Representatives of the private sector of Ghana have been deliberating on how to enhance the trade and business environment in Ghana. The forum which was facilitated by the Ghana Trade Coalition, brought together participants from organized private associations, think tanks, academia and advocacy groups, to take stock of the recent successes and ongoing challenges in […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed that for the first time, Ghana did not import any seeds in the 2019 crop season. He was speaking at the launch of the new ‘Leadership4Africa’ Forum for African Agriculture Ministers held in Accra yesterday. The Minister said, “Improved seed that our own scientists had […]
Beginning in January 2020, countries within the West African sub-region will be able to use a single currency called ECO. The currency was adopted by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The West African leaders endorsed the currency at their 55th Ordinary Session and approved a […]
The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has urged African countries to build the capacity of their judicial institutions as a means to stop Africans from being sent outside the continent to be tried for atrocity crimes. She was speaking at the West African International Justice Symposium, organised by WAYAMO, a not-for-profit organisation focused on strengthening the […]
The National Food and Buffer Stock Company has signed an agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that will see Ghana use about 2,750 tons of cereals under the ECOWAS food security reserves. The Chief Executive Officer of NAFCO, Alhaji Abdul-Wahab Hanan clarified that the cereals are not a donation by ECOWAS […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Ghana’s former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei as deputy head of the sub-regional body’s pre-election mission to Nigeria ahead of the country’s 2019 polls. The mission is led by Mohammed N’fah Alie Conteh, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone and will stay in […]
