The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF have revealed that nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development. The latest data showed a total reduction of over 20 million children since 2020, reversing an alarming spike between […]
Ghanaian passport holders can now travel to Morocco without the need for a visa, following a new agreement reached between the two countries’ foreign ministries. The policy, which took effect on Friday, June 6, 2025, marks a major step toward deepening bilateral ties and promoting African integration. The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in […]
China has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. The move, announced at a China-Africa co-operation meeting, comes as the continent is facing the possibility of increased tariffs on its products entering the US. China is Africa’s largest trading […]
Three United Nations agencies warned Thursday of imminent famine in a conflict-hit region of South Sudan. Residents of 11 of the 13 counties in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state are now facing emergency levels of hunger, the World Food Programme, the UN Children’s Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations said […]
Ghana has achieved significant progress in strengthening its economic partnership with China, securing a 0% tariff on all its exports to the Asian economic powerhouse. This breakthrough was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on X (formerly Twitter) today. The new tariff regime, which extends to 100% of goods originating from Ghana, […]
The Surinamese Ambassador to Ghana, Fidelia Graand-Galon, has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to strengthening relations with Ghana in the areas of culture, tourism and trade, for the mutual benefit of their peoples. She gave the assurance at the second Tree Planting Festival of the people of Liati-Wote, in the Afadzato South District of the Volta […]
Accra will host the 2025 edition of FESTAC Africa Renaissance Festival from September 21 to 27, 2025, organisers have officially announced. The weeklong celebration of Africa’s unity, heritage, and future is on the theme, “Harnessing health, culture, trade, climate change, gender equity, and tourism for sustainable economic growth.” At a press conference, on Tuesday, in […]
Russia is stepping up cooperation with African countries, including in defence and security, the Kremlin said on Monday. “We really intend to comprehensively develop our interaction with African countries, focusing primarily on economic and investment interaction”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. “This also corresponds to and extends to such sensitive areas as defence and security. In this […]
With the civil war in Sudan in its third year, the humanitarian situation is worsening with more than 25 million people experiencing acute food insecurity. As refugees continue to flood into neighbouring Chad, the UN Special Representative for Central Africa, Abdou Abarry, has raised the alarm over the deepening crisis. “The international community’s inaction risks […]
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has met with several of his African counterparts reassuring them of Beijing’s commitment to projects in their countries. The meetings on Tuesday in Changsa, the capital of Hunan Province, were part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Foreign ministers from Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, and Angola attended the discussions. […]
