The United States Department of State has said that it’s reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid US visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules. In a written answer to a question posed by The Associated Press, the department said on Thursday that all US visa holders […]
Ghanaian journalist Godwin Asediba has won the 2025 BBC News Komla Dumor Award. The investigative reporter, filmmaker and news anchor, who is the 10th recipient of the accolade, works with TV3 and 3FM in Ghana. His stories have also appeared on several international broadcasters. The 29-year-old often focuses on human-interest stories aiming to expose injustice […]
A former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has urged countries on the continent to come together to chart a sustainable path to development and prosperity for their citizens. “I do not think there is a continent that has suffered more than Africa; the time has come for Africa to stand on its own,” he […]
Some Japanese companies have expressed interest in investing in Ghana following a high-profile Presidential Investment Forum held on the sidelines of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9). The forum, organised by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) under the theme “Ghana is Open for Business – Unleashing Investment Opportunities for Shared Prosperity,” […]
The United States government has donated women’s body armor valued at over $1 million to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in a move aimed at strengthening the safety and effectiveness of female peacekeepers deployed in high-risk missions worldwide. The donation is part of a broader initiative to support countries that contribute troops to United Nations […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor has inaugurated the newly reconstituted board of the Energy Commission. In his address, Mr. Jinapor underscored the critical role the commission plays in the nation’s energy sector, stating: “Ghana is at a pivotal stage; Private Sector Participation in the electricity distribution value chain, green transition […]
Ghana will, from September 1, introduce performance targets for all ambassadors and diplomats, requiring them to deliver measurable results in attracting investment and creating jobs abroad. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the initiative on Tuesday [August 19, 2025] at the Ghana Presidential Investment Forum in Yokohama, Japan. The event was […]
Burkina Faso’s junta has expelled the UN’s top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared “persona non grata” because of her role in drafting the report that came out in March. Covering a two-year period, the study detailed more than 2,000 cases […]
The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS. Uganda has agreed to take an unclear number of African and Asian migrants who had claimed asylum on the US-Mexico border, while Honduras will receive several hundred […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative to Ghana, Niloy Banerjee, has called on the government to urgently renegotiate its trade and financing terms to unlock genuine economic transformation and inclusive development. He said Ghana borrowed in dollars and was expected to repay in the same currency, even though most of its revenues were […]
