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Ghana , Volkswagen strike a deal to start producing vehicles

Ike Dzokpo - Sep 18, 2018

Volkswagen has taken a laudable step by signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Ghana to start the process of establishing...

British Airways To Offer Exclusive Sale As Terminal 3 Opens

Sammy Adjei - Sep 12, 2018

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British Airways is offering a special club world discount offer of $2139 for its Ghanaian customers. The fare, which excludes taxes, fees and other surcharges,...

Daily Trust Opens Nomination For 2018 African Of The Year Award

Sammy Adjei - Aug 23, 2018

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A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nomination of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2017, opened...

West Africa needs two million bpd petroleum refinery capacity – expert

xinhuanet.com - Jun 11, 2018

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The West African sub-region needs at least a two million barrels per day capacity petroleum refinery to meet market demands for finished products in...

West Africa’s Peace and Sports Ambassador is Fianoo

Ghana News Agency - May 21, 2018

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Mr. Kudjoe Fianoo, Chairman of Ghana League Club Association (GHALCA), has been appointed ambassador for Peace and Sports for West Africa, by an international...

Ghana is West Africa’s Transhipment Hub

Ghana News Agency - May 3, 2018

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Ghana is gradually becoming a trans-shipment hub in West Africa following expansion works carried out at the Tema Port, Mr Anthony Firmin, the Chief...

Fisheries Programme Committees for West Africa inducted

Ghana News Agency - Apr 20, 2018

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Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) has inaugurated two reconstituted committees for the implementation of the final component of...

CoinAfrique classifieds app platform raises €2,5 Million in Series A Round

News Ghana - Apr 14, 2018

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CoinAfrique, the most downloaded classifieds app in French-speaking Africa, aims to exceed 10 million monthly users by 2022. The classified ads platform CoinAfrique has raised...

The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

AfDB Evaluates West Africa’s Economies

Ghana News Agency - Mar 17, 2018

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The African Development Bank has expanded its flagship publication, the African Economic Outlook, with five regional reports. The regional economic studies were released in Tunis...

Borderless Alliance seeks to promote regional trade in local products

Ghana News Agency - Mar 17, 2018

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Mr Ziad Hamoui, President, Borderless Alliance-Ghana, has advocated regional trade in locally made products among West African countries. Addressing a bilateral workshop between border agencies...

Consumer Confidence holds steady in West Africa

News Ghana - Jan 15, 2018

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Nigerian and Ghanaian Consumer Confidence up by 1 point in each country in Quarter 3, 2017 Lagos, 15 January 2018 - The release of Nielsen’s...

Customers peruse goods at Makola market in Accra, Ghana, June 15, 2015.Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Chinese manufacturers see potential in Ghana’s market

xinhuanet.com - Dec 7, 2017

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As the economy of Ghana expands, many opportunities are opened for international trade transactions, Chinese manufacturers affirmed at a four-day Agro-Food West Africa which...

Ghana Stands As West Africa’s Leader in Real Estate Investment

News Ghana - Dec 5, 2017

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Calvin Kwadwo Bediako, CEO of the Canal Group, who has pioneered work and advised extensively in the emerging markets for more than 15 years...

GIPC seeks to be an anchor of Ghana’s investment

ABK - Nov 29, 2017

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The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) would be in the long-term transformed into an economic development agency to create its operational efficiency, Mr Yofi...

eShun Picked As UNHCR ‘Statelessness’ Campaign Supporter

News Ghana - Nov 26, 2017

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After successfully representing Ghana at Dakar, Senegal for the Statelessness Campaign by United Nations High Commission on Refuges (UNHCR) West Africa, the silky voiced,...

Critical matters concerning PLWDs ignored

ABK - Nov 24, 2017

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Students from the Cape Coast School for the Deaf have appealed to Parliament to advocate on issues concerning People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs), which...

Many Physicians lack knowledge on nutritional counselling

ABK - Nov 24, 2017

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Boston University (USA) and MedInscribe in collaboration with Nestlé Nutrition Institute (NNI) have held a convocation and symposium in Accra for 35 Health Care...

National Security Sharpens ability to respond to Terrorism

ABK - Nov 23, 2017

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Commissioner of Police George Asiamah (Rtd), Director Counter Terrorism, Ministry of National Security has announced a multi-agency simulation exercise codenamed: ‘’Exercise Home Shield’’, to...

Fourth edition of Damang Goldfields PGA tournament launched

ABK - Nov 23, 2017

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The Fourth edition of the Damang Goldfields PGA tournament was on Tuesday launched at the Goldfields West Africa Regional Office in Accra with a...

West Africa’s 1st Offshore Training School Opens

News Ghana - Nov 20, 2017

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Mr Egbert Faibille Jnr, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Commission, has said as a first step to enhance the capacity of Ghanaians in...

Announcing Today’s Big Chocolate Industry

News Ghana - Nov 18, 2017

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After a bitter past, the chocolate industry is off to a sweet new start when it comes to protecting forests, as it agreed today...

Stakeholders Find Ways To Equip African Youth

ABK - Nov 17, 2017

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Dr Mohammed ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for West Africa and the Sahel, has said there is...

NEIP Leadership Urged To Use Funds For Appropriate Purpose

ABK - Nov 15, 2017

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Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana, has lauded the Government for taking bold steps to advance entrepreneurship in Ghana by instituting the...

Niger unrest on Oct. 30, 2017 sparked by austerity budget

Viewpoint: Pentagon Explanations for Niger Operations Cannot Conceal Strategic Interests

News Ghana - Nov 14, 2017

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Cover up underway to obscure why AFRICOM is escalating its presence on the continent Almost on a daily basis the recounting of circumstances involving the...

Noguchi Memorial To Research Into Dangerous Diseases

ABK - Nov 13, 2017

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The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, (NMIMR) of the University of Ghana, will soon acquire extra two P3 Laboratories through a Japanese Government...

Rigworld Offshore Training Center is Here to Stay

News Ghana - Nov 13, 2017

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With increased mining activity in West Africa especially Ghana, it has become essential to have adequate and the necessary training facilities to train and...

5 African Teams Book Slots For Russia 2018

ABK - Nov 13, 2017

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The road to the 2018 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) came to an end for Africa, over the weekend, with five countries booking...

Benin Becomes 17th Member Africa Finance Corporation

News Ghana - Nov 13, 2017

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The Republic of Benin (Benin) has become the 17th Member State of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa's premier infrastructure development finance institution. Hon. Romuald Wadagni,...

Ghana Gov’t Urged To Remove 25% Private Tertiary Educational Tax

ABK - Nov 12, 2017

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Dr Tony Oteng Gyasi, a renowned Ghanaian businessman has commended government for making moves to remove the 25 per cent corporate tax on private...

Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle

Churches Called To Lead Fight Against Poverty

ABK - Nov 9, 2017

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The fifth delegates’ congress of Regional Union of Catholic Priests in West Africa (RUPWA) has opened in Koforidua with a call to the church...

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