The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Ghana, Dr Abdulla Al Mandoos, has hosted a strategic business gathering at the UAE Embassy in Accra in a significant step toward deepening bilateral economic relations. The meeting, held in collaboration with the Ghana International Chamber of Commerce (GHICC), brought together some of Ghana’s most influential […]
The Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is in the United States of America to attend the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue organised by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. The Vice President is expected to deliver a keynote address on Ghana’s efforts in food security, sustainable agriculture, and inclusive agribusiness, […]
Cameroon’s influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared. Opposition candidate and ex-government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October election, saying he defeated 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who is seeking to extend his […]
The Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Abebe Aemro Selassie, has commended Ghana’s recent progress in stabilising its exchange rate, and for adopting a sound foreign exchange (FX) management framework. As a step in the right direction, Mr Selassie explained that Ghana had moved from a period of uncontrolled depreciation […]
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, has called for a politically realistic and innovative approach to reforming United Nations (UN) peace operations to make them more responsive to the world’s evolving security challenges. Ms Tetteh said the development of new technologies in warfare, coupled with the rise of […]
Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Kojo Bonsu, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the longstanding partnership between Ghana and China through enhanced trade, investment, and cooperation in key development sectors. Speaking at the end of President John Dramani Mahama’s state visit to China, Ambassador Bonsu said Ghana’s engagement with China must now focus on practical and […]
The United Nations (UN) Country Office, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), last Saturday held a health walk in Accra to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the UN. The walk attracted over 300 participants drawn from the various UN agencies in Ghana, members of the diplomatic […]
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said Ghana is finalising a new Oil Palm Plantation Policy for inclusion in the 2026 Budget, following discussions with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on strengthening support for the country’s agricultural growth. Dr Ato Forson made this known on Friday after meeting with Mr Ethiopis Tafara, […]
Ghana will join the global community in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) with a weeklong series of events from October 18 to 24, 2025, on the local theme: “UN@80: Ghana and the UN – Shared Responsibility for a Better Tomorrow.” The global theme for the celebration is “UN at 80: Building […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that China has approved an additional 200 million Renminbi (RMB)[official name of China’s currency] grant to support Ghana’s development projects. In a Facebook post on Thursday [October 16, 2025] President Mahama said the agreement followed his bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which China confirmed the new […]
