Kenyan President William Ruto welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Nairobi on Wednesday, in what is the Ethiopian leader’s first state visit to Kenya since 2020. Both leaders were expected to discuss amongst several issues Ethiopia’s negotiations with the breakaway region of Somaliland to secure access to a seaport. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of […]
Senegal’s national dialogue commission will propose a delayed presidential election be held on June 2 and recommend President Macky Sall remain in office until his successor is sworn in, commission member Ndiawar Paye said on Tuesday. The West African nation, set to become an oil and gas producer by the end of the year, was […]
Several United Nations humanitarian officials warned Tuesday that there is a high risk of conflict-induced famine in the Gaza Strip if the war does not stop soon. “If nothing is done, we fear widespread famine in Gaza is almost inevitable, and the conflict, which since October has claimed the lives of almost 30,000 people and […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received letters of credence from six envoys at the Jubilee House, in Accra. They are Park Kyongsig, Republic of Korea; Polly Loannou, Republic of Cyprus; Peter Ryan, Ireland; Annika Hahn-Englund, Republic of Sweden; Mahlaba Almon Mamba, Kingdom of Eswatini, and David Buom Choa, South Sudan. Deepening of ties The […]
Key stakeholders in food safety and food security from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and the Sahel regions have converged on Accra for a high-level meeting on improving food safety in the regions through coordination and consultation. The three-day meeting is the second coordination meeting of the regional food safety regulatory convergence […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced plans for a general amnesty for political demonstrators from 2021 to 2024, seeking to ease tensions ahead of upcoming elections. Speaking at a national dialogue on Monday, Sall reiterated his commitment to holding elections before the rainy season begins in July and assured that he will honor his mandate’s end […]
The plenary of the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNéA-6) opened on Monday (Feb. 26) in Nairobi. The body should discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like loss of biodiversity and pollution. The president of this year’s assembly is Morrocco’s Minister of Energy Transition. Leila Benali called for closer cooperation in […]
The decision by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to suspend sanctions against Niger and to ease sanctions on Mali and Guinea has been mostly welcomed by regional political analysts. ECOWAS said its decision, announced Saturday, was based on humanitarian grounds and will pave the way for talks with the three countries’ military juntas. But some […]
U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes to see a new Gaza cease-fire by early next week, as delegations from several countries work to negotiate the first halt in fighting since late November. “My national security adviser tells me that we’re close,” Biden told reporters in New York. “We’re close. We’re not done yet. […]
Madam Hariett Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, on Friday gave an assurance that the High Commission would explore the possibilities of bringing in private investors for the poultry and cashew sectors within the Dormaa enclave. She promised to work with her team to ensure the implementation of that initiative alongside government support to […]
