Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country's Western Region.
The monument is intended to honor the development initiatives the president has (...)
MAKKAH — Ismael Maysounah, a Ghanaian man whose initial attempt to perform Hajj in 2013 was thwarted by illness, has finally realized his dream.
Maysounah was deeply saddened over the past ten years, continuously praying for another opportunity to (...)
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said.
Most had only been in the job, based in Ghana's capital, Accra, (...)
The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare was speaking at the 2023 UN (...)
Raphael Dwamena, who played for the Ghana international football team, has died at the age of 28 after collapsing during a match, the Ghana Football Association announced.
"Our thoughts are with the family of Raphael Dwamena at this difficult time," (...)
Most parts of Ghana have been plunged into darkness due to a lack of gas to power machinery used to generate electricity in the country.
Power distribution firm Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused "a supply gap of 550MW (...)
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is "out of control", according to the head of one of the world's biggest nursing groups.
The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana's health system is struggling (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 378 food baskets to families in need in the Brong-Ahafo and Ashanti regions of the Republic of Ghana. The distribution has benefited a total of 2,268 people, as part of the (...)
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 910 food baskets to some of the neediest families in the Kumasi region in Ghana, benefiting 5,460 people, as part of the Food Basket Project 2023 in Ghana.
The (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) on Wednesday distributed 300 food baskets in Kumasi Province, the Republic of Ghana, benefiting 1,800 people as part of the Ramadan Food Baskets Distribution Project in the Republic of Ghana (...)
Hundreds of people including Ghana's president are paying their last respects to Christian Atsu, who died in last month's earthquake in Turkey.
His funeral is being held outside State House in Ghana's capital, Accra.
"In life I love you darling, in (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) delivered yesterday 50 tons of dates as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gift to the Republic of Ghana.
The gift comes within the humanitarian and relief programs being implemented by the (...)
World leaders and dignitaries have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96.
They have honored the Queen's deep sense of duty and her resilience, as well as her sense of humor and kindness.
France's Emmanuel Macron led the (...)
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.
It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti region.
Their samples came (...)
Democratic and responsible governance is needed to counter ongoing insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, the UN Special Representative for the sub-region told the Security Council on Thursday.
Khatir Mahamat Saleh Annadif was presenting the (...)
Preliminary findings of two Marburg virus cases have prompted Ghana to prepare for a potential outbreak of the disease.
If confirmed, these would the first such infections recorded in the country, and only the second in West Africa. Marburg is a (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 320 Ramadan food baskets in Mamobi city in the Republic of Ghana, benefiting 1,920 individuals.
This comes within the framework of the Ramadan Feeding Initiative, which (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday welcomed the setting up of a new Heads of State and Government Group to get the world back on track to reduce premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart and lung (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed yesterday 2,090 Ramadan food baskets in Mamobi and Nima in the Republic of Ghana, benefiting 2,090 families.
This comes within the framework of the Ramadan Ita'am (Feeding) (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) inaugurated Tuesday a food baskets distribution project in Accra, the Republic of Ghana.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Ghana Meshal bin Hamdan Al-Rogi, a (...)
A UN envoy will travel to Burkina Faso over the weekend on a "good offices mission" in the wake of the military coup last Sunday.
The visit by Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, was (...)
Ghana is demanding that all adult travellers flying into the country provide proof of full vaccination, effective from midnight December 12, BBC reported.
Ghanaian citizens and residents abroad are exempt for up to two weeks, but will be required to (...)
Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Drastic measures to prevent coronavirus spread, and heightened (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) delivered yesterday 50 tons of dates as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's gift to the Republic of Ghana.
The gift comes within humanitarian and relief programs being implemented by the government (...)
COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases are now increasing in most regions of the world. Meanwhile, (...)
