António Guterres – UN Secretary-General UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a "very important opportunity" to the world. With such a huge volume of investment for international cooperation brought about by the ... Read More

Joe Biden Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has declared a presidential bid, putting an end to months of speculation. In a video announcement, Mr Biden argued that the "core values of the nation... our very democracy, everything that has made America ... Read More

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron. Pic credit: Morocco World News Following the over $1 billion that has been accumulated from donations across the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral, debates are ongoing over whether ... Read More

The 2019 edition of the United Nation’s World Press Freedom Day will take place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. A move that is allied to reform efforts by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration. The main celebration of the UNESCO-led day will ... Read More

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