The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the 1996 downing of two planes between Cuba and Florida. The case unveiled on Wednesday accuses Castro and five others in the shooting down of the aircraft belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue and […]
Australia has established two newly constructed mechanised boreholes in communities within Ghana’s Upper Manya Krobo District as part of efforts to improve access to clean water and strengthen public health in underserved areas. The project was commissioned last week by Second Secretary Tiffany Yan and Direct Aid Program Manager Jennifer Burckson in the Eastern Region. […]
Cheering children – check. Military honour guard – check. Cannon fire and marching band – check. Vladimir Putin’s welcome outside the Great Hall of the People was a near mirror image of the reception for Donald Trump last week. Two high-stakes presidential visits, just days apart, is exactly the image Xi Jinping wants to project […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, has joined fellow Heads of Mission in South Africa to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of Haitian Flag Day, reaffirming diplomatic solidarity and historical ties with Haiti. The High Commissioner joined members of the Diplomatic Corps, government officials, and friends of Haiti at a reception held in Johannesburg […]
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Mamman was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday in the northern Kaduna state after “weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering”. […]
The President of the Council of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, has called on African countries to take bold and urgent steps to unlock the full potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), describing it as a strategic instrument for Africa’s economic sovereignty. Speaking at the opening of the third edition of the Biashara Afrika […]
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Google for Education to mainstream Artificial Intelligence (AI) within Ghana’s education system. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Education World Forum, is aimed at supporting Ghana’s efforts to innovate teaching and learning, strengthen digital literacy, enhance teacher […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakea has acknowledged the apology issued by the Church of Scotland over its historical involvement in atrocities linked to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Ablakwa noted that the apology is welcomed as a significant symbolic step, marking one of the first institutional acknowledgements following the UN resolution’s adoption. “Ghana […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a reintegration support package for Ghanaian nationals being evacuated from South Africa amid ongoing xenophobic tensions. The first batch of 300 Ghanaians who applied for assistance through the High Commission in Pretoria is expected to be evacuated from South Africa to Ghana tomorrow. Government says returning nationals will […]
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Nigerian Armed Forces have conducted coordinated airstrikes against ISIS-linked terrorist targets in northeastern Nigeria, in what officials describe as one of the most significant joint counterterrorism offensives in recent months. The operation targeted camps and operational infrastructure linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an […]
