The Italian Ambassador, Laura Ranalli, has described the Volta Regional capital, Ho, as an exceptionally clean municipality with a healthy ambience and well-preserved natural settings.“Ho is, indeed, beautiful,” she added. The envoy said this last week Friday when she paid a courtesy visit on the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, in his office before the […]
The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for true partnerships where all countries have an equal voice. She said that although Ghana was open to cooperation, it would, however, not accept unfair partnerships. Speaking at the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels yesterday, the Vice-President questioned the nature of global partnerships, saying: “Is it a […]
Voters in Cameroon went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that is widely expected to see 92-year-old Paul Biya, Africa’s longest-serving leader, extend his 42-year rule for another seven years. If victorious, President Biya would be 99 years old by the end of his new term, continuing his reign in a nation […]
The European Union has pledged to invest 11.5 billion euros ($13.3 billion) in South Africa in clean energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical projects, it said late on Thursday. A large chunk of the investment aims to accelerate South Africa’s shift to renewable energy through new power generation capacity, grid upgrades, energy storage and green hydrogen. Africa’s […]
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has arrested two Chinese nationals and intercepted several Burkinabè workers during coordinated anti-galamsey operations in the Western North and Western Regions. The arrests took place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, following intelligence reports of illegal mining activities within the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in Jomoro. According to officials, […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to reach a staff-level agreement with Ghana on the 5th Programme Review today, October 10, 2025. This projection is based on a careful analysis by Joy Business of Ghana’s performance under the IMF programme, using key economic indicators and criteria assessed by the visiting mission team. A review of the […]
A U.S. diplomat was fired on Wednesday after the State Department found out that he was in a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman accused of having ties to the Chinese Communist Party, Fox News confirmed. President Donald Trump reviewed the case and approved the diplomat’s firing, Tommy Pigott, a State Department principal deputy spokesperson, […]
Mali’s transitional leader, General Assimi Goïta, has formally dismissed a dozen high-ranking military personnel for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in August, according to a presidential decree made public this Wednesday. The decree, dated October 7, names several senior officers dismissed from the armed and security forces as a disciplinary measure. Among […]
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two countries over control of the Red Sea. In a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General on 2 October, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos claimed that Eritrea was colluding with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an […]
Over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are facing critical medicine shortages, a direct result of ongoing conflict and collapsing humanitarian funding. A new assessment by the International Committee of the Red Cross reveals that 80% of clinics in North and South Kivu, provinces ravaged by war, are operating without any external support. Many have […]
