Mr. Gariballa Khidir Ali Eldaw, Sudan Ambassador to Ghana, has called on Ghana’s government to assist Sudan in rebuilding efforts. He said the ongoing conflict in the country had led to the disruption of important cultural, economic, political, and social facilities. The Ambassador was speaking at a press briefing to provide an update on the […]
With fireworks displays, packed rallies, and town-to-town caravans, Senegalese political parties are wooing voters in a parliamentary race that will decide the extent to which the new president will be able to implement his agenda. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been under pressure to make good on promises to crack down on corruption and improve […]
Political leaders in Somalia agreed Wednesday on a framework for the country’s first national one-person, one-vote elections, a government statement said. The decision followed marathon monthlong talks led by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud that saw the withdrawal of Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, also known as Madobe, from the National Consultative Council meeting in Mogadishu. […]
About 73 per cent of children live in multi-dimensional poverty, meaning they lack the necessities, such as food, water, shelter, education and health care they need to survive and thrive, the UNICEF Ghana Office, has disclosed. It said there were at least three dimensions of poverty they were experiencing at the same time, namely learning, […]
Guinean authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition parties under observation late Monday, as the transitional government has yet to announce a date for elections. The West African country has been ruled by a military regime since soldiers ousted President Alpha Conde in 2021. The West African regional bloc, known as ECOWAS, has pushed for a […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Morocco on Monday, kicking off a state visit with a series of bilateral agreements, including major investments in renewable energy and transportation. Macron’s trip to Morocco — his first in six years — comes as immigrants, including North Africans, face continued scrutiny in France and […]
Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations said. It was the group’s latest attack against the Sudanese military after suffering a series of setbacks, losing ground to the military […]
The United States is committed to supporting and advancing democracy in Ghana and around the world. The Department of State is announcing a new visa restriction policy today that will restrict U.S. visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana. This policy will take effect in advance of Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections […]
Ms Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has lauded Ghana on its debt restructuring process. Ms Georgieva also applauded the country for reaching a Staff-Level Agreement with the Fund’s Mission team on its third review of the ongoing $3 billion IMF loan-supported programme. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) […]
The presidential candidate of Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, met with 24 members of the diplomatic corps in Accra on Thursday to discuss the nation’s upcoming general elections and the need for a transparent, fair electoral process. Hosted by U.S. Ambassador Virginia Palmer, the meeting allowed Mahama and NDC officials to […]
