …
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has welcomed the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results but is demanding urgent reforms to guarantee student representation in national examination decisio…
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