The Biden administration is set to tighten access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border via a new regulation that could be issued as soon as Thursday, four sources familiar with the matter said. The move is aimed at reducing illegal crossings. The regulation would require migrants to be assessed at an initial asylum screening stage […]
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has signed a controversial new constitution that eliminates presidential elections, a statement from his office said late Monday. It’s a move that opponents say will allow him to extend his family’s six-decade-long rule. Under the new legislation, parliament will have the power to choose the president, doing away with direct elections. […]
Faced with an inability to access offshore credit lines — due to defaulting on previous loans — the government of Zimbabwe is appealing to its diaspora population and foreigners to invest in the Southern African nation. Some citizens in the diaspora are skeptical that their investments would pay off. The government says the Zimbabwe Investment […]
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has lauded the European Union (EU) for being Ghana’s largest multilateral development and trade partner. The Minister made the commendation on Monday in her opening remarks during the Ghana-EU Partnership Dialogue Meeting in Accra. The annual dialogue was held within the framework of […]
The United States called Monday on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, not backing down from charges Kigali is meddling in its neighbor’s affairs. The State Department accused Rwandan forces Friday of joining M23 rebels in blasts on a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts […]
The Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has marked the 15th United Nations Chinese Language Day celebration to expand inter-civilisational dialogue/exchanges and mutual learning. It was celebrated on the theme: “Building a bridge of mutual learning among civilisations through girl-child empowerment.” The celebration, in collaboration with the Central Regional Coordinating Council, aimed […]
The Vice-President and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general election, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has convened a meeting with ambassadors from the European Union (EU) alongside some private sector executives at the EU Ambassador’s residence in Accra to articulate his vision for Ghana’s future development and reforms should he assume […]
Ghana and India are forging a partnership aimed at streamlining financial transactions between the two nations. Plans are underway to connect Ghana’s Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) with India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), allowing users to make instant and cost-effective fund transfers seamlessly. This landmark agreement, reached between the two countries, outlines a timeline […]
Chadians go to the polls on Monday three years after their military leader seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa’s Sahel region since a wave of coups. Analysts say Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power the day rebels killed his long-ruling father Idriss Deby in April 2021, is most likely to win, although […]
Trade officials from Ghana and India have begun the fourth session of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting in Accra, to strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties between the two nations. A bilateral trade agreement signed in 1981, which resulted in the establishment of JTC, has long functioned as a conduit for growing trade and […]
