The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of of Ghana to the Holy See [Rome], Sir Ben Batabe Assorow has presented his Letters of Credence to the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Shortly after the presentation, Pope Leo XIV and Ambassador Assorow held a private meeting at the Holy Father’s Library. During the meeting, the Pope among […]
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management in Ghana with the launch of four major forest restoration projects aimed at restoring 5,000 hectares of degraded forest landscapes across four regions. There are the Ahafo, Bono East, Upper East and Western Regions. The GHc 31 million (€2.4 million) initiative, unveiled at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) in Kumasi, […]
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council’s adoption of a resolution endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza was a necessary first step on a long road towards peace. The Security Council on Monday adopted the U.S.-drafted resolution, which also authorises a multinational security force to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump will roll out the red carpet for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday for a visit expected to advance the sale of F-35 fighter jets and a host of business deals with the kingdom. It will be the first trip by bin Salman, widely known […]
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions. In a televised address on Monday, November 1,7 from Chamwino State House in Dodoma, Samia announced 27 ministers and 29 deputy ministers. Her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, will serve as Deputy Minister of Education, while her husband, Mohamed Mchengerwa, takes […]
Ethiopia confirmed on Monday the deaths of three people who had contracted the Marburg virus. The country’s health ministry said three additional fatalities were being investigated for a possible connection to the disease. This announcement comes after Ethiopian authorities declared the Marburg outbreak on Friday. The outbreak was reported in the Omo region, an area neighbouring South […]
The deputy executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed outrage over the “terrible atrocities” that recently took place in the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. “It should have been prevented. And we now really need to step up efforts to prevent these catastrophes from happening elsewhere,” Carl Skau said. Speaking from Addis Ababa, Skau […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says he has secured an investment pledge from a Qatari businessman for President John Mahama’s planned new city and rail projects. Mr Ablakwa said he has already met Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, Chairman of Al Mansour Holdings, during an official visit to Qatar […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced an official investigation the unrest that broke out during election week, following accusations that her government was responsible for violently crushing historic protests. She was declared the winner of last month’s presidential poll with 98% of the vote – a result the opposition has denounced as a “mockery […]
The Rwandan government said on Tuesday that it plans to build 296 new homes to house vulnerable survivors of the 1994 genocide. Over the course of 100 days in that year, extremist Hutus murdered an estimated 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Thousands of survivors still live in torment, haunted by memories of that period […]
