The Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as “President of the Council of Ministers” – a new post which is the highest office in the government’s executive branch and has no official term limits. This follows constitutional reform that ended presidential elections, and introduced a parliamentary system. The opposition said the change was […]
The German Federal Police, through the German Embassy, has donated a 62-seater Eicher Skyline bus to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to enhance its operations and improve mobility. The donation forms part of a broader collaboration between the GIS and the German government, aimed at enhancing border security, migration management, and capacity development. Donation At […]
In a move towards bolstering food security and economic development, Australia has intensified its engagement with Ghana’s agricultural sector. At a high-level meeting held recently, the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Berenice Owen-Jones formally congratulated the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku on his recent appointment, emphasising the vital role agriculture plays in sustaining […]
Burkina Faso junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has expressed deep gratitude to citizens and pan-African supporters worldwide for their solidarity in the country’s ongoing fight against imperialism and neo-colonialism. In a powerful message delivered on Wednesday, April 30, Traoré acknowledged the global demonstrations held in support of his government’s vision for a sovereign and self-determined […]
The Lebanese Community in Ghana have awarded scholarhips to some eight (8) brilliant law students at the Ghana School of Law, Makola for the 2024/2025 academic year. This year’s edition saw an expansion in the scheme to enroll Part 1 (first year students) unto the programme. Until now, only Part 2 students at the school […]
Thousands of white South Africans, predominantly Afrikaners aged between 25 and 45, have expressed interest in relocating to the United States following a recent executive order by President Donald Trump. The order offers refugee status to those claiming racial discrimination in South Africa, particularly in light of new land reform laws allowing expropriation without compensation. […]
Former vice-president Kamala Harris has criticised the Trump administration’s agenda in her first major speech since losing the US election. Speaking at an event run by Emerge, a political organisation that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for public office, she singled out the administration’s handling of the economy and immigration policy. But, she […]
The US president, Donald Trump, is marking 100 days in office, but with frictions all over, brought about by the global tariffs mostly targeting China. Democrats have tallied it up: The Trump administration has frozen, stalled, or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid — in what top Democrats say […]
A week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, the situation remains tense in Ouagadougou, particularly among the armed forces. Local media indicate that a meeting scheduled on April 22 at the headquarters of the general staff, which was supposed to include several army officers, was postponed and then later cancelled as the invited officers […]
Welcomed by Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, BRICS foreign ministers gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to discuss the group’s role in addressing global and regional crises and their common response to the trade war with the United States. In his opening remarks, Vieira emphasized that BRICS holds a unique position to […]
