The Cabinet of the Ghana government has approved a revised forest and wildlife policy to enable the country to consolidate and maximise benefits derived from products and services of the forest and wildlife sector. The revised 2011 Forest and Wildlife …

Ghana has stressed the need for the strengthening of its bilateral relations with neighbouring Burkina Faso for the mutual benefit of the two countries. Mr Mark Woyongo, Upper East Regional Minister, made the call on behalf of President John Dramani …

A report by the African Development Bank shows that about 50% of tax revenue and $30 billion in aid to Africa have been diverted away from development through corruption. Media owners and practitioners in Africa have therefore been told that …

The issue of making Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) services free to the public to ensure women’s right to reproductive health dominated discussions at a Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Ipas stakeholders review meeting in Koforidua on Thursday. Whiles most of …

Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf The Liberian president, Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has sent a message of congratulations to President John Dramani Mahama on his election as president in last Friday’s poll. A letter to President Mahama released by the Office …

Members of Bongo-Tankoo Noyine Co-Operative Farmers Society Limited (TANDA) have expressed concern about the lack of commitment of the Bongo District Assembly to complete a dam it started in the area in 2003. The farmers expressed the concern at a …

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday paid a day’s visit to Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss with President Goodluck Jonathan progress on the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP). An official statement from the Office of the President said although the broken …

President John Mahama Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has indicated that during his four-year tenure, he will focus on how to use revenues from natural resources to develop the country. He therefore says, he will press international firms in the …

US chocolate company, Hershey, will provide funding for the construction of a peanut butter factory in Ghana, the firm announced in a statement December 10, 2012. The factory is to produce peanut-based Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) for the …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast that airlines will carry about 3.6 billion passengers in 2016, about 800 million more than the 2.8 billion passengers carried by airlines in 2011. In its Airline Industry Forecast 2012-2016 released December …