The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the implementation of key measures unanimously adopted by its member states to reduce air transport charges and taxes, aimed at enhancing movement, trade, and regional integration. These reforms were adopted in December 2024 during the Sixty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the Authority […]
The Ghanaian Embassy in Washington, D.C., has launched a groundbreaking investment-focused initiative with the maiden “Investing in Ghana Business Forum,” aimed at expanding U.S. investment into Ghana’s rapidly recovering economy. The Embassy described the forum as a major step toward fulfilling its mandate of serving as a bridge between Ghana and the United States by […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially inscribed Ghana’s indigenous Highlife music on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, a development widely viewed as both a cultural milestone and a reminder of the need to safeguard the genre for future generations. The Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) list catalogs traditions, knowledge […]
Ghana’s Deputy Defence Minister, Ernest Brogya Gyenfi, has received a delegation from the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) to explore defence cooperation opportunities under the growing bilateral relations between Ghana and China. The meeting, held at The Square, builds on China’s expanding footprint in Ghana’s defence and security sector, where CATIC has […]
Nigerian Army soldiers opened fire and killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state, witnesses and Amnesty International told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The women were protesting on Monday along a major road in Adamawa’s local government, Lamurde, when the soldiers shot at them after being blocked […]
US immigration agents used pepper spray against protesters in Minneapolis on Tuesday as residents blocked the officers’ vehicles and forced them to leave the area. Minnesota’s state capital Minneapolis is home to the nation’s largest Somali community and is the latest city targeted by the Trump administration for mass deportation. Federal agents launched an enforcement […]
Germany has pledged to give special focus to Africa’s pressing issues and amplify the continent’s voice when it assumes its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2027–2028. The announcement comes amid persistent calls from African countries and diplomats for greater representation on the UNSC, including a push for […]
The United States Embassy in Accra is set to hold an online auction of excess government property from December 15 to 17, 2025. The auction, which will take place on the U.S. State Department’s official online platform, will allow registered bidders to compete for a variety of items, with the highest bidder for each lot […]
Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country, Burkinabè security sources told the BBC. The Air Force C-130 aircraft entered Burkina Faso’s airspace on Monday without authorisation, according to the country’s Territorial Administration Minister Emile Zerbo. In a joint statement, the military governments […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly registered its displeasure over what it describes as the targeted and ill-treatment of Ghanaian travelers to Israel, particularly at the Ben Gurion International Airport. According to the Ministry, engagements with the Israeli Mission suggest that the actions form part of a retaliatory response to what Israel claims is […]
