July 02 -

Vice President John Dramani Mahama, has noted that the task of nation building is a continuous process and commended the people who used their vision, foresight, dedication and commitment to develop Ghana.

A five-year US$250m Volta Economic Development Plan (VEDP) has been launched to bring real improvements that would change the lives of people of the Volta Region and, by extension, lives of Ghanaians.

African leaders have been urged to commit more resources to agriculture development to reverse the escalating food crisis and renewed violence in parts of the continent.

The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) would be starting a study on Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnant women (IPTp) using the Artesunate combination drugs.

The US says Niger's President Mamadou Tandja has undermined a decade of good government in his attempts to stay in power beyond the legal limit.

Former President Jerry Rawlings has said the Ghanaian public is not amused with the performance of the Government so far and the ruling National Democratic Congress needs to do a lot more to revive its image and restore its credibility

Mr Foster Joseph Andoh, Twifo-Hemang-Lower Denkyira District Chief Executive (DCE), said that the NDC government recognizes the fact that fighting corruption is the key to transforming the country into a middle-income economy.