As bilateral trade between Ghana and China reached a record high of $11.8 billion in 2024, reinforcing China’s position as Ghana’s largest trading partner and a key investor in critical sectors of the economy, China is seeking to align to Ghana’s development priorities. The milestone was highlighted during the celebration of the 76th anniversary of […]
Ghanaians can once again apply for five-year multiple entry visas to the United States, following the reversal of visa restrictions imposed earlier this year. The decision, which reinstates enhanced consular privileges, has been hailed as a major diplomatic victory for Ghana by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The announcement was formally conveyed […]
Ghana has formally declared itself a nuclear-weapon-free state after depositing its instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the development in a Facebook post on Saturday, September 27, 2025. He described the step as a […]
Ghana’s Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has acknowledged the invaluable contribution of China to the country’s socio-economic advancement, urging the authorities to continue to work together for the good of the people. She said it was imperative to deepen collaboration in new areas, citing energy, renewable power, digital technology, and trade facilitation, in order […]
Developmental initiatives in Ghana supported by France and their intended impact are a reflection of France’s decision to undertake development partnerships differently. The interventions, mainly in the agriculture, infrastructure development and technology, are aimed at improving the agric business sector, supporting steady development and progress of northern Ghana. A former French Ambassador to Ghana, Jules […]
The Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF), the world’s biggest and most transformative entrepreneurship event, is officially set to take place in Ghana from November 21-23, 2025, during Global Entrepreneurship Week. In a landmark announcement, President John Dramani Mahama affirmed Ghana’s full readiness to host the festival, welcoming thousands of global delegates to Accra’s prestigious La Palm […]
The World Bank has cautioned that Ghana must resist the temptation of rushing back to the Eurobond market, warning that such a move would be seen by international investors as the “easy way out.” The Bank argues that credibility cannot be rebuilt through fresh borrowing but only through discipline, transparency, and politically difficult reforms. “Importantly, […]
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern call for a fundamental reset of the United Nations (UN) and the global financial architecture, declaring that Africa’s role in shaping the future global order will be “huge and consequential”. Addressing the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday [Sept 25], […]
ormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign […]
On September 25, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana delivered a powerful and unflinching address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a speech that resonated as both a call to action and a profound challenge to the global status quo. Speaking as both Ghana’s leader and the African Union’s Champion for Financial Institutions […]
