GHANA
This issue turns the spotlight on Ghana, regarded as one of Africa’s shining stars and which between 30 September-3 October this year will host the only sixth-ever Summit between the 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group in its capital, Accra. Ghana’s lasting multi-party democracy, steady economic growth, increasing numbers enjoying an education and very active non-state sector, are just some of its widely recognised attributes.
EPAs put ACPs between a rock and a hard place, says ACP Head
As chief negotiators from six African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions meet in Brussels 5-6 September to review negotiations on free trade agreements with the European Union (EU), Sir John Kaputin, Secretary General of the...
“Now or never” moment to make aid more effective, says EU Commissioner Michel
Aid ‘orphans’ must not be forgotten in favour of aid ‘darlings’, said European Commissioner (EC) for Development, Louis Michel, at the High Level Ministerial Meeting on aid effectiveness being held in the Ghanaian capital, Accra,...
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