Akufo-Addo To Ministry of Finance
President Akufo Addo has directed the Ministry of Finance to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian employees at the Ministry of Defense. The President said the outstanding arrears follow their...
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Pay Military Civilians’ Arrears – Akufo-Addo To Fair Wages Commission
President Akufo Addo has directed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian employees at the Ministry of Defense. The President said the outstanding arrears...
Akufo-Addo Leaves Ghana To Attend AU Summit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Ethiopia capital, Addis Ababa to attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Africa Union. The meeting of the Heads of State will take place from...
Total To Sign Iran Gas Deal, Biggest Since Sanctions Lifted
French energy giant Total will finally sign its multi-billion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field on Monday, the oil ministry said, in the biggest foreign deal since sanctions...
Total To Sign $4.8 Bn Gas Deal With Iran
French energy giant Total is to sign a $4.8 billion agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field, the oil ministry said Sunday, in the biggest foreign deal since sanctions were eased. "The...
Speak Out Against Ills of Society – President Urges Senior Citizens
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the country’s ‘senior citizens’ to speak out and join his government’s fight against the ills of society. These ills, according to...
I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he made about two MSNBC TV presenters. “My use of social media is not...
Who Is Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa At All?
On 15th May, 2017, assumed office as acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) prior to his appointment by His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In his maiden...
Each Region To Get Two Waste Treatment Plants – Sanitation Minister Hints
Ghana has been grappling with waste management over the years owing to indiscriminate disposal of refuse and poor waste collection systems. Over four thousand metric tonnes of waste is said to be...
From Promise To Prison
Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who was released from prison on Sunday has seen a humiliating fall from grace....
Pacquiao Loss Leaves War-Weary Filipinos In Disbelief
Millions of boxing fans in the Philippines including those displaced by fighting with Islamist militants walked away in stunned disbelief as national hero Manny Pacquiao lost his world title to...
‘Schoolmaster’ Xi Leaves Hong Kong Smarting
A landmark visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hong Kong left little doubt that Beijing views the city as a destabilising hotbed of unacceptable political dissent that must prove its loyalty,...
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked south, days before the Supreme Court is set to rule on its legality this week....
Samsung Confirms Launch of Refurbished Galaxy Note 7s
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it would start selling a refurbished version of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone this week after an embarrassing recall over exploding batteries rocked the tech giant last...
Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, with France urging greater support for the Sahel region amid mounting...
Al-Qaeda In Mali Releases Video Showing Six Foreign Hostages Alive
Al-Qaeda's Mali branch has released a proof-of-life video of six foreign hostages, including elderly Australian surgeon Arthur Kenneth Elliott and Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, US-based monitoring...
Benin, A Ponzi Scheme and A Long Wait For Answers
Sadiatou used to be a well-off trader of traditional cloth at the market in Benin's economic hub of Cotonou but now sells school equipment from the doorstep of her home. In 2010 she sank more than...
Stigma Keeps Drug Addicts Quiet In Gaza Strip
After Umm Mazen found her husband shivering in his bed and complaining of a migraine, he confessed he was addicted to painkillers and could no longer provide for the family. In the Gaza Strip, the...
Egypt Fuel Price Hikes Fan Inflation Fears
Hisham Gaber had been preparing his wedding for months, but started to have second thoughts as inflation in Egypt rocketed due to government austerity measures, including sharp increases in fuel...
Californians Take A Shine To Solar Power
Jacquie Barnbrook had grown tired of the high electricity bills and her gas-guzzling luxury car when she finally decided to take the plunge last year. The 52-year-old Los Angeles resident joined an...