The Security Council on 2 January welcomed Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia as the five newly elected non-permanent members for the 2025–2026 term. Speaking at the flag installation ceremony for the newly elected Members, Denmark’s Ambassador Christina Markus highlighted the ... Read More

  The president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has assured that Ghana under his leadership will seek to deepen the bilateral relations it has with France and build upon the gains the relationship has already yielded. With France in recent times changing the approach ... Read More

Pope Francis As he addressed the faithful in St Peter's Square, Pope Francis urged world leaders of wealthy nations to cancel or decrease the debts of less privileged nations, on the occasion of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year. "The Jubilee asks to ... Read More

Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military presence. It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin ... Read More

Jimmy Carter - Former US President Former President Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and Georgia state governor before becoming president, has died at the age of 100. When Carter took the oath of office as president of the United States on January ... Read More

The Forces Vives platform of Guinea, which includes parts of the opposition and civil society, has announced that it will no longer recognize the authority of the military junta starting December 31, 2024. This date was initially set as the end of the ... Read More

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa — who is chairing SADC — has said the regional bloc is ready to assist troubled Mozambique engulfed in post-election violence that has claimed more than 100 lives of protesters, according to human rights organizations. South ... Read More

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has been declared the winner of the Financial Institution of the Year-Africa category at the Africa Sustainability Awards.  The landmark achievement was awarded to EBID by the Advisory Board of the African Sustainability ... Read More

The Diplomatic Corps in Ghana has lauded Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate for the 2024 elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, for his statesmanship and respect for democratic values, following his early concession to President-elect John Dramani Mahama. Dr Bawumia ... Read More

Laura Ranalli  The Italian government has announced the appointment of Laura Ranalli as its new Ambassador to Ghana, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, Italy's leading news agency reports. She succeeds Ambassador Daniela d'Orlandi and brings with her an illustrious diplomatic career spanning over ... Read More