There is a famous saying about development in China: “To get rich, build roads first.” This indicates the vital role of infrastructure construction in economic development. China’s infrastructure was still weak 30 years ago. When I was young, traveling from Beijing to my hometown Nanjing, a distance of around 1,000 kilometers, took a whole day […]
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says “without maritime security, there can be no global security.” He was addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council during with a debate on maritime issues. Guterres stressed all the facets of life are dependent on maritime security. “All of humanity depends on the world’s oceans and […]
U.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africa’s leader at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting that might be tense after Trump accused the country’s government of allowing a “genocide” to take place against minority white farmers. South Africa has strongly rejected the allegation and President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed for the meeting with […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a shortfall of $1.7 billion over the next two years, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Monday. The WHO’s financial crisis was prompted by the withdrawal of the United States and Argentina from the UN organization, which was founded in 1948. The US contributed around […]
Ghana is poised to significantly boost its economy by hosting the 14th Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS), scheduled for October 8th to 10th, 2025 in Accra. With over 1,500 delegates from across the continent, the summit is projected to generate approximately $1.3 million for the Ghanaian economy through hotel bookings and various other economic activities. Mr. […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has warned activists from neighbouring Kenya that she will not allow them to “meddle” in her country’s affairs and cause “chaos”. Her comments came after prominent Kenyan lawyers and rights campaigners were deported, preventing them from attending the court case of an opposition leader charged with treason. “If they have […]
In a recent interview with local dailies, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema vehemently denied claims of widespread violence towards the white farmers who are majorly the Afrikaners. Malema termed the reports as “fiction” and “drama” as he also took a direct jab at the recent move by the United States […]
The United Nation’s top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters. The two Central African countries have been arguing over the isles – Conga, Mbanié and Cocoteros – since the early 1970s. The islands are virtually uninhabited but are in a maritime zone thought […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, represented President John Mahama and Ghana at the historic inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The ceremony, which took place at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, drew attendance from more than 100 country delegations to witness the formal beginning of a […]
Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, says she was expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges. Karaua has dubbed the move a sign that the Tanzanian authorities would not give a fair trial to Chadema party leader Tindu Lissu. […]
