President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) and other regional bodies to invest in developing national institutions and empower citizens with the requisite knowledge to demand compliance and accountability from their governments. He said he was aware of the grave dangers some of those who had dared to engage at […]
“I am of the view that military and dictatorial rule is not a viable alternative to electoral multiparty democracy,” the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, has said. “Empirical evidence in Africa between 1970 and 1990, as well as the struggles of current military regimes makes that debate mute. “Military […]
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva has said it is time for developing countries such as Ghana to take advantage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for mutual benefit. She was speaking at an AI summit focused on unraveling AI’s challenges and opportunities in developing countries, themed, “AI as a Catalyst to […]
The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country’s ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterterrorism missions. U.S. defense officials said Monday the U.S. has yet to withdraw any of its approximately 1,000 […]
The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6 billion of support over the coming three years to Egypt, which has been struggling with a foreign currency crunch and gaping budget and balance of payments deficits. The World Bank Group said $3 billion will go towards government programmes and $3 […]
U.S. officials traveled to Niger last week to express concerns about the country’s potential development of ties to Russia and Iran before the ruling junta Saturday revoked an accord governing the roughly 1,000 U.S. military personnel there, the Pentagon said Monday. The Pentagon added it was seeking clarification about the way ahead. Niger said Saturday […]
A day after his release from jail, Senegal opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye drew hundreds of supporters at his first public appearance as a presidential contender on Friday for March 24 elections, promising to tackle corruption. Next to him, the popular firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko urged supporters to vote for his ally. “We have an […]
At least 34 migrants were missing and two died after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian national guard said on Friday. The boat which sailed from Libya coast was carrying 70 people, and 34 people were rescued off the southern town of Zarzis. This week, […]
The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores. The deal is scheduled to be signed during a visit by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and the leaders of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated winning a new six-year term after an election that gave voters no real alternatives due to the intimidation or jailing of most potential opponents. Putin told supporters that he considered the election democratic and dismissed those who protested the vote. “We have many tasks ahead. But when we are consolidated […]
