United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday warned of the vicious threat that transnational organised crime poses to the world’s peace, security and sustainable development. Speaking to the UN Security Council in New York, Guterres said that the issue affected the entire globe. “Often invisible but always insidious, transnational organized crime is a vicious threat to […]
Ghana and Korea have agreed to develop a strategic partnership to curb the growing menace of misinformation and disinformation in both countries. This came to light when Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, received the Secretary General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Kyung-Koo Han in his office in Accra, on Wednesday. During the […]
A court for the West African regional bloc ECOWAS has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Niger’s transitional leaders and some corporations over sanctions imposed on Niger by ECOWAS following the July ouster of President Mohammed Bazoum. The applicants argued the sanctions are causing hardships for millions of Nigeriens. However, the ECOWAS Court of Justice said […]
At a roundtable on the Sustainable Debt Coalition, Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), stressed the need to ensure that climate finance from both public and private sectors flows at the appropriate scale and pace to expedite sustainable development aligned with the Paris Agreement and meet the SDGs without burdening […]
At Prime Minister’s Questions in Parliament, Britain’s Rishi Sunak faced criticism from the opposition Labour Party over his controversial plan to fly migrants to Rwanda in a bid to deter illegal immigration. Britain’s Home Secretary travelled to the East African country earlier in the week to sign a treaty in a bid to revive the […]
Agriculture and climate experts say there is good news for the world’s small farmers in a declaration endorsed by 134 world leaders during the opening days of COP28, the global climate summit unfolding this month in Dubai. In what is known as the COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, […]
The ECOWAS region is poised to reclaim its seat as a beacon of democracy for the rest of the African continent, Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ECOWAS Commission, has said. He said from the legislative election in Guinea Bissau where the opposition won majority of the seats to the just […]
Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, visited Cameroon on Wednesday, asking central African states to lift economic sanctions on his country before the 2025 elections. When Nguema ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a bloodless coup on August 30, economic sanctions were imposed on the country by CEMAC, the six-nation Central Africa Economic […]
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party is reacting angrily to a new visa restriction policy which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week, aimed at people accused of undermining democracy in the southern African nation. The opposition is berating the United States for the latest move. Lawrence Socha, spokesperson at the U.S. Embassy in Harare, […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, warning that public order could completely break down soon, and the humanitarian system there is at “severe risk” of collapse. “Amid constant bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces, and without shelter or the essentials to survive, I […]
