The spokesperson for the United Nation’s Secretary-General said Monday that the humanitarian situation in Sudan remains “extremely worrying.” “We are especially deeply concerned about the impact of violence on civilians in and around the Zamzam displacement camp in Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur,” said Stéphane Dujarric. Zamzam is one of the areas in […]
The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their collaboration. The partnership would help address challenges associated with both regular and irregular migration, improve migration governance and promote sustainable development across the country. The cooperation would also focus on key areas […]
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Stéphane Roudet, has concluded a four-day visit to Ghana, engaging with government officials and stakeholders on key economic issues. At the end of the visit which lasted February 10-14, Mr. Roudet issued a statement highlighting the discussions held with Ghanaian authorities. “The mission team […]
The leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region have called for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. The bloc released a report about the agreement during the African Union Summit over the weekend in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The two main leaders […]
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition is set to host Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2025, the continent’s largest energy event focused on upstream development and finance. Taking place from September 15-18, 2025 at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, the high-level gathering will bring together ministers, national oil companies (NOCs), regulators, and private sector leaders […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday afternoon returned home after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany and the 38th African Union Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The President was met on arrival by Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Some Presidential Staffers […]
European leaders held a crisis security meeting Monday in Paris after a blizzard of diplomatic interventions by Washington in recent days that have raised doubts over the U.S. commitment to the transatlantic alliance, the bedrock of European security. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula […]
President John Dramani Mahama Wednesday afternoon left Accra for the Munich Security Conference in Germany. The President, who will be away from February 12 to Monday, February 17, will also be attending the African Union (AU) Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking to the press prior to the President’s departure, at the Jubilee Lounge of […]
President John Dramani Mahama has instructed Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to urgently address the funding gap created by the suspension of USAID’s international funding programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 11, and signed by the President’s Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the President expressed deep concern over the estimated $156 million funding […]
