The UNOPS Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Dalila Gonçalves, is set to embark on a two-day official visit to Ghana from June 27-28, 2024. During her visit, Ms. Gonçalves will engage in strategic discussions with key partners, including Government Ministries and agencies in Ghana, the UN family, and development partners in the country. UNOPS, an […]
The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Kwesi Ayim Darke, hosted the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Ghana, Pavel Bilek and the Head of Trade and Economy of the Embassy, Baeta Matusikoba. The visit which was initiated by the Czech Ambassador was to pay a courtesy call to the President of […]
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protestors stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades. The government wanted to raise funds to pay off debt, but Kenyans said the bill caused […]
Ukrainian officials are embracing what will be a detailed and tortuous process of negotiations following the official opening of EU accession talks this week, saying they have already made major strides toward qualifying for a status that would cement their place in Western Europe. While the process that began Tuesday at a ministerial-level meeting in […]
The vote of the controversial finance bill was marred by violence and resulted in loss of life and property. This prompted the defense minister to deploy the army and President William Ruto to address the nation. ” Today’s events marked a critical turning point on how we respond to grave threats to our national security. […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday granted letters of credence to nine new envoys, urging them to actively promote Ghana’s image and interests abroad. The envoys included three High Commissioners, five Ambassadors, and an Ambassador-at-Large. They are, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, High Commissioner to Nigeria; Mrs. Francisca Ashietey-Oduntun, High Commissioner to South Africa; Mr. Ernest […]
The World Data Lab, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has launched a digital tool to monitor youth job growth and forecast employment trends in Africa. Dubbed: “Africa Youth Employment Clock”, it aims to support and inform the journey to more inclusive African labour markets through cutting-edge data modelling and visualisation. The job data model projects […]
EU countries adopted sanctions against six people in Sudan on Monday over the war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has engulfed the country. The listings include a general commanding the RSF in West Darfur, who the EU Council said is responsible for committing atrocities, instigating ethnically motivated killings, […]
The trip by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso comes less than a month after Russia’s foreign affairs minister Sergei Lavrov made a stop in the central African country. Sassou Nguesso is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin. The two leaders will hold discussions on the economy, trade, energy as well as security […]
