Africa Ghana The government recently launched a plan to achieve a local processing rate of 50% of its cocoa crop within the next three years; currently, local cocoa production stands at 20%
Africa Ghana The University of Ghana has been commissioned to set up a centre - Mosquito Ecology Research Facility - to foster research into the biology of mosquitoes and their role in the environment
Africa Ghana The country risks an epidemic of childhood diseases if the government does not address the current shortage of vaccines, says an alert issued by the Ghana Paediatric Society
Africa Ghana A $6,3 million project to minimise the use of mercury in mining has been launched in Accra by the government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Industrial Organisation
Africa Ghana The country is optimistic that the ongoing negotiations with the IMF to obtain the fund's support by March will have positive outcome, with issues related to the domestic debt swap programme, one of the requests, "virtually concluded"