Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found dead Monday at the site of a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, state media said. Search crews found the wreckage Monday, a day after the helicopter crashed in bad weather near Varzaqan in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. The Iranian officials were returning […]
South Africa’s Department of Tourism has said that discussions were ongoing with some airlines and other relevant stakeholders to aggressively market Ghana as a tourism and investment destination to South Africans. The move, which is being championed through the South Africa-Ghana Bi-national Commission (BNC), is to help create a win-win situation to promote tourism in […]
The Ghana government has called for strengthening of collaboration between media, civil society organisations, governments and international bodies to promote press freedom and environmental sustainability in Africa. It said the harsh conditions of climate change on the continent required concerted efforts by all stakeholders to tackle it head-on. Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, the Chief of […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana is embarking on a nationwide scout for young innovators from across the country to join the Young Africa Innovates (YAI) programme. The YAI aims to identify and empower atypical innovators, especially between ages 18 and 35. These are innovators who are often marginalized include women, people living […]
South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah. It was the third time the International Court of Justice held hearings on the conflict in Gaza since South Africa […]
The World Food Program warned Wednesday that the threat of famine is growing for 5 million Sudanese in parts of the country affected by war. “Commitments made by all parties to facilitate humanitarian access urgently need to be translated into realities on the ground,” Carl Skau, WFP’s deputy executive director, said in a statement. Skau […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has strengthened its transformative partnership with Ghana by committing to inject $200 million into the Ghanaian economy. The facility is being offered by EBID to Ghana through strategic alliances with the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) and GCB Bank PLC. A statement issued by EBID and copied to […]
Former President Ali Bongo of Gabon and his two youngest sons, Jalil and Bilal, have started a hunger strike to protest their “sequestration” and alleged “acts of torture” against family members. Their lawyers announced this on May 14, stating a lawsuit has been filed in the Paris Judicial Court. Lawyers François Zimeray and Catalina de […]
**In a high-profile meeting in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored the robust and growing partnership between their countries. The talks took place following a grand military welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Russia.** President […]
After nearly a two-week delay, U.S. and Nigerien officials are holding high-level follow-on meetings to coordinate the withdrawal of American troops from the country. Christopher Maier, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, and Lieutenant General Dagvin Anderson, joint staff director for joint force development, are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Niamey […]
