A research report has recommended policy support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to be competitive in participating in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The report said the support should focus on cheaper and more innovative trade finance products, trade policy, trade infrastructure, improved capacity, trade information and facilitation, market access for growth … The post SMEs
The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the growing threat to peace and security in Africa posed by terrorism, radicalization and violent extremism, as well as by the influx of foreign terrorist fighters into the continent. According to a statement, the AU Peace and Security Council, in its latest meeting, has deliberated on … The post AU
Parties in the trial involving 14 alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, have agreed to resume the matter on November 19, 2020. The court was expected to resume on Thursday, October 29, but the judge, the accused person were not in court and likewise most of their lawyers, hence, the adjournment. Mrs … The post Major Mahama murder case trial
November 3 is Election Day in the US, but this year the real focus is on what might happen after Tuesday’s vote. The surge in early voting – with some 70 million ballots already cast, in person and by post – has already shifted the attention on to a counting process that could send the … The post Fears of contested election loom
Mr John Dramani Mahama, Presidential Candidate, National Democratic Congress (NDC), says no beneficiary of Government’s COVID-19 stimulus package will pay back should he win the December polls. A statement issued by Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, the Campaign Spokesman of the NDC, said Mr Mahama, in an engagement with chiefs and people of Doryumu as part of … The post No
Two charges preferred against Alhaji Said Sinare, the National Democratic Congress Vice Chairman and one Tahiru Ahmed have been dropped by the Ghana Police Service. The two were charged with conspiracy to commit crime and possession of firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. This was after the Prosecution led by General Sergeant Thomas Sarfo had … The post State
Mr Seth Twum Akwaboah, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has stressed the need for member countries of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to put their acts together to kick start trading in January 2021. He said the industrial development of the 52 member countries which had signed onto … The post Member
An innovative project to help farmers use empirical research to overcome soil fertility challenges and other technical bottlenecks affecting increased crop yields, has been launched at a ceremony at Akyawkrom, in the Ejisu Municipality. The objective of the ‘Research for Development and Innovation Agriculture (ReDial) project, is to promote transformation and innovation in the agriculture … The post Over
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has earned the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 27001; 2013 Certification following a rigirous process by PECB Group based in Canada. The Managing Director of the Bank, Dr. John Kofi Mensah in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said the certification process started in 2019 and … The post ADB receives
There have been more than 5,000 coronavirus cases at the United Nations since the start of the pandemic, the world body announced on Wednesday, amid an outbreak at its headquarters in New York. At least 5,325 infections and 64 deaths have been recorded UN-wide around the world, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. The UN … The post More
Mr Richard Quayson, the Deputy Chairman, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has attributed the country’s unending corruption phenomenon to the lack of proper character formation of the citizens. He has, thus, charged parents, managers of the educational system, and religious organisations to step up efforts at instilling in the youth, a “spirit … The post Lack
President Donald Trump’s supporters in California have become less confident that this fall’s election will be conducted fairly, and backers of Joe Biden have grown more confident, a new UC Berkeley poll shows. Overall, 4 in 10 likely voters in the state thought it was “not too likely” or “not at all likely” that the … The post Poll:
The United States has thrown its support behind South Korea’s candidate in the two-person race for the top job at the World Trade Organization (WTO). South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung Hee “has all the skills necessary to be an effective leader of the organisation,” the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a … The post US
In a surprise move, Senegalese President Macky Sall has dissolved his government with immediate effect. Sall signed a decree to terminate the functions of all ministers and state secretaries, the presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday. In separate decrees he also dismissed the president of the economic, social and environmental council, the minister … The post Senegal
Saturday will be a day of national mourning in Cameroon after unknown gunmen killed seven children during a school attack, President Paul Biya has declared. At least 13 other children were seriously injured when heavily armed fighters stormed the Mother Francisca School in the town of Kumba in Cameroon’s English-speaking region on Saturday and opened … The post Cameroon
CARITAS Ghana, a charity organisation of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, has called on government to hasten the signing of the United Nations (UN) Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and human rights. The treaty adopted by the UN seeks to safeguard and protect the rights and dignity of persons against infringements and abuses from … The post CARITAS
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