President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday held bilateral discussions with President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé in Accra. The discussions centred on the need to enhance cooperation between the two countries and share experiences in the area of oil and gas production. President Nova, who arrived in Accra on Friday, is on a […]
A recent report has revealed that nearly 50,000 foreign students failed to enrol in their designated institutions after arriving in Canada, raising concerns about visa fraud and potential exploitation of the country’s immigration system. According to data sourced from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the Globe and Mail, Indian students accounted for the largest […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called for increased investment from the United Kingdom (UK) to help mitigate the impact of Ghana’s economic crisis. President Mahama made the call during a meeting with UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, at the presidency in Accra yesterday. He emphasised the importance of attracting more foreign direct investment to […]
President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova of São Tomé and Príncipe arrived in Ghana last night for high-level bilateral discussions with President John Dramani Mahama. The visit, announced by Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Okudzeto Ablakwa, on his Facebook page on February 22, 2025, is expected to strengthen ties between the two nations. Ghana and São […]
Ghanaian political figures and diplomats gathered at the Accra International Conference Centre on February 20 2025 to honour the late Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, Namibia’s first president. The memorial, organised by the Namibian High Commission in Ghana, recognised his role in Namibia’s independence and Africa’s broader liberation struggles. Dr. Nujoma, who passed away on 8th […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in South Africa on Thursday for a two-day gathering of the Group of 20 nations, where leading European diplomats are anticipated to reaffirm their backing for Ukraine, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio notably chose to skip the event. Lavrov’s visit to Johannesburg coincides with a significant bilateral […]
Concerns are rising in Africa about a potential resurgence of the devastating AIDS crisis that once claimed millions of lives across the continent. Florence Makumene, a 53-year-old from Zimbabwe, witnessed the tragic toll of HIV on her loved ones, who faced a diagnosis that was often seen as a death sentence. However, when she tested […]
Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country Thursday as most French forces departed from countries across West Africa. Some 80 French troops will stay in the country to advise and train the Ivorian military, Tene Birahima Ouattara, the Ivorian defense and state minister, said at a news […]
Evelyn Ama Ankumah, a prominent Ghanaian international lawyer and human rights advocate, is one of two African legal luminaries who have been newly appointed as Special Advisers without portfolio to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The other is Judge Sanji Monageng from Botswana. […]
Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region. “It is imperative that this council takes urgent and decisive steps to avert a wider regional war,” said Bintou Keita, U.N. […]
