The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched four programmes to help improve women and girls’ access to basic social services, particularly in the areas of education and health. The four programmes which are under the EGDC’s flagship programme: “Human Capital Development and […]
Ahead of the December 7 general election, former President John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has held discussions with Madam Virginia Palmer, the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, in his office in Accra. A statement issued by the Office of the former President said the discussions focused on the NDC’s concerns with […]
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita said Sunday, as the junta-led states look to solidify their alliance after splitting from regional bloc ECOWAS. The three Sahel nations, all under military rule following a string of coups since 2020, joined together last September under the […]
After weeks of mounting tension between Senegal’s executive and the opposition-controlled Parliament, President Bassirou Diomaye has dissolved the National Assembly. The move fulfills the wishes of the president’s supporters, but it has sparked a heated debate among Senegalese citizens. “It’s in their interest” Aïssatou Diallo, a local observer, suggests the decision is strategic: “If they […]
International students planning to study in the United Kingdom will face higher financial requirements from January 2025, following new rules announced by the UK Home Office. The changes, revealed on September 10, 2024, will see an increase in the amount of savings students must demonstrate when applying for a visa. Under the new guidelines, international […]
Morocco has confirmed a case of mpox in a man in the city of Marrakech, the health ministry said. This is the first such discovery since the current outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) last month. That was in response to the rapid spread of […]
Delta Air Lines has appointed Mary Gbobaniyi as its new Sales Manager, for West Africa. In her new role, she will be based in Lagos, Nigeria, and will oversee Delta’s sales and commercial operations across the West African region, including the Airline’s key online stations in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal, a release from Kingdom Concepts […]
In an exclusive interview, U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard Riley shed light on the ongoing diplomatic efforts and security challenges facing the East African nation, including U.S. efforts to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the ongoing dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia. Somalia and Ethiopia have been in a dispute that was ignited at the […]
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. The move comes as the U.S. seeks to repair ties with Africa, where many are unhappy about Washington’s […]
The two-day pan-African AI conference co-hosted by the United States concluded Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. Hundreds of delegates including public officials, tech leaders, policy makers academics and entrepreneurs attended the conference to hold talks about the development and use of safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems in Africa. The U.S. deputy secretary of […]
