The South Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Park Kyongsig, has indicated that the inauguration of new administrations in both Ghana and South Korea this year offers a unique opportunity to open a fresh chapter in Ghana-South Korea relations. He highlighted key areas of collaboration such as trade and investment, climate change and development cooperation. “In Korea, […]
Ghana has been excluded from the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC) list of candidate countries for the 2026 fiscal year. According to the MCC Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2026, released in Washington in August 2025, Ghana is ineligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance under section 7012 of the Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign […]
The United States has announced new restrictions on visa applications which are expected to lengthen waiting times for many travellers. In a directive issued on Saturday, September 6, the State Department said that non-immigrant visa applicants, including tourists, students, business travellers and temporary workers must now schedule interviews at embassies or consulates in their country of […]
Ghana will take centre stage at the Osaka World Expo 2025 in Japan this week, with the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, leading the country’s delegation. The Minister, representing President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the “Ghana Day Event” on Thursday, September 11. She will also […]
Egypt’s Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Meguid Saqr held talks in Cairo on Saturday with Ghana’s Finance Minister and Acting Defence Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, on strengthening bilateral military cooperation. Saqr highlighted the longstanding ties between the two countries’ armed forces and voiced hopes for expanding collaboration across a range […]
Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, a $5 billion megaproject expected to more than double the nation’s power supply. The Grand Renaissance Dam, built on a Nile tributary near the Sudanese border, will generate over 5,000 megawatts, powering homes, businesses, and even the country’s growing fleet of electric vehicles. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hailed […]
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health ministry has said. The presence of the virus had been confirmed in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted to hospital last month after showing symptoms that included a high fever and […]
The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The funding will provide food assistance and nutritional support to internally displaced people in conflict-affected areas, the U.S mission to Nigeria said […]
Former US President Joe Biden recently underwent skin cancer surgery, his spokeswoman said. Biden had Mohs surgery, she told the BBC’s US partner CBS News, but did not immediately provide further details. The procedure is used to cut away skin until no evidence of cancer remains. The 82-year-old had been spotted with a wound on […]
Ghana’s Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, will participate in the Africa Down Under (ADU) Summit in Australia, starting September 3, 2025. The summit brings together global experts and industry leaders in mining and extractives to promote African mining opportunities The Minister will deliver a presentation highlighting Ghana as the ideal […]
