Players from refugee and host communities take part in three-day training programme with coaches from Italian football club Sampdoria in peace initiative
Patrick Amba tries on a pair of new soccer boots, a deep blue t-shirt with a red s…
The festival will take place between 21-24 June in Niamey and will bring together artists from Benin, Togo, Guinea-Conakry and Spain
Marking the International Day of the African Child this past Sunday (16/06) in Niamey, the Internationa…
Air Malta managed to turn its business around after two decades of losses and soar with the big boys and girls in the airline industry. But how?
Air Malta is a tiny operator with 10 aircraft that had experienced two decades of annual lo…
The number of people forced from their homes has tripled now reaching 170,000
PRESSING NEEDS OF UNPARALLELED SCALE AND SCOPE
The scale of the emergency has outstripped resources
Armed violence and insecurity have s…
Panasonic Signs Joint Business Development Agreement with Startup Linkwiz to Enhance Welding Processes in Manufacturing
Accelerating “Gemba Process Innovation” via collaboration with partner company
On June 17, 2019, Panasonic Corpor…
Ecobank was also nominated for African Bank of the Year in the Awards
Ecobank (Ecobank.com) has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigious African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Eco…
“We believe that achieving racial justice requires that we all understand racism and that this is best done through visceral experiences rather than intellectual exercises.” – Dr. Courtney Cogburn
Since the 1990s, Virtual Reality projec…
Fifteen trailblazers won the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award, with winners attending a special ceremony on Friday, 14 June
The Duke of Sussex presented prizes to innovators in international …
Statement by UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins
“UNICEF condemns the use of children as human bombs and in any combat or non-combat roles in the conflict in north-east Nigeria.
“According to several reports, thre…
Grades, this word matters more than anything in today’s world.
With job crisis looming around the world as automation threaten to takes away most of the jobs that we see now, the level of competition among students has touched the roof.…
England captain Eoin Morgan broke the record for sixes in a one-day international innings with an astonishing display of hitting in the World Cup match against Afghanistan.
Morgan hammered 17 sixes in his 148 off 71 balls on a riotous a…
The World Health Organization has decided not to declare a global emergency over the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The WHO said Ebola was "very much an emergency" in the region, but it did not pose a global threat.
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The difference observed in HIV prevalence between men and women in the 20−29 age group is greater than that observed in the Eastern and some Southern African countries
In Western and Central Africa (WCA), survey data suggest that HIV pr…
The green course of the Tema Country Golf Club was the venue where Samuel Gyekye etched his name in the annals of the country’s golf to become the new MTN Invitational Golf Tournament champion last Friday.
Gyekye, from the Tafo Golf Clu…
It was once a shoreline buried by enough trash to render it invisible, warranting the unfortunate nickname “toilet bowl”. Now the Philippines' Manila Bay beach is unrecognisably clean compared with a few months ago, a transformation so sud…
New policies and investments urgently needed in support of rural youth in poorest countries, says a new UN report
Effective policies and investments are urgently needed if the world's poorest countries are to offer a future to hundreds …
Top performing Sales Personnel were treated to a one week all-expense paid trip to Dubai for their outstanding performance in 2018.
Four Territory Sales Managers (TSMs), four Dalex Paddies (DPs) and a staff from the Investment Team bene…
Financial stocks trended lower, dragging the GSE Composite Index down by 7.10 points (-0.30%) to close at 2,394.86 with a -6.90% year-to-date return while market capitalization declined by 0.12% to settle at GH¢58.73 billion.
The GSE …
This coveted recognition further re-enforces the brand’s deep understanding of a rapidly evolving market and its growing traction in South Africa
For an impressive ninth consecutive year, Protea Hotels by Marriott® (ProteaHotels.com) ha…
Baker Mckenzie releases cross-border IPO index h1 2019 – Africa
overall capital raising decreases due to dip in domestic listings; pipeline may boost region's performance through rest of the year.
Capital raised by African issuers de…
Five months ago, sitting in a news conference at the Australian Open, I thought I was seemingly on the verge of retiring from the sport that I love.
It was uncomfortable playing with my children at the soft play centre. I couldn't sleep…
Survey* finds MCIPS professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa earn almost double compared to non-MCIPS with wages generally on the rise, up 15% from the previous year
Professional members of CIPS receive 47% more in salary than their non-qual…
Lab announces NYC Physical Space with 5G Capability, Partnerships with WarnerMedia Ad Sales and AT&T’s Xandr as well as the Appointment of a Design Firm
The WarnerMedia Innovation Lab made several key announcements today, deepening its …
Oil and gas production over the next 10 years would inject billions of dollars into the Senegalese economy and support more than 1 million jobs
The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) rejects the accusations made by the recent BB…
Former Uefa president Michel Platini is being questioned by French anti-corruption investigators over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
Platini, 63, was head of European football's governing body until being banned in 2015 fo…
Global Voice Group (GVG) will attend the 10th edition of Angotic from 18 to 20 June in Luanda’s Talatona Convention Center.
