Doctors’ strike continues in Ghana

Ghana’s president John Evans Atta Mills has drawn up emergency measures to deal with a nationwide strike by doctors in the country’s public hospitals and health institutions. The strike, called by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on 8 October, relates...

Ghana seventh on 2011 Ibrahim Index

Ghana comes seventh for the second year in a row on the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The 2011 index was released on 10 October. Ahead of Ghana is Mauritius in the number one slot, followed by Cape Verde, Botswana,...

Ghana Post computerises its services

Ghana Post has computerised its services and is updating and reforming its infrastructure in the face of increasing competition from global integrated telecommunications and software technology, known as ICT (Information, Communication and Technology). Ghana Post has introduced...

World Tourism Day in Ghana

Ghana celebrates World Tourism Day at the Tafi-Atome monkey sanctuary in Hohoe in the Volta region north of Accra on 27 September. Under the theme Tourism: Linking Cultures, Ghana will showcase its culture and tourist attractions to both domestic and...

Mining summit in Accra

The fourth West & Central Africa Mining Summit takes place in Accra from 25-27 September. Topics up for discussion include regional mining regulations and tax information, the outlook on foreign investments from major players like China, as well as investment opportunities...

Ghana ranks high on peace list

Ghana is ranked as the third most peaceful country in Africa after Botswana and Malawi, according to the 2011 Global Peace Index published by the Institute of Economics and Peace in the United States. It ranks 42 on the world...

Floods in Ghana’s Eastern Province

Floods in Ghana’s Eastern Province caused by illegal mining swept through eight communities in the province, 85km northwest of Accra, killing at least five people and displacing over 5,000 people. Authorities say that miners blocked the river Birim and diverted its...

India to supply Ghana with waste management facilities

India is to donate $10 million worth of waste management equipment to authorities in Ghana to deal with mounting waste and poor sanitary conditions in Accra and other urban areas. A range of machines and facilities including 25 skip trucks...

National Science Congress in Accra

Ghana's ministry of environment, science and technology (MEST) is to hold the country's inaugural national science congress in Accra on 2-5 August. The four-day congress has as its theme Water, Sanitation and the Environment – Securing our Future through Science and...

Ghana Energy Summit in Accra

The Ghana Energy Summit 2011 takes place on 14-15 November in Accra, with many of the world's largest oil companies and suppliers in attendance. The event is expected to attract hundreds of international investors keen to get involved in the...