Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky said Thursday’s call with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which lasted nearly an hour, had yielded “new ideas in terms of formats, meetings, and… timing on how to bring a […]
The US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, where jihadists have long carried out an insurgency. Camps run by the group in Sokoto state, which lies on Nigeria’s border with Niger, were hit, the US military said, adding that an “initial assessment” suggested “multiple” fatalities. US […]
Senior officials from the United States Department of Commerce, through its International Trade Administration (ITA), have met with Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Victor Emmanuel Smith, to discuss issues affecting American investments in Ghana and the welfare of Ghanaian nationals studying in the U.S. A key focus of the meeting was Ghana’s new […]
The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to “coerce” American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose. “These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states – in each case targeting American speakers and American companies,” Secretary of […]
Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new special honours list within the Australian Honours Award System to recognise extraordinary acts of bravery and kindness following the deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. The awards, to be announced in 2026, are aimed at formally acknowledging Australians who showed courage […]
The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya’s prime minister has said. Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were on board a Falcon 50 aircraft flying out of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Tuesday evening. In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said signal […]
There is growing anger in Malawi over a post-Christmas fortnight trip to the UK that one of the country’s vice-presidents is due to take. Jane Ansah’s visit will be in a private capacity but the reported size of both her entourage and overall cost of the trip has ignited fierce criticism. The details have been […]
The U.S Embassy in Ghana has revealed that the two nations are in the final stages of concluding a bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to support Ghana’s health sovereignty through direct U.S. investment, national ownership, and long-term system strengthening. The anticipated agreement falls under the America First Global Health Strategy, through which the […]
Mastercard has reaffirmed its commitment to driving foreign direct investment (FDI), job creation and digital innovation in Ghana, following high-level discussions with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). The engagement took place during a meeting between the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Mr. Yofi Grant Madjie, and a Mastercard delegation led by Madam Folasade Femi-Lawal, […]
The governor of Nigeria’s Niger state held a ceremony on Monday to welcome back 130 kidnapped children and teachers released after a month in captivity. Their kidnapping from a Catholic boarding school in Niger state’s Papiri community was one of the worst mass abductions in Nigeria’s history. No one has claimed responsibility but local residents […]
