African leaders are meeting in Egypt on Tuesday where they will address developments in Sudan and Libya, in the first emergency summits since the two nations were rocked by popular protests and an invasion on the capital respectively. In Sudan, protests ... Read More

Faye Mooney had been working in Nigeria for a non-governmental organisation A British woman was one of two people shot dead by gunmen who stormed a holiday resort in Nigeria. The British High Commission confirmed the death of the woman, who ... Read More

While media freedoms and the working environment for journalists across the world generally declined, there were glimmers of hope in Sub-Saharan Africa where Ethiopia and The Gambia had marked improvements in the 2019 Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders ... Read More

Shi Ting Wang - Chinese Ambassador to Ghana The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Shi Ting Wang says his government would aid the Ghana government to urgently repatriate any Chinese found to have been engaged in illegal mining popularly called ... Read More

Mr Stanislas Kamanzi (3rd left), Rwandan Ambassador to Ghana, interacting with some Rwandans and other officials after the event. Picture: GABRIEL AHIABOR Scores of Rwandans from all parts of the country converged on Accra last Saturday to commemorate the 25th ... Read More

The South African government has been tasked to take strong action over its citizens involved in a recent flare up of xenophobic violence in the country. Two human rights groups are calling for urgent investigations, arrests and prosecutions of persons believed ... Read More

Ivanka Trump Ivanka Trump, daughter of the United States president and advisor at the White House on Sunday morning arrived in Ethiopia – the first leg of her two-nation African tour. On arrival at the Bole International Airport, she tweet: “Just ... Read More

Mrs Ayelet Levin-Karp, Head of Trade and Economic to Ghana Ghana is to host the State of Israel Agricultural Innovation Summit in June to create enabling environment for dialoguing and exploration of grounds for technological transfer, Mrs Ayelet Levin-Karp, Head ... Read More

The African Union Commission, AUC, on Wednesday confirmed receipt of two million dollars from the Chinese government. The amount was handed over via a cheque from the Ambassador of China to the AU, Liu Yuxi. It was received by the deputy chairperson of the AUC, ... Read More

The Netherlands Embassy is leading discussions aimed at designing a complete production chain to deliver valuable climate, weather, and water services towards climate resilience in Ghana. The move, which falls under the TWIGA project, an European Commission funded research and development ... Read More