In recent decades the Kingdom of Morocco has embarked on a path that fully commits the nation to a development and civil course that is at once progressive and strongly connected to its national identity. The Moroccan model for success – with its core ideals of decentralization, human development, multiculturalism, south-south connectivity, and participatory methods … Read more
Over 40 people from public and private sector as well as civil society groups from nine African countries have finalised a shared regional accord geared towards responsible palm oil production in the region. The accord is to be signed by the ministers of state from the nine countries at the annual UN Climate Conference (COP22) … Read more
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank. Many of the young recruits who travel to Syria or Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group – also known as ISIS, … Read more
The size of the Ghanaian economy (including oil) shrunk from US$38.5 billion recorded in 2014 to US$36.7 billion in 2015, a difference of $1.8billion, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed. The GSS further stated that Ghana’s economy grew by 2.5 per cent during the second quarter of 2016 compared with 3.8 per cent registered … Read more
The Gabon international failed to find the net to add to his five goals already scored this season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to inspire Borussia Dortmund as they suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon. The Gabon international failed to find the net to add to his … Read more
Radio presenter, Charles Osei Asibey, has been appointed acting President of the newly-formed Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF). He is expected to drive operations of the new sporting regulatory body until it holds a substantive congress. The Ghana Armwrestling Federation was formed early this year by Osei Asibey, himself an Executive Committee Member of both the … Read more
The Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division with its Technical Partner, West Blue Consulting have been commended at the 5th edition of the International Single Window Conference in Morocco for the successes chalked since the inception of the Pre-Arrival Assessment Reporting System (PAARS). The invitation to the conference which was under the theme: Virtual Single Window … Read more
Ghana has been named as a top seed for next year’s Nations Cup in Gabon. The top seeding means the Black Stars would avoid the top ranked African side in world football like Algeria, Ivory Coast and host Gabon at the draw to be held in Libreville on October 19. CAF said it had settled … Read more
The draw for the 2nd edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations – Nigeria 2016 – will take place on Saturday, 24 September 2016 at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The qualified teams are host nation Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Madagascar, Morocco and Senegal. The final tournament will be held … Read more
Only three out of 36 listed firms on Ghana’s Stock Exchange have since January 2016 registered growth in their share prices, The Business Finder reports. The market capitalisation of the 36 listed firms on the main market has also shrunk from GH¢57.1 million as at January 1, 2016, to GH¢53.1 million as at Friday September … Read more
New York, September 20, 2016: The United Nations General Assembly kicked off yesterday, September 20 in New York City. Over 140 Heads of State were expected to attend in a yearly tradition of speeches made to the 193 members States of the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations. This year marked … Read more
Ghana’s Black Maidens have arrived in Amman, Jordan for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup which will be staged from September 30- October 21. The Ghanaian contingent which include 18- players, the technical team and management members left Accra on Tuesday evening on board an Emirates flight. The team made a transit in Dubai … Read more
The American Carter Center has been denied accreditation to monitor Morocco’s upcoming parliamentary elections, Moroccan paper Al Massae said in today’s edition. The Moroccan daily said that the Moroccan Ministry of Interior has denied over 1000 international institutions accreditation to monitor Morocco’s on-door parlementary elections. The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in … Read more
Just like climate change, tobacco kills many people every year. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is making sure that “the tobacco industry goes out of business”, as stated by Margaret Chan, its Director-General. However, unlike the FCTC, climate change’s UNFCCC had been sympathizing with the fossil fuel … Read more
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations framework convention on climate change, Patricia Espinosa has underscored the need for countries to increase capacity to fight global warming. She was addressing delegates at a consultation meeting at Skhirate in Morocco in preparation for the United Conference on climate change in November this year. Over 140 delegates … Read more
Ghana will know their Group opponents for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on 19 October when the draw is held in Libreville, the capital of the host country Gabon. The Black Stars will be playing in their 21st Nations Cup finals after topping their Group which included Mozambique, Mauritius and Rwanda. At the weekend … Read more
The trial in Morocco of two Islamist figures in their 60s over an alleged “sex on the beach” incident has been adjourned after the couple failed to show up for the first hearing. Court sources said a brief hearing was held in Benslimane on Thursday, south of the capital near the seaside town of Mohammedia, … Read more
High ranking officials from the Maghreb region are convening in Rabat for a three days’ workshop, jointly organized by the Government of Morocco, Union of Maghreb Countries (UMA), with the support of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This first of a series of FAO sponsored sub regional dialogues on Agriculture … Read more
Internet access and availability are not enough to get people online, says a new Internet Society (www. InternetSociety.org) study released today at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) taking place 30 August – 1 September in Tanzania. The “Promoting Content in Africa” report reveals that while significant improvements have been made in Internet infrastructure, … Read more
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – A confidential UN document accuses Morocco and the Polisario Front of ceasefire violations in Western Sahara after they sent security forces and fighters into a buffer zone. The document sent to the Security Council this week states that Morocco carried out an operation between August 16 and 25 in … Read more