As Turkey ends its months-old military operation in Syria without fully achieving its targets, analysts interviewed by Xinhua argued that it is best for Ankara to exit after leaving the territory captured to the Syrian government. “Turkey should hand over al-Bab to Damascus by a deal and withdraw its troops at the earliest for national […]

President Akufo-Addo congratulates Dr Addison The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, April 3, 2017, swore in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana, after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief ceremony at the Presidency, which had the Vice President of […]

The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian media report. At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday afternoon. The Interfax and Tass news agencies said the suspect had been identified, but there are […]

Traders of imported vehicle spare parts may not be enjoying the tax cuts on their wares anytime soon. At least, this is the indication from the industry with the implementation of the scrapping of the 1 percent special import levy by the GRA. The businesses were tipped to benefit from the tax cuts to ease […]

Black Stars striker Abdul Majid Warris shattered the dreams of many young Ghanaian women who were looking to hook up with him after completing the Islamic marriage rites to take his long-standing girlfriend Habeeba Sinare as a wife in Accra over the weekend. The FC Lorient star has officially married Habeeba in accordance to Islamic […]

A group, made up of residents of Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti region, has expressed regret that President Akufo-Addo has not appointed their Member of Parliament, K.T Hammond to serve in his government as a minister. According to them, the MP was very vocal during the party’s electioneering campaign, and was instrumental in its […]

The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has thrown its support behind Citi FM’s campaign to compel government to end illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey in the country. Citi FM on Monday launched a campaign against the galamsey menace. Dubbed #StopGalamseyNow, the campaign calls on government to undertake five steps to clamp down on the […]

The former Minister of Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is committed to diagnosing and addressing challenges that contributed to its massive defeat in the 2016 general elections. Alluding to the process involved in fixing a faulty vehicle, Dr. Spio-Garbrah, a former flagbearer hopeful, said the NDC is equally […]

Citi FM has once again hit the streets today [Tuesday] after launching the #StopGalamseyNow campaign on Monday to raise awareness about the menace of illegal mining. Citi FM staff will again be distributing leaflets at vantage points in Accra and the campaign will also move to the Western Region which is one of the worst […]

The Minister of Trade and Industry under the Mahama administration, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah believes the army has “a very critical role” to play in the fight against illegal mining. Speaking on Point Blank, Dr. Spio-Garbrah asserted that law enforcement agencies must put their foot down in the fight against the menace which is ravaging water bodies […]

Monday April 3, 2017 Teachers throughout the West African state of Cameroon have been striking and protesting against the non-payment of salaries. Younger educators who have begun their work within the last seven years are claiming they have never received a paycheck. A special meeting convened by top governmental officials during late March agreed to […]

Mozambican health authorities announced on Monday in Maputo that cases of cholera reported in the country are dropping with around 200 cases registered last week against 360 from the week before. Benigna Matsinhe, Deputy Public Health Director of Mozambique, said in a press conference that the new cases of cholera registered in the country are […]

Seychelles President Danny Faure is in Kenya for a three-day state visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties between the two countries. Faure, who arrived in Nairobi on Sunday evening, was formally received by his host President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday at State House where he was accorded full state honours including a 21-gun salute. The […]

Science and research experts have called on African economies to put much emphasis on promoting mathematical science education and research in order to boost innovation in Africa. They made the call on Monday during an event to launch an African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) center in the Rwandan Capital Kigali. The AIMS is a […]

The Ghana government has issued 5-year and a 10-year bonds through a Tap-in to raise the cedi equivalent of 1.12 billion U.S. dollars, Ministry of Finance disclosed here late Monday. The bonds were additional issues besides the 15-year and 7-year bonds issued on Friday to raise 1.13 billion U.S. dollars. This brings the total amount […]

Ghana came out of the market late Friday with 4.87 billion Ghana cedis (1.12 billion U.S. dollars) in two concurrent domestic market bonds. The lead arrangers– Barclays Bank, Stanbic Bank and Strategic African Securities (SAS), said in their closing documents that the government raised 3.42 billion cedis (790 million dollars) from its first ever 15-year […]

A United Nations (UN) official has stressed that China’s investment in infrastructure across Africa is key to achieving the continent’s development aspirations. Nicholas Rosellini, UN Resident Coordinator for China told Xinhua here late Saturday that China’s investment in Africa’s energy sector, especially through renewable energy will go a long way to support the continent to […]

The Volta region has been described as one of the well-endowed region with a cross section of all the natural resources of Ghana dues to its geographical location. This is because it stretches from the coast through the Forest Zone to the Savanah. This makes the region a replica of what the whole of Ghana […]