2020

For African countries the impact of changes in US administrations are not always self-evident. However, as with other developing countries, there are prospects of Africa benefitting from renewed multilateralism, not only in climate and…

The COVID-19 related death toll in the African continent has reached 49,412, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the…

There is hope for Nigeria to recover from its current economic recession which is widely seen as the worst recorded by the West African nation in almost four decades, said local experts. Official data released on Saturday showed that…

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said the leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) is vital in the global struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our greatest defense against COVID-19 is solidarity and cooperation," the…

Pope Francis says he can relate directly to Covid-19 sufferers given his own near-fatal brush with death from a respiratory disease decades ago. Francis was hospitalised in his native Argentina in August 1957, when he came down with…

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has kept the policy rate unchanged at 14.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive session, citing improved outlook to growth and inflation. Addressing a press conference in Accra, Dr…

Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) experienced modest gains in deposits mobilization and thereby, positioned the rural banking industry firmly in the country’s financial sector. The total deposits of RCBs grew from GH¢2.85 billion in 2017…

Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated his promise to build a brand new modern hospital in the Bawku Municipality. He said even though there was a missionary…

Ghana will host the 2021 West Africa CelebrateLAB conference in Accra in collaboration with the West Africa Scientists to provide knowledge for medical laboratory professionals. The Conference is scheduled to take place from April 20 to…

The former boss of carmaker Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, should receive compensation from Japan because his detention there lacked legal grounds and ran counter to fair trial rules, a panel of UN human rights experts has found. "The…