The British government on Tuesday set out plans to recruit more judges and staff to process appeals by migrants against their deportation to Rwanda under the country’s illegal migration law. The Illegal Migration Act, passed last year, means those who arrive in Britain illegally are prevented from being able to stay, instead facing removal either […]
Tanzania said on Tuesday it had reinstated approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR), opens new tab to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam. In a tit-for-tat move, Tanzania announced on Monday it had banned Kenya Airways flights after Nairobi refused to grant a request to Tanzania’s national […]
About 40 Tunisian migrants were missing after setting off in a boat toward the Italy coast last week, the national guard said on Tuesday. Tunisia is facing a migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a main departure point for people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East in the hope of […]
The Sudanese government suspended ties Tuesday with the East African regional bloc trying to mediate between the country’s army and a rival powerful paramilitary force, accusing the body of violating Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting the paramilitary leader to an upcoming summit. The army, headed by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces, commanded by […]
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a tour of four African countries this week, and analysts say the choice of Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Ivory Coast indicate Beijing’s current foreign policy objectives, including a desire to play a greater role in negotiating peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Wang has made the African continent […]
The definition of genocide was coined in 1944 by Jewish Lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who promoted the establishment of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, in the aftermath of the Holocaust committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people during WWII. Often seen as the “crime […]
The British High Commission in Accra hosted the second edition of the UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer, on Thursday January 4, 2024. The event was a unique opportunity to foster connections within the UK-Ghana diaspora community, leveraging the increased influx of visitors from the diaspora to Ghana for “December in Ghana” festivities. This year’s mixer also […]
Tanzania has withdrawn approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways to operate flights between the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, its civil aviation authority said Monday. Tanzania said the decision was taken in retaliation for Kenya’s denial of rights to Tanzania national carrier Air Tanzania to operate cargo flights between […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rescheduled its Executive Board meeting to review Ghana’s programme and approve some $600 million for the country to January 19, 2024. This is what Joy Business has picked up from persons with knowledge of Ghana’s programme. The review will be the first after Ghana secured the IMF programme in […]
A few days ago, the author participated in the Central Conference on China’s Work Relating to Foreign Affairs, held in Beijing from December 27 -28, 2023. The conference pointed out the direction for future diplomatic works and the development of China-Africa relations. The author takes this opportunity to introduce to his Ghanaian friends the guiding […]
