The African Association of Psychiatrists and Allied Professionals (AAPAP) is to meet in the Ghanaian capital for its second annual conference from 25-28 June. Roughly 600 mental health professionals from all over the world will gather at the Ghana College of...

The annual Ghana Music Awards festival takes place in Accra from 24-27 April. As in previous years nominated musicians from across the country will be competing in 26 categories including song of the year, album of the year and artiste of...

The first ever international business conference for environmentally friendly off-grid lighting takes place in Accra from 5-8 May. Representatives of the global lighting industry, international and local financial institutions, private developers, government agencies, non-governmental organisations and international and bilateral development agencies...

Accra is to get 13 new or improved boreholes in an attempt to mitigate the ongoing water shortages in the capital and surrounding areas. Neighbourhoods set to benefit from the works include Tantra Hill, Dome, Ashongman, Frafraha and Dodowa. Minister of...

An ongoing strike by Ghana’s railway workers risks seriously damaging the national railway company, managing director Rufus Quaye has said. Companies such as Ghana Manganese Company that normally use the Ghana Railway Company to transport their products and materials have begun...

Ghana is in the grips of a serious water crisis due to work on infrastructure and prolonged dry weather, local news sources report. In mid-February the privately owned Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (AVRL), which runs the country’s water supply system on...

The West Africa regional programme office of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched a project to assist the growing number of woodcarvers in Ghana who are unable to access their traditional carving materials due to deforestation. Ghana’s 3,500...

The Accra-based African University College of Communications (AUCC) is to move into new premises in the central district of Adabraka on 1 March. The university is currently located in the northern suburb of Legon, about 14 km from the city centre. The...

Egypt has clinched the Africa Cup of Nations title for a record sixth time following its 1-0 victory over Cameroon on 10 February. The defending champions scored in the 77th minute after having the run of the first half as Cameroon...

Ghana’s Black Stars are out of the 2008 African Cup of Nations after losing their semi-final match against Cameroon 0-1. The Indomitable Lions will now meet Egypt’s Pharoahs for the final game of the tournament at Accra’s Ohene Djan stadium on...