Africa Archive

There was a flight scare at Yanowa near Asamankese in the Eastern region after a helicopter transporting gold from the Bibiani Chirano gold mines to Accra developed a mechanical fault and forced landed at a maize farm at Kumikrom. No member

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu is expected to brief the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament later Monday July 23, 2018 on the killing of some seven suspected criminals in Kumasi. The Minority ahead of the meeting

As part of the measures to control security risks, and to facilitate identification procedures, the government of Canada will on July 31, 2018 commerce the use of biometrics procedures for all its applicant. All applicants from Europe, the Middle East, and

Government has announced a closed season for the month of August, during which no fishing activity will be permitted in Ghana’s marine waters – with the tuna fleet excepted. The directive, which affects all other fleets including artisanal fisheries, is in

Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director, National Population Council, has said family planning hold the key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She underscored the need for voluntary family planning to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger towards achieving universal primary education,

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Minister Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has told Parliament that the government is yet to establish the actual number of Ghanaians stranded in Libya. They were, however, doing everything through Ghana’s Missions in Valletta, Malta, Tripoli and

Chief of the Fulani Community in the Ashanti Region has commended Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for setting up its first cattle ranch in the Afram Plains to solve the clash between nomadic herdsmen and farmers. According to Osman bin

The management of Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti region, have attributed the death of a 30-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby to inadequate beds at the theatre. It was reported that the 30-year-old pregnant woman died at the Suntreso