Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has called for an urgent summit of leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to try and resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
The talks are seen as last-ditch attempts to revive t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday signed the Book of Condolence for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, opened at the British High Commission in Accra.
Prince Philip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, …
George Floyd's death should have been classified as "undetermined", an expert has told the murder trial of former US police officer Derek Chauvin.
Forensic pathologist David Fowler told the court in Minnesota that the cause of Mr Floyd'…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday opened a two-day bi-partisan Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining, in Accra, and called on participants to discuss illegal small-scale mining devoid of partisan politics, narrow and pa…
Driving to Taliban-controlled territory doesn't take long. Around 30 minutes from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, passing large craters left by roadside bombs, we meet our host: Haji Hekmat, the Taliban's shadow mayor in Balkh distric…
Cryptocurrency firm Coinbase, which runs a top exchange for Bitcoin and other digital currency trading, hit a market value of nearly $100bn (£72.5bn) in its stock market listing.
Shares debuted on the Nasdaq at a price of $381, but late…
Mr Kwame Agyeman-Budu, the Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has described accusations and allegations levelled against him by the Unions as untrue.
The Junior and Senior Staff Unions of the Company had p…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for broad-based national consensus that would promote a responsible, viable, and environmentally sustainable small-scale mining industry.
He said there was need to address and stamp out t…
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has launched a programme to reduce exposure to mercury and regulate mercury use in artisanal small-scale gold mining.
The programme is known as the Africa Environme…
Illegal connections in the country’s electricity distribution system are denying electricity distributors more than GH¢1.3 billion annually.
The loss constitutes an average extra cost of 15Gp per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of energy that consu…
The country can prevent up to 5,500 premature deaths with improvements in air quality, while increased physical activity such as cycling and brisk walking over the next 35 years can prevent additional 33,000 premature deaths, a new report …
The trial of the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, was yesterday adjourned by the Accra High Court to May 18, this year because a key witness was indisposed.
Chief Inspector …
The Founder of the Salt and Light Ministries, Rev. Joyce Aryee, has urged the youth to be creative with how they deal with problems in the new world in order to stay relevant.
She urged them to think about what they wanted to do, the ef…
Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League, three points off the top four
Liverpool's Champions League campaign ended in disappointment as Real Madrid set up a semi-final meeting with Chelsea by keeping Jurgen Klopp's side at bay in a go…
Joel Embiid scored 39 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 123-117 and moved into first place in the Eastern Conference.
Embiid also registered 13 rebounds as Philadelphia overcame Brooklyn, who were missing several p…
Manchester City are through to the semi-finals of the Champions League for only the second time after sealing victory over Borussia Dortmund in the last eight courtesy of comeback win in Germany.
Holding a 2-1 lead from the first leg, C…
When Bukayo Saka takes to the field on Thursday - fitness permitting - and attempts to play his part in steering Arsenal past Slavia Prague and into the Europa League semi-finals, he will not be short of support.
In the corridors at Gre…
Liverpool's all-conquering season that brought them the club's first league title in 30 years seemed an age away as they were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final at a deserted Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's side, wh…
The quadruple is still on.
Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. Now Paris St-Germain, with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar et al, stand in the way of a first Champions League final appeara…
Ghana Premier League leaders Kumasi Asante Kotoko have taken delivery of brand new electronic products worth over GHS200,000 as part of their partnership agreement with Chinese multinational manufacturer Hisense Ghana.
The items which w…
Top executives of Betway-sponsored teams were hosted by the leading online sports betting company in a virtual session on Wednesday (April 14, 2021).
The leadership roundtable is one of the many initiatives set up by Betway to offer sup…
Some residents of the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District have refused to be part of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise in health facilities n the district.
An observation made by GNA at the various centers suggested that some …
Transport operators should not compromise on the stipulated road safety protocols to avoid preventable crashes and related negative consequences, the National Road Safety Authority (NSRA) has advised.
Mr Kwame Koduah Atuahene, the Head …
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Mahamudu Yakubu has handed over about 80 hectares of land to a Contractor for the construction of an integrated recycling and compost plant at Sherigu in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Regio…
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa ( AOB) district health directorate has recorded a tremendous dip in malaria cases in the district.
