ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Call On First Lady
Mrs Akuffo-Addo (5th from left) with the ECOWAS female parliamentarians
Members of the female Caucus of the ECOWAS Parliament (ECOFEPA) have paid a courtesy call on the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, to discuss matters related to women’s empowerment and representation ... Read More
US Says It Will Evaluate ‘Entire Relationship’ With Suda...
The US was 'not given any heads up' about the military takeover in Sudan, Department of State spokesman Ned Price said
The Biden administration announces pausing $700m in aid to Sudan after military takeover and arrest of civilian PM.
The Biden ... Read More
International Community Condemns Apparent Military Coup In S...
Protesters gather during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, Oct. 25, 2021.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate” release of Sudan’s detained leaders following an apparent military coup.
“There must be full respect ... Read More
Covid: Biden Sets New Rules As Air Travel To The US Reopens
Joe Biden
The White House has outlined new rules for foreign travellers to the US, as flight restrictions lift for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020.
The plan to reopen the US border next month to foreign flights includes ... Read More
Somali Filmmaker Wins Top Prize At Burkina Faso Film Festiva...
An unidentified woman hold the Golden Stallion of Yennenga trophy awarded to film director Khadar Ahmed of Somalia at the 27th FESPACO Panafrican Film and Television Festival for his film "The Gravedigger's Wife" on October 23, 2021, in Ouagadougou.
Somali filmmaker ... Read More
UN Security Council Mission Visits Mali, Urges February Vote...
Kenya's Ambassador to the U.N. Martin Kimani, from Kenya, left, leads a United Nations Security Council mission meeting with Transition President Col. Assimi Goita, right, in Bamako, Mali, Oct. 24, 2021.
A U.N. Security Council mission that is visiting Mali this ... Read More
Pope: Don’t Send Migrants Back To Libya And ‘Inh...
Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer "inhumane violence."
Francis also waded into a highly contentious political debate in Europe, ... Read More
Sudan Security Forces Detain PM Abdalla Hamdok, Ministers
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
Security forces in Sudan have moved Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to an unknown location after he refused to issue a statement in support of an ongoing coup, the information ministry said, as soldiers also rounded up several ... Read More
Ghana Marks 76th UN Day With Flag Raising
Ghana on Sunday joined the international community to mark the 76th United Nations (UN) Day with a flag raising ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra.
Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional ... Read More
Why Ghana First – Face To Face With US Assistant Secre...
Ms Molly Phee (left), United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, briefing Mr Theophilus Yartey, Deputy Editor, Daily Graphic, at the residence of the US Ambassador to Ghana in Accra.
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, ... Read More