The Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET), has expressed concern about the country’s ability to eradicate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, following the suspension of funding by the United States government. Early this year, the Trump-led administration, pulled the plug on USAID funding, globally. The “stop work” directive has brought to a halt a […]
Burkina Faso’s military government has said it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the coup attempt was led by current and former soldiers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to attack the […]
In a stark warning, the head of the UN’s food aid agency in Ethiopia has said millions in the country are “one shock away from falling into a catastrophe”. Zlatan Milišić’s statement came as he announced that because of a lack of funding the World Food Programme (WFP ) “is being forced to halt treatment” […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will offer 1,000 scholarships to university students from across the ECOWAS sub-region, as part of efforts to strengthen regional ties through education and shared experiences. The announcement was made at the launch of the 50th anniversary celebrations of ECOWAS in Accra on Tuesday [April 22, 2025]. The […]
President John Dramani Mahama has urged West African nations to embrace renewed dialogue and cooperation, stressing that the region’s future lies in unity and not isolation. Speaking at the launch of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS’s) 50th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, he emphasised the need for rebuilding trust within […]
The United Nations has paid glowing tribute to Pope Francis for the major role he played in the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change. In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said Pope Francis was instrumental in global mobilisation that resulted in the Paris Agreement. Pope […]
For the last few weeks, many foreign students living in the US have watched as a sequence of events has repeated itself on their social media feeds: plain-clothes agents appearing unannounced and hauling students off in unmarked cars to detention centres. Those taken into custody in a string of high-profile student detentions captured on video […]
Pope Francis has died, the Vatican has announced in a video statement. The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88 on Monday. He had suffered various ailments in his 12-year papacy, with severe complications in recent weeks. Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old […]
President John Dramani Mahama has invited the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to the 50th anniversary launch of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Accra. The event is set to take place in Accra on April 22, 2025. At a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, the Minister of Foreign […]
The United Kingdom has named Mr Christian Rogg as the next British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana. He is set to assume the diplomatic post in July 2025, replacing Ms Harriet Thompson (below), who will be taking up a new assignment within the UK’s Diplomatic Service. The announcement was made on April 17, […]
