AU Members Condemn Coup Surge In Africa
African leaders meeting in Ethiopia have condemned recent coups in the region. An African Union official says the organization has suspended four nations for unconstitutional changes of power.
Leaders gathered at the 35th African Union Summit have condemned the “waves” of ... Read More
Cuba Marks Six Decades Under US Sanctions
Cuba on Monday marks 60 years under a U.S. economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation's fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted.
Decreed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on February 3, 1962, the embargo on all ... Read More
Prince Charles Leads Jubilee tributes To ‘Remarkable...
Queen Elizabeth II
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee for the "remarkable achievement" of reaching 70 years on the throne.
Prince Charles welcomed his mother's wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as ... Read More
Boris Johnson: Former Minister Joins Calls For PM To Resign
Another Conservative MP has called for Boris Johnson to resign as the turmoil at 10 Downing Street continues.
Former minister Nick Gibb is the latest Tory to submit a letter of no confidence in the prime minister.
He said his constituents were ... Read More
Trump Was Wrong To Seek To Overturn Biden Win, Says Mike Pen...
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed claims by Donald Trump that he could have stopped Joe Biden becoming president last year.
In his strongest rebuttal yet, he said Mr Trump was wrong to suggest he had ... Read More
West African Bloc: Coup ‘Contagion’ Must Be Cont...
President Akufo-Addo
The chairman of the West African bloc ECOWAS said a surge of coups since a military government took power in Mali in 2020 must be contained before it devastates the whole region.
At the opening of a second ECOWAS summit ... Read More
Ghana, Rwanda Sign MoU To Deepen Trade Relations
The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rwanda to deepen bilateral trade relations between the two countries.
This is on the back of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement which is expected to boost ... Read More
US President Joe Biden Commends Dr Nduom’s Son For Can...
Dr. Edjah Nduom exchanging pleasantries with US President Joe Biden
Dr. Edjah Nduom, a neurosurgical oncologist and son of businessman and politician Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has been commended by US President Joe Biden for his work in the fight against cancer
President Joe ... Read More
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Calls On VP Bawumia
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during their meeting at the Jubilee
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, early on today, Thursday, February 3, called on Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Jubilee House ... Read More
Facebook Owner Meta Sees Biggest Ever Stock Market Loss
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook's owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230bn (£169bn) on Thursday, in a record daily loss for a US firm.
Its shares fell 26.4% after quarterly figures disappointed investors.
Meta also said that Facebook's daily ... Read More