The district recorded 632 malaria cases in 2020 as compared to 913 and 943 cases recorded in 2019 and 2018 resp…
Government on Tuesday launched the Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Programme aimed at reducing the environmental health risks from harmful chemicals and e-waste by building institutional capacities in pollution managem…
Ehunabobrim Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, Member of the Council of State, has entreated Ghanaians, irrespective of their political, religious and ethnic affiliations, to join the 'Green Ghana Project' campaign to plant five million trees a day a…
New Zealand is to become the world's first country to bring in a law forcing its financial firms to report on the effects of climate change.
The country wants to be carbon neutral by 2050 and says the financial sector needs to play its …
David Beckham will mentor young grassroots footballers in a new factual series for Disney+.
The sports star, who captained England and played for clubs including Manchester United and Real Madrid, will return to the east London pitches …
Facebook's Oversight Board is to begin reviewing content which has been allowed to remain on the platform despite requests to remove it.
Previously the board only heard appeals from users about content they felt had been unfairly remove…
Professor Elvis Nyarko, a Marine Expert, has called on government to invest in marine research, capacity building and constant monitoring of the country's coastline to avert any pollution.
He urged government to also have an achievable …
Toshiba's chief executive resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20bn (£14.5bn) buyout bid from private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners.
A statement from the Japanese conglomerate gave no reason for Nobuaki Kurumatani's resign…
Singers Jennifer Lopez and H.E.R. will star in a global streaming and broadcast special on May 8 to raise money for COVID-19 vaccines, following last year’s “One World - Together at Home” fundraiser in which locked-down stars including Lad…
The Minister of. Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been honoured by two institutions at separate ceremonies in Accra.
The honour which coincided with his birthday last Friday were by the leadership of the Dzelukpe Anlo State in the V…
Despite the power outages associated with the Ghana Grid Company’s system upgrade, energy consultant, Dr Sulemana Yussif, believes the exercise is necessary to prevent a total collapse of the country’s power system.
GRIDCo had earlier a…
The governor of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has met health workers in the city of Pemba that was attacked by Islamist militants last month.
Governor Valige Tauabo met the 797 health professionals from the districts of Mocímboa da…
As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service WhatsApp to sell a 300,000 euro diamond ring to a wealthy Swiss client.
At the same time, sales assistan…
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a Non-Governmental Organization, has started implementing a gender sensitive project in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region to promote gender parity and access to equal righ…
The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit (EHSU) of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA) has announced that it is considering to re-institute its spot fines regime to sanction persons caught defecating in the open in the metropolis.
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Social media users have reacted to the sighting of a waterspout, a rare weather event locally known as "Isata" in Rwanda's Lake Ruhondo.
The weather occurrence relates to a spinning column of air and water suspended in the air that is f…
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ho, has ordained six 'transitory' deacons ahead of their ordination into the priesthood.
They are David Seyram Addo, St Francis of Assisi Parish, Dzemeni, Prosper Akumani Toyi, Immaculate Conception Parish,…
Civil Society Organisation, Consumer, Unity and Trust Society, CUTS International, says any upward adjustment of electricity tariffs in the country, will push businesses away from settling in the country.
Their call follows a request by…
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (Minusma) has condemned the assassination of a rebel leader who was a signatory to a 2015 peace accord.
The mission said Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati "was an important player" in negotiations and implement…
Netflix has announced there will be a third and fourth series of its hit period drama Bridgerton.
The announcement comes before its second series has even completed production.
Netflix has previously said Bridgerton is the biggest se…
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the journey of virtual currencies from niche technology to mainstream asset.
The listing is by far the biggest y…
Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) has cut-the-sod for the construction of a modern Forward Moving Base (FOB) at Bui in the Ahafo Region to provide security for the Bui Power Dam and its assets.
The project, sche…
There have been concerns over the effects of deforestation in the Savannah Ecological Zone.
As climate change intensifies in the area, experts say there will be dire consequences in the coming years, if the menace of logging and commerc…
"We need to close the book on a 20-year war," is how a US official put it when he broke the news on Tuesday that the last US troops would be out of Afghanistan by 11 September.
Two decades on, what does this "book" say about the country…
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) classification of Ghana as a Low-income economy is a narrow way of defining a country's economic status, Professor Peter Quartey has said.
Prof Quartey, who is the Head, Economics Division, Instit…
Mr Alex Djonoborh Tetteth, Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Akontombra constituency in the Western North Region has called on Muslim leaders and Imams to ensure members adhered to the COVID-19 safety protocols during the Ramadan fast.
He …