President John Dramani Mahama yesterday received the credentials of 10 new envoys at the Jubilee House, using the occasion to highlight critical regional issues and economic opportunities. The diplomats included the Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, Colonel (rtd) Shem Ishahilidza Amadi; Pakistani High Commissioner, Najeeb Durrani; British High Commissioner, Christian Rogg, and EU Ambassador, Rune […]
Ghana will receive another batch of 40 West African deportees from the United States in the coming days under a third-country returns arrangement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed. Speaking in an interview on Channel One on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Mr Ablakwa said the new arrivals would follow two […]
Ghana has secured a financing agreement with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) to unlock up to $500 million in support of the 24-Hour Economy initiative. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) headquarters in Accra yesterday established an initial $60 million funding through Development Bank Ghana […]
Ghana and Burkina Faso are set to strengthen their bilateral cooperation with a high-level meeting aimed at validating framework agreements and memoranda of understanding for their shared international land boundary. The three-day meeting, hosted by the Ghana Boundary Commission (GhBC), commenced in Accra yesterday brought together key stakeholders from both countries reviewed and finalised key […]
The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has reassured members of the diaspora of the government’s commitment to safeguard their businesses and investments in Ghana. She stressed that their investments were not only secure because Ghana was their home, but also because the government was building a conducive environment […]
One in five children and adolescents aged five to 19 years globally, numbering 391 million, are overweight, with a large proportion of them now classified as living with obesity, UNICEF has warned in a new report. The Child Nutrition Report 2025, which was released on Wednesday, September 10, said obesity rates had increased from three […]
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), has opened a four-day national training workshop to train stakeholders in the judicial, health and social sectors to strengthen the response to gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The workshop, which began last Monday, in Accra, aimed […]
Dutch airline KLM has cancelled around 100 flights on Wednesday due to a strike by ground crew at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, a spokesperson for the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM said on Tuesday. In Accra, many passengers arrived on Tuesday without their accompanying luggage. Ground crew workers employed by KLM are striking […]
As Malawians head to the polls, voters in Lilongwe are frustrated by ongoing fuel shortages and rising inflation. Long lines at petrol stations are a part of life these days in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. The country is facing a number of economic challenges, including fuel shortages and rising prices. Once motorists get to the pump, […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts of infected individuals in response to a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai Province. An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have been delivered to Bulape, the epicentre of the outbreak, from a national […]
