President launches road map for realisation of SDGs

June 16, 2021 The country’s financing road map for the realisation of the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched at the Jubilee House in Accra. The launch of the road map, which...

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Germany Says Economy May Grow 4% This Year as Pandemic Eases

June 16, 2021 A senior official says the German economy, Europe’s biggest, may grow up to 4% this year as the coronavirus pandemic recedes. The German economy, Europe’s biggest, may grow up to 4%...

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African countries urged to intensify efforts to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines

June 16, 2021 The African Union (AU) on Monday emphasized the need to scale up COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing in Africa so as to achieve universal and equitable access. The latest call was made by the...

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Germany aims to get self-driving cars on the roads in 2022

June 16, 2021 German lawmakers greenlit a bill that would allow for some autonomous vehicles to hit public roads as early as next year. But those looking for a driverless joyride on the Autobahn will...

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Media Commission, NCA sign agreement with stakeholders to sanitise airwaves

June 16, 2021 The National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with some stakeholders in the media industry to sanitise...

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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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World Bank approves $200m more for COVID-19

June 16, 2021 The World Bank has approved $200 million as additional funding for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (EPRP). The money will enable the government to procure...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS Summit this week

June 15, 2021 Ghana will, from today, host the Mid-Year Statutory Meetings of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Accra, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms...

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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development

June 15, 2021 African economies are at a pivotal juncture. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity to a standstill. Africa’s hard-won economic gains of the last two decades, critical in...

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Maritime Authority moves to enhance policing of nation’s waters

June 15, 2021 … as Gulf of Guinea accounts for 43% of reported piracy in Q1 2021    The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has entered into a strategic partnership to better communicate with...

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