A 31-member delegation from the United Kingdom Royal Air Force and the Netherlands has arrived in Ghana to commence the construction of a multipurpose Indigenous Knowledge Centre in honour of Air Specialist (Class 1) Samuel Odotei, following his passing in service. The delegation received a traditional royal welcome at Sakpe in the Northern Region, where […]
The New Patriotic Party has petitioned the Diplomatic Corps in Ghana, drawing attention to what it describes as state-sponsored political persecution following the arrests and prosecution of some of its members and supporters. The delegation, led by the party’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, presented the petition to the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and […]
Ghana’s Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cambridge Education to collaborate on key sector reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s education system and preparing learners for emerging global challenges. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Education World Forum in the United Kingdom, seeks to advance a broad range of […]
President John Dramani Mahama has proposed three operational pillars to help i the implementation of the Accra Reset initiative prioritizing the achievement of a sovereign health sector in AFRICA Speaking at the 79th World Health Assembly, he said global health governance is under pressure from declining aid flows, institutional duplication, and weakening multilateral coordination frameworks […]
The High Commission of Ghana in Canada has held a series of strategic engagements with key institutions in the Province of Alberta aimed at strengthening cooperation in trade, education, health, agriculture, and innovation between the two jurisdictions. The delegation, led by Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Prof. Dora F. Badu-Boandoh, engaged the Alberta Ministry of […]
Togo has announced a landmark visa exemption policy for Africans, granting citizens across the continent visa-free entry for up to 30 days as part of efforts to position the country as a hub for business, tourism, and people-to-people exchange in Africa. The travel reform took effect yesterday, May 18, 2026, under the directive of President […]
We meet at the 79th World Health Assembly amid uncertainty. Shifting global geopolitics and deliberate assaults on the world’s multilateral system have created doubts about the trajectory of global health cooperation and reform. Six years after the last global pandemic, COVID-19, the world health architecture is changing rapidly. Overall humanitarian assistance is reported to have […]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the first batch of 300 Ghanaians will be evacuated from South Africa on May 21, 2026, following a wave of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigrant protests. In a social media post, a graphic accompanying the announcement indicated that the evacuation will take place at 5:00 […]
Africa must position itself to lead in areas such as artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, energy transition, and data sovereignty as African Continental Free Trade Area presents opportunities for market integration and growth, the Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said. She said the Continent could not remain solely a consumer of externally built systems; rather, Africa must develop technologies […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This comes amid growing concerns over cross-border transmission and high mortality. A statement issued by the WHO and shared with the Ghana […]
