South Sudan is due to hold long-delayed general elections in December 2026, and some wonder if the world’s youngest nation will be ready. The vote was set for this month but was delayed for a number of reasons, including the need for more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register political […]
The Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) and the US Embassy in Ghana have committed to enhancing the flow of information between the two sides for the mutual benefit of the two countries. Acknowledging that effective communication is crucial to sustainable development, the two pledged to continue to work to remove any barriers to the free […]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya warned on Monday of “disastrous consequences” for the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa if urgent action is not taken to address their deteriorating net external reserves. The member countries – Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo – share monetary policy […]
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved the creation of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in Gambia during the military dictatorship. The historic decision was announced at a summit of regional heads of state held in Nigeria‘s capital, Abuja. The tribunal will cover alleged crimes committed under military dictator Yahya Jammeh, whose rule from […]
THE British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, yesterday paid a courtesy call on the President-elect, John Dramini Mahama, at his office in Accra. During the meeting, High Commissioner Thompson congratulated the President-elect on his electoral victory and expressed her government’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Ghana. The two leaders discussed a range of […]
THE Head of Cooperation at the European Union Delegation to Ghana, Massimo Mina, has reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to implementing projects specifically aimed at combating gender-based violence against women and girls globally. Speaking at the “Women Speak” event in Accra on Wednesday, he said the EU’s Gender Action Plan III, which commits that “by […]
West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. “The authority decides to set the period from 29 January, 2025 to 29 July 2025 as a transitional period and to keep ECOWAS doors open to […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Ethiopia and Somalia early next year after brokering a deal to end tensions between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, he said on X Sunday. “I will visit Ethiopia and Somalia in the first two months of the New Year,” he wrote in a message that referred to […]
The United Nations will convene a technical committee of Libya experts to resolve contentious issues and put the country on the path to long-awaited national elections, the acting head of the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said Sunday. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya has been stalled since […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$ 5 million donation from the Republic of Korea to aid 187,000 drought-affected individuals in northern Ghana with food and nutrition support. The contribution comes amid rising food prices and crop losses due to extended drought conditions. The funding will facilitate emergency cash transfers to […]
