As we marked African Youth Day this year under the theme “Educating an African Fit for the 21st Century,” we were reminded of the immense potential and expertise young Africans possess to shape the future of our continent. Brimming with talent, creativity, and a relentless drive, we have the vision to lead Africa toward a […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a $3.6 million (over GH₵58.3 million) contribution from the United States and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 people impacted by drought in northern Ghana. The funds, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UK’s Foreign, […]
The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29) has opened in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, with series of formal meetings where governments are assessing global efforts to advance the Paris Agreement and the Convention. World leaders, including President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have come together to measure progress and negotiate the best ways to address impacts of climate change. The […]
Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according to the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Fiscal Year 2023 Entry/Exit Overstay Report. Ghanaian travellers admitted for business or pleasure on B1/B2 visas recorded a 7.50 percent total overstay rate, with 1,910 total overstays […]
In a move strongly condemned by the UK and US, Russia has vetoed a draft UK-backed UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Sudan. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the veto a “disgrace”. But Russia accused the UK of meddling in Sudanese affairs without involving Sudan itself. Sudan’s 19-month civil war is […]
The U.S. special envoy to Sudan traveled to the African country for the first time on Monday to seek an increase in the flow of aid to millions of people in need and an end to a devastating war. Tom Perriello, who was named Washington’s envoy for Sudan in February, traveled to Port Sudan on […]
With 19 days for Ghana to go to the polls, contesting political parties must commit to a peace pact as soon as possible, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has advised. “All political parties must sign the peace pact as soon as possible because that is a sure way to signal to the […]
Ghana ranks seventh in a list of countries with most-educated politicians. An article that explores which countries have the most educated politicians has indicated. The article is based on two studies conducted by researchers from global universities using data from 2015, 2017, and 2023. This is a from a Global Legislators Database that looked at 56 […]
Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan’s warring parties stop hostilities and allow deliveries of aid, the British foreign ministry said. With London holding the rotating presidency of the council, British foreign minister David Lammy is due to chair a vote on a UK/Sierra […]
Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Over 91% of voters approved the new constitution in a referendum held on Saturday, Gabon’s Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said in a statement […]
