Mrs. Valerie Anne Sackey, Director of the Castle Information Bureau during the administration of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) from 1982 to 1992 and of the Public Affairs Secretariat in the office of President J.J. Rawlings from 1992 to 2001, has died. Aged 88, she passed away on December 31, 2023, the J.J. Rawlings […]
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) says there was the need to for G20 economies to roll back trade restrictions to facilitate global trade and growth. Instead, she called on the G20 members to “show leadership and contribute to economic stability and growth by unwinding recent and longstanding restrictions on trade”. Reacting to […]
Israel on Tuesday said it would defend itself against genocide accusations filed by South Africa last week. South Africa launched the case at the International Court of Justice on Friday, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy on Tuesday […]
In response to the recent ECOWAS Commission statement expressing concern about the “deterioration of the security situation” in Burkina Faso, the Transition Government has firmly addressed the issues raised. Expressing surprise at what it perceives as a biased interpretation of the security situation, the government emphasized the undeniable victories achieved by Burkinabe forces in reclaiming […]
Sierra Leone on Tuesday charged 12 people with treason and other offenses for their roles in what authorities have called an attempted coup on November 26, a news release said. One of those charged was Amadu Koita, whom the government has said was one of the organizers of the coup attempt. A former soldier and […]
Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, to contest South Africa’s genocide accusations over the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday. South Africa asked the court on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations […]
The United States on Tuesday denounced controversial comments by two Israeli ministers who said Palestinians should be encouraged to emigrate from Gaza and for Jewish settlers to return to the besieged territory. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington “rejects recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir advocating for the resettlement […]
The United Kingdom government’s recent implementation of rules restricting international students from bringing their families to the country has stirred controversy, exacerbating internal divisions within the ruling party led by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Effective immediately, the regulations apply to most international students, except those enrolled in postgraduate research courses or holding government-funded scholarships. Initially announced […]
The U.N. mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country on Sunday, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali’s military leaders ordered it to leave. The U.N. stabilization mission (MINUSMA) had been in place since 2013, and its withdrawal is igniting fears that fighting will intensify between troops and armed […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has predicted Zimbabwe’s moribund economy will turn around this year following the recent discovery of oil and gas near the country’s border with Mozambique and Zambia and improvement in the country’s mining and tourism sectors. Economists are not as optimistic, as Zimbabweans continue to leave the country. In a new year message […]
