President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Chinese President Xi Jinping have announced the elevation of China-Ghana relations to a strategic partnership. The declaration was made during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, as Akufo-Addo attended the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. President Xi highlighted Ghana’s […]
Approximately 50 African leaders are in Beijing for the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which started on Wednesday. On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested to the gathered African leaders that the relationships with all African nations holding diplomatic ties with China should be upgraded to a “strategic” level. “China will voluntarily and unilaterally open its […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday described Africa’s debt situation “as unsustainable and a recipe for social unrest”. Speaking at the China-Africa cooperation summit in Beijing, he called for “deep reforms” to the “outdated, ineffective, and unfair international financial system”. Guterres said these reforms would help provide developing countries with “the liquidity they need” […]
Barely two months after Britain’s new Labour government scrapped plans to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, Germany has proposed adopting the scheme. Its migration commissioner, Joachim Stamp, said Thursday that the German plan would focus on migrants coming across the European Union’s eastern border. Germany has accepted millions of refugees over the past decade, but […]
The first batch of 100,000 doses mpox vaccine officially reached Congo’s capital on Thursday, three weeks following the declaration of mpox outbreak in 12 African nations as a global emergency. Western partners, including the European Union and the United States, have committed to providing around 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines. However, this amount represents less […]
The ECOWAS Commission has entreated all political actors and stakeholders in Ghana to adhere to the country’s constitution and electoral laws to ensure transparent and peaceful elections in December this year. The commission expressed concerns about the growing misinformation and disinformation ahead of the general election. It, therefore, called for continuous dialogue among political actors […]
Virgin Atlantic is set to relaunch its services between Accra and London Heathrow. For the first time since 2013, daily flights will resume from Kotoka International Airport in May 2025 providing much-needed competition and choice on the route. A statement issued in Accra by the Airline said the new service aimed to respond to the […]
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said. Wine, a pop star turned politician whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, finished runner-up in […]
Botswana, Africa’s longest democracy, will hold its general election on October 30, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced Tuesday. Masisi will seek a second and final term after his ruling party endorsed his candidacy over the weekend. In a public address, Masisi said Botswana will continue with its long-standing principle of holding regular elections. Masisi’s ruling Botswana […]
The United States of America (USA) has no plans of establishing a military base in Ghana, a top security envoy has stated. Major General Kenneth P. Ekman, the Director of US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Coordination Element (ACE), told the Daily Graphic in an exclusive interview that many people had been asking questions on the subject […]
