The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides says he shares the vision of Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey for the Commonwealth. Diplomats disclosed this following a meeting President Christodoulides hosted, Wednesday, at his office in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, to discuss bilateral and multilateral issues with Ms Botchwey. Ms Botchwey, one of Africa’s top diplomats, is […]
EU leaders have formally nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, European Council President Charles Michel confirmed on Thursday. Von der Leyen’s nomination was informally agreed on Tuesday, but the formal decision was taken at Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels. Under the deal, former Portuguese prime minister António Costa […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa named a new Cabinet on sunday evening after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government of South Africa’s seventh administration following weeks of haggling. Ramaphosa’s announcement of his new, “unprecedented” multi-party Cabinet came a month after […]
Madam Martine Moreau, High Commissioner of Canada to Ghana, says in an increasingly complex geopolitical environment Canada and Ghana recognised the need to strengthen cooperation both bilaterally and multilaterally. She said that as global challenges and opportunities continued to evolve, the two countries were committed to working closely together to navigate those changes effectively. That, […]
The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), a member-based trade association that promotes trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom, has hosted an inaugural, the Hat and Flower Show charity fundraiser, to raise funds to support the initiatives of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation. Executive Director of the UKGCC, Adjoba Kyiamah, remarked that “The Hat […]
Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed his gratitude to the government of South Korea for forgiving Ghana’s debt. He said the gesture “will significantly bolster our debt restructuring efforts during these challenging economic times.” The former President expressed his appreciation for the South Korea’s gesture […]
Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday, June 27 proposed a plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc. The plan, which will cost $2.6 billion annually, was proposed to […]
The White House condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya, where medics said 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from demonstrators who had stormed parliament and threatened more action this week. “The United States is deeply […]
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has promised to accelerate investments to spur an energy and mining boom as he takes on six challengers in the June 29 presidential election. Increased investments in energy and mining could boost Mauritania’s economy and solidify the 67-year-old former army chief’s grip at the helm of the soon-to-be gas producer. […]
There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor said on Thursday, in a sharply worsening hunger crisis that the World Food Programme called the world’s largest. The areas listed by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) as […]
