EU and Ghana government commission 670-kilometre feeder roads in Upper West
By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo & Seidu Bomanjo The European Union (EU) and the government of Ghana have commissioned a 670-kilometre feeder road network funded by the EU in the Upper West Region. The 35-million-Euro project connects some municipalities and districts in the Upper West. The project, which has Wa, Wa West, Nadowli-Kaleo, Jirapa, Lawra, Daffiama Bussie […]
EU-Funded Project supports thousands of farmers in Northern Ghana
By Gloria Amoh In May 2024, the European Union (EU), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Government of Ghana successfully delivered substantial agricultural inputs to support 12,600 smallholder farmers across several districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. These districts include Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri, Central Gonja, North Gonja, Northeast Gonja, Bongo, […]
Elections 2024: NCCE speaks against tribal based campaigns
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to political parties and supporters to avoid tribal based campaigns in the upcoming general elections because they are a threat to national unity. The NCCE has therefore encouraged all political parties and their supporters to consider themselves first as one people and as Ghanaians belonging to […]
€5M grant for vaccine manufacturing facility sign of EU’s support to Ghana- Irchad Razaaly
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Ambassador of the Delegation of European Union (EU) to Ghana, Mr Irchad Razaaly, says his outfit’s approval for a five million Euro (€5M) grant funding from European Investment Bank to DEK Vaccine Limited for the construction of a state-of-art facility to manufacturing vaccines is a clear sign of EU’s commitment towards Ghana. […]
France woos support of European Union for Ghana’s smallholder cocoa farmers
By: Rachel Kakraba France is in talks with the European Union to solicit support for Smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana. When successful it will go a long way to ensure operations of the cocoa value chain are enhanced to ultimately improve yields and revenue generation. Visiting French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International […]
EU supports Ghana Immigration Service in its operations
By Hannah Dadzie The Ghana Immigration Service, GIS, has received some equipment from the European Union, EU, to strengthen its operational capacity. The items include motorbikes, high-level document verification devices, and forensic magnifiers. The support is to ensure greater security for citizens and visitors while guaranteeing border management against terrorism, money laundering and child trafficking. […]
European Union injects EUR 2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector
The European Union (EU), has injected EUR2.5 million into Ghana’s agricultural sector to help increase farmers’ access to credit facilities to finance their agricultural production and businesses in the agricultural value chain within the next six years. The fund would be managed by the Sinapi Aba Savings & Loans (SASL), a non-banking financial institution providing […]
FDA warns against middle men
By: Gloria Anderson To ensure that products from Ghana meets European Union (EU) standards and requirements under the Economic Partnership Agreements, staff and beneficiaries of the Ghana Enterprises Agency have undergone training on the Economic Partnership Agreements and the benefits the EPA’s offer to Ghanaian business. The participants numbering about 60 came from companies that […]
European Union launches project to address political violence and extremism
By: Murtala Issah The European Union is funding a project to address electoral violence and counter the threat of violent extremism along Ghana’s Northern borders has been launched in Tamale. The project seeks to strengthen security and resilience in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Savannah and the North East regions. Over the next 27 […]
