The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries’ foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The West African nations, run by juntas that have taken power in coups in recent years, have formed […]
The Rwanda scheme was “wasteful” and “inefficient” according to Starmer, speaking at an international immigration summit hosted by the UK on Monday. The British Prime Minister slammed the scheme developed by the previous government of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their asylum request processed there instead of on UK soil. Starmer’s Labour government […]
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that some people are encouraging him to seek a third term in office, despite the U.S. Constitution’s clear prohibition against it. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he had not explored the possibility but acknowledged that “they do say there’s a way you can do it.” […]
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to “indulgence” and an absence of self-control. “In cabinet somebody’s sleeping at 10 hours – the question is where were they… if you can start conking there? To me that is a crime, a serous crime,” Hichilema said during […]
A delegation from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) was in Accra this week to engage national and local stakeholders on Ghana’s potential participation in UN-Habitat’s Quality of Life (QoL) Initiative, a people-centred programme designed to improve living standards in cities. From March 25 to 26, 2025, the delegation held consultations with the […]
In a video statement on Saturday, Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to crush the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ruling out any reconciliation. He reaffirmed that the army would neither forgive nor negotiate with the RSF, while also offering amnesty to fighters who lay down their arms and “repent to the truth.” Earlier, […]
The World Bank Group has launched the Business Ready (B-READY) Report in Ghana, providing a comprehensive assessment of the country’s business environment and identifying key areas for reform. The report highlighted Ghana’s strengths in labour market regulations and utility services but underscored critical challenges in business registration, property transfer, construction permitting, access to credit, and […]
Ghana has selected the United States and China as vendors for its first nuclear power plants, though no formal contract has been signed. The U.S.-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group, in partnership with Japanese firms, will construct Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), while China National Nuclear Corporation will build a Large Reactor (LR). This was […]
The successful conduct of elections in Ghana and Senegal in 2024, has gone a long way to strengthen democracy in West Africa, Mrs Levinia Addae-Mensah, the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), has stated. “I think the Ghana elections particularly and Senegal also gives us a new sense of hope for […]
The United States Embassy in Accra has announced the rescheduling of all visa appointments originally set for Monday, March 31, 2025, due to its observance of the Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday. The changes affect both immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants, who have been given new dates for their interviews. According to the Embassy, all immigrant visa appointments […]
