Tag: development agenda
Unity and Cohesion, key to Ghana’s development agenda – NCCE
Ms Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says unity and national cohesion are key ingredients to achieving...
Zambian government says committed to building resilient development agenda
The Zambian government said on Friday that it was committed to exploring new frontiers aimed at building a resilient development agenda.
Minister...
Kenya says to invest in blue economy to attain development agenda
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday his government will invest in the blue economy which has been identified as a priority sector under the...
Ghana needs selfless leaders to speed up development agenda – Bank Manager
A renowned banker in Kumasi, has stressed the need for selfless and patriotic leadership at all levels, to help speed up the development agenda...
Universities must lead development agenda – Prof Gordon
African universities have been charged to design programmes capable of producing critical thinkers and innovators to manage the continent’s natural resources for development.
Professor Chris...
Africa challenged to redefine its development agenda beyond aid
President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged African countries to take charge of their destiny and not to allow national budgets to be over-dependent on aid....
Zambian leader says citizens must drive development agenda
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday said citizens must drive the country's development agenda by making deliberate efforts to work together.
In...
FCPF to reduce carbon emissions through climate-smart cocoa production
Ghana with one of the highest deforestation rates in Africa, has become the third country to sign a landmark agreement with the World Bank...
British High Commissioner Promises Ya-Na Support for Development
Mr Ian Walker, the British High Commissioner to Ghana has expressed their readiness to support the ambitious development agenda that the King of Dagbon,...
Kenyan county partners with IFC to spur development agenda
The World Bank's private sector arm on Monday signed two advisory services agreements with Laikipia County government aimed at assessing the viability of private...
PADO calls for funds to support forest plantation development.
The Private Afforestation Developers Organization (PADO) has called for the setting up of a dedicated fund to support private forest plantation development.
Mr. George Asamoah...
New Initiatives To Coordinate Climate Actions Announced At Bonn
Global cities and communities announced new initiatives at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference to coordinate their many climate action commitments better and deliver...
Africa needs strong political will to integrate development agenda
Ghana's deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Habibu Tijani on Friday called on African governments to garner the necessary political will to integrate the goals of...
Dr Zanetor Calls For Constituents Support
Dr Zanetor Agyemang- Rawlings, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for the Korley Klottey, in the Greater Accra Region has asked her constituents to get...
Constituents of Bunkpurugu promised of better education
The MP, an educationist and management consultant, said he revered education and would continue to expand opportunities for education seeing it as a means...
Government Chalks Success in Development
He was speaking at the Government for the People Forum, organised by the government in Tamale, to educate the people on the projects...
Ivory Burning Is A Serious Setback To Africa’s Development
African countries have been subjected to International treaties which on careful scrutiny; do not serve interests of Africa’s development aspirations.
Policies like ban on ivory...
2nd New Economic Thinking Lectures Slated For Next Month
The event will be held at the Alisa Hotel on February 18, 2016.
The NET Lecture Series is a platform through which YPEN create economic dialogue on...
Africa urged to mobilize domestic resources to implement development agenda
This is the key message in a 2015 Africa Capacity Report launched Monday in Harare by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), a non-profit...
Omanhen of Oguaa commends NDPC
He said the involvement of citizens and political party representatives from the beginning of the process would enable them to own and protect the...
Government to continue fight against poverty
Speaking in Parliament where he presented government’s budget for 2016, Mr Terkper said the government agrees with United Nations’ position that each country has...
Chiefs Urged To Spearhead Development Agenda
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi is pushing the chiefs, staff of traditional councils, regional and national...
Politics and Civil Service of Ghana
: A challenge to the development agenda
Ghana has made significant progress since independence in many areas and has been hailed by many observers across...
Kenyan diplomats to meet on multilateral affairs
Kenyan diplomats will hold a conference next week to discuss multilateral affairs and how they impact on the East African nation's quest to achieve...
Kenya looks at avenues to branch into industrialization
The Kenyan government said on Wednesday it has developed a raft of measures aimed at driving industrialization as well as tackling youth unemployment.
Industrialization and...
Ghanaians welcome 2015 Budget
Ghana?s successful structural transformation rests on three strategic interventions, one of which is the strengthening and deepening of the essential elements and institutions of...
Judicial processes in Ghana are cumbersome-Minister
(By Francis Ameyibor, GNA Special Correspondent, Geneva, Switzerland)
Ghana has submitted documents on Constitutional, Legislative and Institutional Framework adopted towards elimination of gender based discrimination...
Ga South Municipality lacks financial muscle
The Ga South Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with People?s Dialogue, a civil society organization, on Friday organised a forum aimed at validating and gathering...
Researchers Asked To Do More On Forest Conservation
Dr Alfred Sugri Tia, a Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has appealed to researchers to do a lot more on forest...
Leaders call for prioritising reproductive rights
From: Linda Asante-Agyei, GNA Special Correspondent, New York
Courtesy: Partnership for Maternal and New Child Health /WHO
Global leaders have called for the prioritisation of sexual...