The government has reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC), co-chaired by China and France, on the restructuring of some US$13 billion external debt. “The MoU formalises the agreement in principle reached with Official Creditors in January and marks a crucial step towards Ghana, restoring long-term debt […]
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), says, the agreement reached between Ghana and its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) will be helpful in the approval of the country’s US$360 million third tranche. In a social media post on Wednesday, she congratulated the country on reaching an agreement with the OCC, saying, “this will support […]
The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, spoke to The Associated Press as his […]
The European Union (EU) and the Government of Ghana have commissioned 670 kilometres of feeder roads in the Upper West Region, constructed at €35 million, to improve access to farmers and healthcare facilities in the local communities. About 235km of the roads connect the Wa Municipality to Wa West and Nadowli-Kaleo districts (235 km), 210km […]
South Africa’s third largest political party has asked the nation’s top court to block the sitting of the newly elected parliament later this week, saying the May 29 election was marred by fraud. The National Assembly is scheduled to meet Friday for lawmakers to be sworn in to office and to elect a new speaker, […]
The United Nation’s secretary-general has included Israel’s military and Hamas on the annual blacklist of perpetrators who harm children. “I am appalled by the dramatic increase and unprecedented scale and intensity of grave violations against children in the Gaza Strip, Israel and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” Antonio Guterres said in the report, […]
The International Organization for Migration said at least 49 people died and another 140 remain missing after a boat carrying 260 migrants originating from Somalia capsized Monday off the coast of Yemen. In a statement Tuesday, the U.N. agency said the boat departed from Bossaso at around 3:00 a.m. local time Sunday, carrying 115 Somali […]
New polling data from the Pew Research Center shows that U.S. President Joe Biden has received more positive ratings globally than former President Donald Trump. Conducted from January 5 to May 21, a survey of 40,566 people in 34 countries — not including the United States — showed a 43% median in confidence that Biden […]
Travellers planning trips to Europe’s Schengen Area will face slightly higher costs starting today, June 11, 2024. The European Commission has announced a 12% increase in visa application fees for short-stay Schengen visas (type C). The European Commission says the increase is down to “general Union-wide inflation rate and the weighted average of the salaries […]
Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, […]
