A two-day training programme has been organised for stakeholders in the Securities and supply chain industry, to combat tobacco trading in the country through unauthorised and unapproved routes. The training, sponsored by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat under Project 2030, is aimed at reducing the entry of illicit substances such as […]
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is reviewing the training Policy for its standby Force in order to strengthen peace support operations. To this end, a review workshop on the draft training policy of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) commenced on Thursday, November 30, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria. The […]
Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for ending a war that kept going, has died. A cunning, erudite strategist whose transformative diplomatic efforts helped to reshape the world, Kissinger was 100. His death Wednesday was […]
The next summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), in crisis after a series of recent military coups, will take place on December 10 in Abuja, the Côte d’Ivoire presidency announced on Thursday. “The next ordinary summit” of Ecowas “will take place on December 10 in Abuja”, the Nigerian capital, according to […]
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development that aims to connect the oil-rich nation’s ports to the continent’s resource-rich interior, and in doing so, perhaps loosen China’s hold on the continent. The leaders also agreed to […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday there is “strong bipartisan support” for Ukraine in the United States and “no sense of fatigue” among NATO allies continuing their support as the country enters its second winter of war against Russia. “Some are questioning whether the United States and other NATO allies should continue to […]
Ukraine is blaming Russia for the lack of prisoner swaps between the two warring countries over the past few months. Since the early months of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Kyiv and Moscow have carried out many prisoner swaps, but their frequency has fallen this year, with no swaps since August. “Exchanges don’t […]
Madam Virginia Palmer, United States Ambassador to Ghana, has commended Ghana for leading the way in West Africa on climate-related technologies and innovation. She attributed the gains in Ghana to recent government-led initiatives aimed at encouraging the use of climate-related technologies and the intent to waive taxes on some climate-related technologies, particularly electric cars. She […]
The Kigali Economic Forum, which commenced Monday in the Rwandan capital, shone a spotlight on Africa’s pivotal role and position, within the global economy. Running through Tuesday, the event brought together decision-makers, economic and political leaders, government officials and policymakers from Africa and beyond, with the aim of deliberating on innovative solutions for the pressing […]
Ghana has been elected to Chair the Network of African Cyber Security Authorities with Morocco being the Vice-Chair. The Network aims to improve cybersecurity maturity on the continent and kick start efforts to increase African cybersecurity authorities from the current 17 to all African countries. The election was conducted at the Executive Training On Cybersecurity […]
