Tag Archives: Ghana

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New United Africa,” opened Tuesday in Accra, Ghana’s capital, bringing together policymakers and stakeholders from across the continent to build consensus on a more integrated, interdependent and interconnected Africa. Confronted with both domestic and global governance pressures, African …

  ACCRA | Xinhua |  Ghana and Britain have signed an agreement to restructure debts equivalent to 256 million U.S. dollars, extending the maturity date of Accra’s bilateral debts to London by 15 years. The agreement was signed Wednesday by British Trade Commissioner for Africa John Humphrey and Ghanaian Finance …

London, UK | BBC | Ghanaian journalist Godwin Asediba has been named the winner of the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. As part of the award, Godwin will spend three months working with BBC News teams across television, radio and online in London, gaining valuable experience, mentorship and other …

ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday assigned two serving ministers additional responsibilities after a helicopter crash killed Defense Minister Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. A release from the presidency said Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson will assume additional responsibility …

ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, …

ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | The Ghanaian government has announced that it plans to introduce electric vehicles (EVs) for ministers and heads of public institutions to help curb carbon emissions. During a public briefing on Wednesday, John Abdulai Jinapor, minister for energy and green transition, said that the transition toward …

ACCRA | Xinhua | The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the fourth review of Ghana’s reforms, paving the way for the immediate release of 367 million U.S. dollars to deepen recovery, according to an IMF press release on Monday. The new approval brings Ghana’s total …

Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company has reached an agreement to acquire Voltic (GH) Limited and West African Refreshments Limited from Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA). Voltic and WARL, which operate in Ghana, are subsidiaries of CCBA and The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). They produce and distribute a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four dynamic young innovators from Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria have been crowned winners of the 2025 AYuTe NextGen competition, a continental platform for youth-led agricultural technology innovations, hosted by Heifer International in Kampala, Uganda. The annual event, themed “AgTech Generation Rising”, gathered Africa’s young …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Don Nabasa, the Chief of Policy and Strategy of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has praised Ghana’s military academies for playing a crucial role in the professional development of many of Uganda’s current military commanders. In a meeting with Ghana’s 37 …