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EduWatch Calls For Concerted Efforts to Implement ECOWAS Vision 2050

  • December 13, 2024

Mr Kofi Asare, Executive Director, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called for a concerted civil society effort to implement the ECOWAS Agenda 2050. “To enable the achievement of the objective of Vision 2050, it is imperative for member states to prioritise the implementation, especially of pillar four, which seeks to achieve transformative, inclusive, and sustainable […]

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US Congratulates President-elect John Mahama, Commends Ghana’s Peaceful Election

  • December 13, 2024

The United States has congratulated President-elect John Mahama on his successful election. In a statement, the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Bliken, also extended congratulations to Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who has made history as Ghana’s first female vice president. The Secretary of State commended the Electoral Commission, electoral workers, civil society, and […]

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Anita Asmah: Ghanaian Major General Assumes Top UN Role

  • December 13, 2024

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced the appointment of Major General Anita Asmah of Ghana as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). She will officially assume her new role in January 2025.  A statement issued by the office of the Spokesperson for Mr Guterres confirmed […]

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Somalia, Ethiopia Agree to End Dispute

  • December 13, 2024

Ethiopia and Somalia reached an agreement Wednesday to end diplomatic tensions and to begin talks by February to iron out details over a controversial maritime access deal signed by Ethiopia with the breakaway Somalia region of Somaliland. The dispute between began January 1 when Somaliland’s president, Muse Bihi Abdi, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed […]

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Malawi President Appeals For International Food Aid

  • December 13, 2024

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has renewed his appeal for international assistance to address severe food shortages affecting more than one quarter of the country’s population of 20 million. Malawi is currently facing one of its worst food shortage situations in decades with about 5.7 million people affected, according to a recent Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee […]

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AU, ECOWAS, Commonwealth Laud Ghanaians For Peaceful Elections – Call For Reforms

  • December 11, 2024

The African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Commonwealth Election Observer Missions in Ghana have commended Ghanaians for their commitment to democratic principles, as evidenced by the peaceful conduct of last Saturday’s general election.  They also commended citizen observers, political parties and candidates’ agents, as well as the vigilance […]

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IMF Flags Risks to Ghana’s Economic Stability Amid Encouraging Recovery

  • December 11, 2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Ghana’s $3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, highlighting significant risks that could derail the country’s economic recovery despite recent progress. While Ghana’s performance under the programme was deemed “generally satisfactory,” the IMF in a press release cautioned that multiple vulnerabilities persist. Key risks […]

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