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Source: British High Commission Accra | Aug 28, 2024

47 Ghanaians set off to the United Kingdom (UK) on fully funded UK Government Scholarships

Over the past 40 years, the Commonwealth Scholarship has funded the education of over 2,000 Ghanaians

On Thursday 22 August 2024, the British High Commissioner’s residence was filled with excitement, as the British High Commission Accra, in partnership with the British Council Ghana, hosted a farewell reception to honour the latest cohort of Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars from Ghana. The event, which gathered scholarship awardees, alumni,…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Jan 10, 2024

British High Commission Accra hosts United Kingdom-Ghana diaspora networking mixer

The event was a unique opportunity to foster connections within the UK-Ghana diaspora community, leveraging the increased influx of visitors from the diaspora to Ghana for “December in Ghana” festivities

The networking mixer celebrated the best of British-Ghanaian talent through culture, food, creative arts, and technology. Through the event, the British High Commission Accra reaffirm their commitment to building people-to-people links within the British-Ghanaian diaspora community. The event was a unique opportunity to foster connections within the UK-Ghana diaspora community,…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Jul 15, 2020

Coronavirus - Ghana: Prvt Hammond receives letter from HRH The Prince of Wales

HRH The Prince of Wales has honoured 95-year-old World War Two veteran Private Joseph Hammond for his contribution to Ghana’s coronavirus recovery

HRH The Prince of Wales has honoured 95-year-old World War Two veteran Private Joseph Hammond for his contribution to Ghana’s coronavirus recovery. Inspired by the UK’s Captain Sir Thomas Moore, Private Hammond walked two miles every day for a week in early May to raise money for Ghanaian veterans and…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Jan 20, 2020

PM hosts first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit in London

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make the case for the UK as the ‘investment partner of choice’ for African countries at a major investment summit today

PM calls for UK to be the ‘investment partner of choice’ for African countries; summit will generate new opportunities in Africa for businesses across the UK; PM announces the Government will no longer provide any direct support for thermal coal mining or coal power plants overseas Prime Minister Boris Johnson…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Jan 16, 2020

Partners for Prosperity: Ghana at the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 in London

For Ghana, the Summit will provide a platform to secure investment opportunities, more exports and jobs that will benefit both Ghanaian and British businesses

His Excellency The President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo will lead a ministerial delegation of several Cabinet Ministers and key officials at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London on 20 January 2020. The Summit, hosted by the UK Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, is a major…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Nov 11, 2019

Remembrance Day luncheon remembers service and sacrifice of Veterans in Ghana

Remembrance Day 2019 luncheon in Ghana remembers the service and sacrifice of British and Commonwealth Armed Forces and veterans in Ghana

At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Remembrance holds a central place in the Commonwealth’s annual calendar of events. Around the World, on Monday 11 November 2019 we remembered the fallen together. Following the 74th Ghanaian National Parade of Remembrance at the…

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Source: British High Commission Accra | Feb 19, 2019

UK organises paralegal training for Ghana Prisons Service

British High Commission as part of an ongoing Capacity Building Project for the Ghana Prisons Service organised a workshop on paralegal skills and criminal law

This training highlights the British High Commission’s commitment to increasing support for an improved justice system in Ghana. The training aimed at equipping GPS personnel with relevant legal knowledge on local and international human rights laws; basic criminal law principles to enable participants understand ethical issues associated with paralegal duties…

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Source: British High Commission Accra | Dec 13, 2018

Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery Presentation

Lt Col Simon Westlake RM, Defence Adviser presented equipment to assist with the maintenance of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in Accra

On Wed 12 Dec 18, at the British High Commission in Accra, the United Kingdom Defence Adviser to Ghana, Lt Col Simon Westlake RM, presented to the Director of the Department for Works and Gardens, Mr Ishmael Browne, a large quantity of equipment to assist with the maintenance of the…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Dec 12, 2018

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)’s inaugural graduation ceremony: Dr. Letitia Obeng honoured

At the inaugural graduation ceremony of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Dr. Letitia Obeng was honoured and presented with an honorary Doctor of Science degree

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has honoured Dr. Letitia Obeng at its inaugural graduation ceremony at Liverpool’s iconic Liver Building, as she was presented with an honorary Doctor of Science Degree. Dr. Letitia Obeng is a graduate of LSTM, completing her PhD in Liverpool during the 1960s following an…

Source: British High Commission Accra | Dec 12, 2018

Ghanaian military officer to receive prestigious award in the UK

Officer Cadet Gershon Anerboi Abbey of the Ghana Army is to receive the most prestigious award ever presented to a Ghanaian officer

Ghanaian military officer to receive prestigious award at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. Officer Cadet Gershon Anerboi Abbey of the Ghana Army is to receive the most prestigious award ever presented to a Ghanaian officer on completion of training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in…