Accra, Ghana/// — Last week, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UNGA, the Hon. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) held wide-ranging positive discussions with His Excellency Mr Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs […]
Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo// — Since the start of the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, surveillance has been one of the main lines of defence against the disease.
Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana//- The Department of Food and Post-harvest Technology of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU), in collaboration with the Sustainable Nutrition Advocacy and Community Knowledge (SNACK), has called for concerted action to reduce rampant food loss and waste in the country’s agricultural value chain.
Over the past two decades, the global beauty sector has attracted more new entrants and capital than ever before.
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire// — The Republic of Benin has secured €500 million (approximately CFAF 328 billion) in international bank financing, supported by the African Development Fund, for priority investments in education, health, water access, infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and job creation for young people and women.
Lagos, Nigeria// — With less than two months to go, preparations are in top gear for Lagos, Nigeria to host Africa’s largest gathering of creative and cultural industries — Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND 2026), from 5 to 8 November 2026.
President John Dramani Mahama met with Vice President Han Zheng of the People’s Republic of China in New York as Ghana seeks to deepen its bilateral relations with China.
New York, United States of America// — Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violence that has forced thousands of people to flee a displacement camp in the vast, resource-rich east of the country.
Abuja, Nigeria// — To mark World Rabies Day, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Regional Animal Health Centre Bissau (RAHC), is calling on Member States, human and animal health services, local authorities, communities and partners to step up their joint efforts to prevent and eliminate human deaths from Rabies.
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has described as “humiliating” a proposed health compact from the United States that Ghana rejected after Cabinet raised concerns over provisions relating to health data, counterpart funding and the regulatory authority of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA).
