President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on his victory in the recent general elections held on December 7. Mahama’s win marks his return to leadership after previously serving as President of Ghana from 2012 to 2017. Tinubu conveyed his congratulations during a telephone call, expressing confidence that Mahama’s return to power […]
Burkina Faso’s junta head named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister Saturday, according to a presidential decree, a day after dissolving the government. Ouedraogo served in the Cabinet of outgoing premier Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who was stripped of his functions by Captain Ibrahim Traore on Friday. No reason was […]
Ghana’s foreign policy has consistently mirrored its domestic priorities, evolving with the changing global environment. Anchored in principles such as good neighborliness, regional integration, and economic diplomacy, Ghana’s international engagement has been guided by its 1992 Constitution in the 4th republic. As the country approaches its 2024 general elections, the foreign policy visions of the New […]
The UK Programme for Jobs and Economic Transformation in Ghana Partners with Uhuru Investment Partners to Catalyse £12million of Private Capital into Ghana’s Automotive Sector. The UK-funded Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) Programme announces its ongoing partnership with Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), which specialises in growth investments across West Africa. This partnership has unlocked an […]
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party has been elected president and will be the country’s first female leader, results released by the country’s electoral commission showed on Tuesday. Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, is the current vice president. Her victory will extend SWAPO’s 34 years in power since it led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa […]
U.S. President Joe Biden received a warm welcome at Angola’s pink-hued Presidential Palace Tuesday as he made his first and almost certainly final visit to the African continent as president. After a red-carpet promenade, renditions of national anthems by a military band, an inspection of troops and a 21-gun salute, he and Angolan President Joao […]
The USAID Feed the Future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience (MSR) Activity has formalised and empowered 80 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Upper East Region to enhance their operations and strengthen their market nets. The MSMEs received business registration certifications to push them to the formal sector, open doors to credit and […]
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, December 2, approved Ghana’s third review programme, leading to an immediate US$360 million to the country. This brings the disbursements under the ongoing three-year US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement to about US$1.9 billion, since May 2023. The IMF in a statement copied to the Ghana News […]
Nigerian economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was unanimously reappointed on Friday for a second four-year term as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade sources said her early reappointment could be seen as an effort to avoid a veto by incoming United States president Donald Trump, a suggestion the WTO has dismissed. Breaking: the General Council […]
U.S. President Joe Biden is “excited” to make his first trip to the African continent next week and will first stop briefly in the small island nation of Cabo Verde before making landfall in the Southwest African nation of Angola, a top White House official told VOA Friday. “He is excited and really looking forward […]
