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Implement strategies to sustain increased consumer preference for digital payments – Bawumia

January 19, 2022 Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has asked African countries to introduce innovative ways and strategies to sustain the increased consumer preference for digital payments. According to...

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January 19, 2022 / Comments (0)

AU offers insurance package to farmers

November 10, 2021 The African Union (AU) has given Ghana a certificate of good standing to benefit from an insurance system that will cater for farmers who lose their farm produce during periods of drought...

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November 10, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana places 3rd in cybersecurity in Africa

November 2, 2021 Ghana placed third on the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) in Africa, behind Mauritius and Tanzania, with a score of 86.69 per cent, covering the period 2019-2020. This was contained in the...

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November 2, 2021 / Comments (0)

COVID-19: African Union seals deal with Moderna for 110 million vaccines

October 26, 2021 Moderna today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make up to 110 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available to the African Union. The company in a statement...

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October 26, 2021 / Comments (0)

Govt receives 177,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

August 9, 2021 The government has taken delivery of 177,600 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. That brings to 1,515,450 the total number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the...

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August 9, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana to host Pan African Heritage world conference in August

July 21, 2021 Dr Yaw O. Adutwum, the Minister of Education will deliver the keynote address at the first Pan African Heritage World Conference in Accra on August 6, 2021. A statement copied to the Ghana...

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July 21, 2021 / Comments (0)

AfCFTA lays foundation for establishment of a Continental Common Market

July 1, 2021 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has laid a foundation for the establishment, in future, of a Continental Common Market. Wamkele Mene, the General Secretary of the AfCFTA...

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July 1, 2021 / Comments (0)

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Ghana by August

June 16, 2021 Ghana is expected to receive its first batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in August. This follows the approval by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) for its use in the...

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June 16, 2021 / Comments (0)

MasterCard Foundation commits US$1.3bn to COVID-19 fight in Africa

June 9, 2021 The Mastercard Foundation, an independent non-profit organisation, has announced its intention to allocate US$1.3billion in partnership with the Africa Centre for Disease Control and...

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June 9, 2021 / Comments (0)

Africa’s recovery pathways offer enormous opportunities

April 26, 2021 Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has reminded global audiences of the continent’s vast opportunities for green growth. He sounded a note of...

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April 26, 2021 / Comments (0)