China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged $50.7 billion over three years in credit lines and investments. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, or FOCAC, launched in 2000 took on an enhanced role after the 2013 inception of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, which […]
Sudan has rejected a call by U.N. experts for the deployment of an “independent and impartial force” to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes by more than a year of war. The conflict since April last year, pitting the army against paramilitary forces, has killed tens of thousands of people and triggered one […]
The stage is set for what could be the pivotal moment in the campaign leading up to the November 5 U.S. presidential election – Tuesday night’s debate between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump. The two candidates have never met each other or even talked on the phone, but on […]
Research and policy think tank, the International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), has urged the Government of Ghana (GoG) to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the country’s Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112). According to IPPG, the GoG must prioritize transparent revenue allocation and establish proper verification mechanisms for reported emissions […]
President Xi Jinping,President Bassirou Diomaye Faye,Excellencies,Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen, I want to express my deep gratitude to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of China, for the impeccable organization of this summit. We meet as geopolitical tensions are rising; conflicts are raging; and poverty and hunger are growing. The war in Ukraine is […]
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 […]
