Dr. Fiona Braka, World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Ghana, says tobacco-related diseases are responsible for the deaths of approximately eight million people, including one million who die from exposure to secondhand smoke, globally each year. This equates to one death every four seconds because of tobacco use or exposure. She said this at […]
The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Laura Ranalli, has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to continued collaboration with Ghana in the area of security, with a shared resolve to stabilise the Gulf of Guinea region. She noted that Italy would support this collaboration through bilateral, multilateral, and European partnerships with Ghana in pursuit of that objective. The […]
Ghana and Japan have deepened long-standing partnerships with the signing of an agreement for the Japanese Grant Assistance under the “Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” (JDS), totalling Four Hundred and Two Million Japanese Yen (approximately USD 2.6 million). The agreement was formalised on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Accra through an Exchange of Notes […]
The Resident Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Mr Mohammed Lawan Gana, has said young persons with disabilities must be included in West Africa’s integration and development agenda if the region is to move forward together. He made the remarks on May 29, 2025, during a donation to the Demonstration School for the Deaf at Mampong […]
Many Koreans living in Ghana were joined by some citizens to embark on a clean-up exercise to rid beaches in the Krowor municipality of filth ahead of this year’s World Oceans Day, which is commemorated on June 8, every year. The three-hour exercise saw staff of various Korean companies operating in the country, including the […]
A high court judge in South Africa on Tuesday dismissed an application by former President Jacob Zuma to end his graft trial. Zuma together with French company, Thales, are facing charges, including corruption, money-laundering, and racketeering, that date back to a 1999 multibillion rand arms deal. Together, they had applied to have all of them […]
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers kicked off in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State on Monday – opening with a friendly football match between peacekeepers and local women. The event was aimed at raising awareness of the need to de-escalate tensions and promote peace in the conflict-prone area. James Severino is Acting Governor of […]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old said that “by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity”. Speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, […]
Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has dissolved the country’s caretaker government, according to reports from state news agency SUNA. The news came late on Sunday, just one day after Idris took the oath of office as the country’s first prime minister since a military coup four years ago. In April 2023, Sudan plunged into civil […]
The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael E. Langley, has called for a united African-led security response to the growing threat of terrorism across the continent. He warned that extremist networks continued to advance toward West Africa’s coastal nations, including Ghana. “African militaries are not waiting to be saved; African militaries are taking on […]
