Liliana Gómez, the Peruvian Ambassador to Ghana, has called for enhanced bilateral trade relations between the two countries, learning from its shared values of democracy, human rights, and sustainable development, lasting the last 38 years. She said this during the second edition of the Peru-Ghana Trade and Investment forum – a hybrid event held on […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday held talks with Mr António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) on the margins of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York. Among the major issues discussed by the two leaders was strengthening the collaboration between Ghana and the United Nations Development […]
The World Bank Group is encouraging Ghana’s government to maintain its momentum on decisive and sustainable fiscal consolidation by paying more attention to expenditure and revenue mobilisation measures. These measures, according to the group, are crucial to restoring the macro-financial stability needed to support economic transformation. “Ghana must continue to build policy credibility by maintaining […]
Ghana and the UK Government have signed a bilateral agreement for restructuring sovereign debts. The agreement, which is expected to create fiscal space, would enable Ghana to reschedule by 15 years the bilateral debt owed to the UK as part of the external debt restructuring programme in 2023. It would also unlock GH¢256 million to […]
Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika has taken a comfortable lead in the country’s presidential race, with two-thirds of districts having reported provisional results. The 85-year old has received around 66% of the valid votes counted so far, with his closest rival, the incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, 70, trailing on around 24%. Results declared so far indicate […]
Ghana and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in law enforcement, with Beijing pledging support to combat illegal mining, cybercrime, and other cross-border threats. Interior Minister, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, announced the agreement after leading a delegation to China for bilateral talks with the Ministry of Public Security on Monday, September 22, 2025. Mr Muntaka said […]
More than 100 volunteers joined hands with the Indian High Commission in Ghana and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) last Saturday (Sept 20) to clean up the Laboma Beach Resort in commemoration of this year’s World Cleanup Day, the world’s largest civic action campaign tackling global waste. The three-hour exercise, which yielded 10 tonnes of marine […]
The World Health Organization’s second global report on high blood pressure has found that uncontrolled hypertension puts more than a 1.4 billion people at risk. Yet it said that just over one in five have the condition under control either through medication or by addressing modifiable health risks. The head of the organisation’s Management of […]
US President Donald Trump delivered a fiery, nearly hour-long speech at the United Nations General Assembly, taking aim at the UN itself, global climate policy, and Europe’s approach to immigration and energy. Trump didn’t mince words, calling climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” He accused the United Nations and other […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to reframe health as a strategic investment in development and sovereignty rather than a financial burden. Speaking at a high-level meeting of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in New York on Monday, Mr Mahama said Africa’s future depended on resilient health […]
