Five years after Brexit, Germany and the United Kingdom have formally placed their relationship on a new footing with a wide-ranging friendship treaty. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the 27-page agreement – accompanied by a 17-point action plan – during a ceremony at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum on Thursday. […]
Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition, the White House announced on Thursday, after days of speculation regarding photographs showing bruising on the US president’s hand. After recently experiencing swelling in his legs, Trump underwent a “comprehensive exam” including vascular testing, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt said Trump’s bruised […]
Egypt has launched the first edition of the “Health Diplomacy for Medical Students” programme, the first of its kind in Egypt and on the African continent. The initiative was organised under the auspices of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations – Egypt (IFMSA-Egypt) and its branch at MTI University, with support from the Scientific […]
France and Ghana are advancing plans to restructure Ghana’s sovereign debt under a bilateral agreement worth €2.5 billion, as part of broader efforts to support economic recovery, job creation, and long-term development. The announcement was made during the celebration of the French National Day at the newly renovated French Residence in Accra, where senior government […]
The Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to meetings it hosts, and threatening to hit the nation with such high tariffs that its economic crisis is likely to deepen. The latest sign of this came with the revelation by the second-biggest party in […]
UNESCO has inscribed 26 new locations onto its list of World Heritage sites. They include ancient ruins in Turkey to wildlife havens in Sierra Leone. In Turkey, the site to get on the list this year is Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe. It is the ruins of a powerful Iron Age civilisation […]
For many Ghanaians, the country’s energy crisis is synonymous with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). From frequent power outages and billing discrepancies to frustrating customer service and metering issues, ECG is the visible face of the sector’s challenges. But a new report by the International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG)warns that focusing solely […]
Ghana will host the 2025 China–West Africa Medical and Health Industry Expo and AI Diagnosis Deployment Summit to advance healthcare reform and digitalisation. Scheduled for August 20–22 at the Accra International Conference Centre, the event will convene over 500 hospitals and clinics, 1,500 merchants and stakeholders, and delegations from 16 ECOWAS member states. The summit, […]
US President Donald Trump is ramping up his tariff agenda, announcing plans to impose new duties of over 10 percent on imports from smaller nations, including several in Africa and the Caribbean. The move marks a sharp shift in US trade policy, aimed at what Trump describes as “reciprocal” treatment. Several African countries are already […]
The Duke of Sussex met with the Angolan President on Tuesday during a surprise trip to raise awareness about a land mine clearing charity that both he and his mother Diana have championed. During the meeting, Angola’s President João Lourenço reaffirmed his support for HALO Trust, that has cleared mines in Angola since 1994. The […]
