Tag Archives: GHANA

The Ghana Commodity Exchange on Monday added rice contracts [Ghana rice] to the number of commodities traded on the electronic trading platform following the approval by the Security and Exchange Commission. The move is expected to boost local rice production and consumption as government works to put a moratorium on …

The World Bank Board of Directors have approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help Ghana and some other African countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change. The grant fulfils the World Bank’s commitment at the 2019 United Nations …

Former Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Emmanuel Asante, has said while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) can disagree with the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the recent elections, its actions must not destabilise the peace of the country. The comments by the immediate past Chairman of …

Ghana ranked Fifth and scored 0.875 on the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index with 24 requiring no visa to enter the country, 28 requiring visas on arrival with travelers from Morocco requiring visas to enter the jurisdiction. The Index shows Benin, Seychelles, and the Gambia topping the ranking in allowing …

More than a year after it closed its land borders, Nigeria is considering reopening them as soon as possible, according to its President, Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement was made during a meeting with governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Sources say Nigeria first …

Accra – 9 December 2020 – Ghana’s 2020 elections were organised in an efficient manner and took place in a peaceful atmosphere, according to the preliminary findings of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM). However, shortcomings identified by previous EU EOMs, mainly related to the transparency of campaign finance …

Ghana’s election yesterday went on successfully without any violence. President Akufo Addo yesterday retain his seat after he was declared Winner of the 2020 general elections. The Opposition party addressed their comrades severally after the declaration and according to them, they do not accept the declaration by the Electoral Commission. …

A ferocious international bidding war for one of the most well-endowed gold mining concessions discovered in recent history has taken a dramatic new turn with what has been a two-horde tussle having become a three horse race. The late entry of a wholly Ghanaian owned company which is looking to …

Ghana’s U20 men’s national team, the Black Satellites, have qualified to the semi-finals of the 2020 WAFU B tournament. Karim Zito’s men achieved the feet after 1-0 win over the Nigerian U20 side at the Stade de Gaules in Benin on Wednesday afternoon in the ongoing WAFU B tournament. Precious …

The Ghana Armed Forces says claims that it has relocated some of its military equipment from the national capital to the Volta and Oti Regions to suppress voters in the area on Election Day are untrue. It follows the circulation of social media audio alleging that the security agency intends …