ECG arrests MP’s caretaker for illegal power use
The Company also arrested three other domestic power users for illegal connection of power. Officials of ECG said Abielekpor’s diversion did not go through a meter, indicating that Abielekpor was using...
View ArticleStarbow wins best airline award
A statement from the Airline said this particular event category was initiated in 2013, with Starbow then winning the maiden award. Mr. James Eric Antwi, the Chief Executive of Starbow, told the Ghana...
View ArticleHeart experts cautions Ghanaian over junk food
Dr Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre has called on Ghanaians to control their eating habit to enable them to stay healthy at all times. He said eating more fruits...
View ArticleChinese investors scout for business in Kenya
The investors on Sunday night held talks with former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka and ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Nairobi. During the meeting, the two opposition leaders extended their warm...
View ArticleBuilding a strong judiciary and economic development
The Judiciary is a sacrosanct organ of state and one of the fundamental support pillars of every democratic society. An independent, well-functioning and efficient judiciary is an essential requirement...
View ArticleMadam Addy retains GFA Executive Committee position
Madam Addy, will remain the sole representive of Constituent bodies of the GFA Executive Committee for another 4-year term. She polled six votes to beat Madam Habiba Atta Forson who got two out of a...
View ArticleKenya to float first bond to be offered via mobile phones
The solution, known as M-Akiba, will be delivered in partnership with mobile phone firm Safaricom’s M-Pesa to continue a push that seeks to deepen access for retail bond trading, which was previously...
View ArticleVessels sinks off Cape Town, killing 11 on board
The vessel sank on Sunday evening and rescue operation continued through the night, according to the Viking Fishing Company which owned the vessel. The company said 11 people were confirmed killed....
View ArticleGa Dangme people raise concerns about low use of Ga language
The GaDangme Youth Forum has expressed worry over the decline in the use of the Ga language in the Accra Metropolitan Area. According to Herbert Nii Akai Nettey, Interim Management Committee Chairman...
View ArticlePNC accuse NPP of being desperate for power
Mr Emmanuel Wilson, General Secretary Aspirant of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), has asserted that the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is desperate for power whilst the ruling...
View ArticleMadagascar to enhance air services to promote tourism
“We will facilitate the arrival of other airlines coming from China, the Middle East, Europe, and multiply additional flights either by the national airline Air Madagascar or by other foreign...
View ArticleMadagascar launches massive anti-rabies campaign
The Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, the best laboratory of the country recorded that 6,000 people were bitten by dogs, 3,000 of them were screened and only 200 cases of rabies were confirmed. To mark...
View ArticleTanzania launches e-learning programme for primary schools
Sifuni Mchome, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, launched the program at an education exhibition on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the...
View ArticleSenior army officer desserts from Burundi military
“Deputy-commander of Muha military barrack, Major Emmanuel Ndayikeza, has not been seen at the barrack since Saturday. I cannot confirm whether he has deserted from the army, but we will be able to...
View Article13 killed in DR Congo’s cash convoy attack
“The convoy of Trust Merchant Bank that was comprised of two jeeps, was transporting 36 million Congolese francs, about 40,000 dollars, to pay teachers,” Bahati said, adding that “since the attack that...
View Article56 cases of rabies diagnosed in Mali in four years
The statement released by Mali’s Rural Development ministry on the occasion to mark the World Rabies Day, said only 5,337 dogs were vaccinated. A viral disease, rabies is a zoonotic infection that is...
View ArticleSettlements in wetlands major cause of flooding in Senegal
Since the onset of the rain seasons, several regions in Senegal, especially Dakar neighborhoods, have experienced floods caused by strong rains which have caused massive destruction of properties and...
View ArticleBenin receives over 194,000 tourists in 2014
The visitors earned the country close to 7 billion CFA Francs (close to 12 million U.S. dollars). The number of tourists in 2014 was a drop when compared to the previous year when Benin received close...
View ArticleEU Climate Change Schools Drawing Contest towards COP21
As part of activities marking the European Year for Development 2015, the European Union in Ghana together with the Embassies of France and Norway, the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and...
View ArticleConfucius Institute broadens Chinese society study in Ghana
By Alex Osei-Boateng Being the first of its kind in Ghana, the Institute has been working hard to fulfill obligations set by its headquarter – mainly to teach Chinese language proficiency, train...
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