U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Africa next month, the White House announced Tuesday (Sep. 24), in his first trip to the continent while in office. He will first travel to Berlin. In the German capital, he will bolster alliances and voice his gratitude to Germany for supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia, as well as […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for urgent global reforms during a speech at the United Nations “Summit of the Future” in New York. Addressing world leaders, government officials, and delegates, President Akufo-Addo highlighted the need for multilateral cooperation to tackle pressing global challenges, including climate change, inequality, and global governance reform. “Our theme, […]
The German Embassy has handed over equipment worth €6,000 to the carpentry lab of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. The modern items, which include circular saw, large angle grinder, jigsaw, sander, mitre saw, impact drill, table saw, would replace the obsolete and traditional carpentry tools such as hammer in the lab. The donation was […]
South Africa has urged for a peaceful resolution the the ongoing Gaza war. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Ramaphosa called upon the world’s leaders to take decisive action to end Palestinian suffering. “The violence the Palestinian people are being subjected to is a grim continuation of more than half a century […]
Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television Monday night that “individuals residing in Cote d’Ivoire have been involved in subversive activities against” Burkina. The minister accused namely 14 people of plotting the destabilization attempt. Among them junta opponents, the leader of the Jan. 2022 coup, two former ministers, two journalists. Unidentified conspirators […]
President Joe Biden used his final address before world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to call for peace in Lebanon and an end to the conflict in Gaza — two prospects that analysts say are unlikely to happen soon. “A full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest,” Biden said, referring to the escalating […]
As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to reveal a “victory plan” to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Kyiv is looking to the US leader for a strong show of support before he leaves the White House. A senior official in Kyiv said they wanted him to “make history” in his final months in office. While details […]
The European Union (EU) has hosted an agribusiness seminar on the sidelines of the 2024 Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) to support private sector development and investment flows between the EU and Ghana, The seminar, on the theme, “Promoting industrial development and digitalization of the Ghanaian agribusiness sector: challenges and opportunities”, was organised in […]
The bilateral trade volume between China and Ghana in the first half of 2024 reached nearly $ 6 billion, an increase of 13.3 per cent the previous year. In 2023, the trade volume exceeded $11 billion, an increase of 10.4 per cent year-on-year, Mr Tong Defa, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, announced […]
Mr. Charles Abani, United Nations (UN), Resident Coordinator, says urban planning policies must prioritise environmental sustainability by promoting energy-efficient infrastructure, waste management, and green public transport. He said urbanisation continues to accelerate in Ghana and that the government and relevant stakeholders must ensure that cities were sustainable and liveable. The UN Coordinator was speaking at […]
