Pope Leo XIV is beginning the first foreign trip of his papacy. Over the next six days he will first visit Turkey for an historic Christian anniversary. He will then visit Lebanon just days after Israeli airstrikes on its capital, Beirut. Visits to both countries had originally been planned by the late Pope Francis, but […]
France’s top court has upheld former President Nicholas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 re-election bid. It is yet another blow to his legacy and reputation, coming just 2 weeks after his release from jail pending an appeal in another case. He spent 20 days in Paris’ La Santé prison after judges […]
The number of Ghanaian students pursuing higher education in the United States has reached a historic peak, marking the highest figure ever recorded, according to the United States Embassy in Ghana. New data from the Open Doors Report 2025 shows that Ghana now ranks 14th worldwide for sending international students to the U.S., a significant […]
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained. The officers then appeared on state TV, saying they had suspended the electoral […]
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has addressed the Seventh African Union-European Union (EU) in Luanda, Angola, where she conveyed warm greetings from President John Dramani Mahama and congratulated Angolans on their 50th independence celebration. “We are grateful to the Government of Angola and the African Union Commission for their warm hospitality,” she said. Vice […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday hosted a mini-durbar of the Chiefs and People of the Greater Accra Region in honour of Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh at the Presidency in Accra. Prince Edward arrived in Ghana on Sunday for a two-day visit, aimed at strengthening the United Kingdom-Ghana partnership, with a focus on […]
Ghana has reported major gains from its participation at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, particularly in advocating for loss and damage financing. Officials noted that several communities across the country are already suffering unavoidable climate impacts, including infrastructure destruction, reduced farm yields, loss of livelihoods, and even fatalities. They said […]
President John Dramani Mahama has warned that recent unilateral actions by some countries are weakening the rules-based trading system. He said countries should work together through what he called a coalition of the willing. President Mahama made the remark on Tuesday [Nov 25, 2025], when Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, paid a courtesy call […]
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, last Monday engaged with the founders of start-ups selected for this year’s Commonwealth Startup Fellowship Bootcamp in Accra as part of his two-day visit to Ghana. The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship is a flagship Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) programme funded by the United Kingdom (UK) government and delivered in partnership […]
The United Kingdom has banned 1,632 Ghanaians for a visa for 10 years for using fraudulent means to acquire the document. The 1,632 represented four per cent of the total applicants for a visa last year. “In 2024, 1,632 applicants from Ghana used fraudulent means when applying for UK visit visas. While that represents only […]