GLOBAL VOICE GROUP PROMOTES DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SOLUTIONS IN ANGOTIC
GLOBAL VOICE GROUP (GVG), AN INTER…
The latest World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) report has ranked Ghana as the last but one country on harmonised test scores of children from basic to secondary school education in the world.
The report stressed that although Ghana had…
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has received a £12m-a-year offer to take over as manager at Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.
Benitez, 59, is out of contract at the end of June but has been offered a new deal by Newcastle owner Mik…
A nationwide training programme to equip more than 10,000 personnel in the health sector to combat malaria has began.
The training, which is under the National Malaria Control Programme (NAMCOP), will train the workers on how to effecti…
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku "has to leave" the Premier League club, says Belgium manager Roberto Martinez.
Lukaku, 26, joined United from Everton for £75m in July 2017 and has scored 42 goals in 96 games at Old Trafford.
…
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has apologised for an extradition bill that sparked mass protests, acknowledging it is now "unlikely" it will pass.
Millions have taken to the streets against the proposals, which would allow extradition to…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the Minerals Commission to enforce the local content law in the mining industry.
He said the commission also needed to build the capacity of local people to actively participate in the mini…
Charlton Athletic boss Lee Bowyer has agreed a one-year contract extension with the club a day after the Addicks said they were unable to agree terms.
The 42-year-old led the Addicks to the Championship this season with victory in the L…
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has provided four designated places for residents of Lower Weija and its catchment areas in the Weija/Gbawe municipality in the Greater Accra Region who may be displaced in the wake of …
Celtic's Scott Brown wants Scotland's football authorities to have a look at how the fixture list can be altered to help avoid player burnout.
Some clubs have already returned to pre-season training only a week after a round of Euro 202…
Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya could be paying up to 30 times more than the recommended price for medicines, a new report says.
US-based Center for Global Development (CDG) says that lower to middle-income countries a…
The European Union (EU) is to invest €4.5 billion of its budget in Africa to generate about 10 million jobs on the continent in about three years.
The Vice-President of the EU Commission for Jobs, Growth and Investment, Mr Jyrki Kataine…
Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd is retiring with immediate effect after an 18-year career.
The former Rangers forward, 35, scored a total of 293 goals at club level and netted seven times for Scotland.
Boyd won six trophies at Ibrox and…
Whenever I go on a coaching course, I have to spend the week earning respect, whereas a man gets it automatically.
So I can only imagine the pressure a woman would be under if she was a manager in the men's game, a subject that was brou…
A former Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Mr Henry Ametefee, has been elected as the Volta Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr Ametefee polled 310 votes out of the total of 603 votes to secure his victory.
…
Social media giant Facebook has unveiled plans to launch a new digital currency, called Libra, next year.
It said people would be able to make payments with the currency via its own apps, as well as on messaging service WhatsApp.
Fir…
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has begun an engagement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines and some mining companies to locally process 30 per cent of the gold mined in the country.
This is to tap into the synergies along the v…
It was the most contentious moment of the Women's World Cup so far.
When Wendie Renard sent her late re-taken penalty into the top corner to earn hosts France a 1-0 win over stubborn Nigeria, it sparked "confusion" and "bemusement" on s…
Afro Global Alliance Ghana and other partners - Aurum Institute and Ghana Health Service, have held the third edition of an ongoing Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Awareness campaign using football as a medium to g…
Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Minister of Youth and Sport, has said the New Edubiase Sport Stadium will be re-designed to conform to the approved international standards, with modern facilities.
According to him, the stadium which had been …
Lana Clelland believes Scotland have "goals that can come from all over the pitch" as they seek to beat Argentina on Wednesday and reach the last 16 of the Women's World Cup. (Edinburgh Evening News)
Celtic target David Turnbull, 19, is…
Charles Kwablan Akonnor, Head Coach of Asante Kotoko has hit back at Hearts of Oak’s Kim Grant for saying Kotoko did not embark on strategic signings during the pre- season.
According to Akunnor, it was better to sign unstrategic player…
Joel Asare - Ghana’s representative in the Free Style Football at the first ever African Beach Games in Sal, Cape Verde, failed to live up to his dream as he lost the battle for the bronze medal to Algeria.
Asare, who is the flag bearer…
France finished top of Group A after a twice-taken penalty by Wendie Renard gave them victory over Nigeria in an incident-packed Women's World Cup game.
The initial penalty - awarded after a video assistant referee review for a foul on …
Black Stars assistant coach, Ibrahim Tanko, has revealed that Ghana tried a new system of play against South Africa to see how it will work at the Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
In a chat with the Daily Graphic yesterday from…
