The United Kingdom (UK) has returned dozens of artefacts looted from the Asantehene’s Kumasi Palace in Ghana, more than 150 years after they were taken. Some 32 gold and silver items have arrived in Ghana on a long-term loan to the Asantehene by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) and the British Museum. They were […]
Germany will provide a further 244 million euros ($260 million) in humanitarian aid to war-torn Sudan, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday as European diplomts met in Paris to mark the first anniversary of the devastating conflict. “We can manage together to avoid a terrible famine catastrophe, but only if we get active together […]
Ghana’s inflation of 25.8% is the 6th highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the April 2024 World Bank Africa Pulse report. Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Nigeria and Ethiopia came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report revealed that food inflation (29.6%) was higher than headline inflation (25.8%). Inflation is an […]
Qatar Charity, a non-governmental organisation, has inaugurated the newly constructed Hayaat Senior High School (SHS) in the Oyibi Saasabi Akuapem Obosomase area in the Eastern Region. The inauguration was done in collaboration with education stakeholders, chiefs, an envoy from Qatar, and members of the organisation. The Hayaat SHS boasts of 10 classrooms, a library, three offices, […]
Former President Jacob Zuma appeared at Johannesburg’s High Court on Thursday (Apr. 11), as a part of his private prosecution bid against President Cyril Ramaphosa Zuma accuses his successor of failing to act against a prosecutor and a journalist whom, Zuma alleges, disclosed his medical records in violation of prosecution rules. “Having heard council from […]
Mali’s ruling junta has issued a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, saying it needs to preserve public order, a move that follows last year’s decision to call off elections indefinitely. Junta spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga read out the statement on state television late Wednesday evening, while the country was celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the […]
Malian authorities on Wednesday issued a decree banning political party activities amid calls on the ruling army junta to organize elections. The announcement was made by the government spokesperson on state television on Wednesday evening. Abdoulaye Maiga said the ban on political activities was made in the interest of maintaining public order. The statement did […]
European Union lawmakers approved Wednesday a major revamp of the bloc’s migration laws, hoping to end years of division over how to manage the entry of thousands of people without authorization and deprive the far right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections. In a series of 10 votes, members of the European […]
Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president’s lawyers, who argued he should be on the campaign trail rather than “in a courtroom defending […]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, during his working visit to Ghana, launched the ‘Ghana Project’ at the Don Bosco Training Institute at Ashaiman, Greater Accra Region. The project, a collaboration between Ghana and Italy, aims to train 250 Ghanaian youth in practical skills such as welding, catering, and forklift truck operation, among others. It is led […]
