Cameroonian President Paul Biya is marking on Monday (Nov. 06) his 41 year-rule over the central African nation. Last year, thousands gathered in the capital, Yaoundé, for the ocasion but the president did not attend. Paul Biya, a former Prime Minister, took the reins of Cameroon on November 6, 1982 following the resignation of the […]
Nigeria’s Foreign affairs minister Yusuf Tuggar hosted his French counterpart in Abuja on Friday (Nov. 03). The officials discussed ECOWAS political efforts in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. They also oversaw the signing of an agreement between the French Agency for Development and Nigeria’s government. Other pressing issues included bilateral cooperation and a greater African […]
Thousands of people demonstrated around the world on Saturday, in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit by Israeli bombing in retaliation for Hamas’s bloody attack on October 7. In Senegal, 200 supporters were gathered outside the Grand Mosque in Dakar, with the Palestinian flag and placards denouncing a genocide going on. “I’m here […]
Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone. President Paul Kagame made the announcement in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where he pitched the […]
King Charles and Queen Camilla on Thursday watched UK-trained Kenyan marines stage a mock beach landing on the third day of their official visit to the former British colony. After two days in the capital Nairobi, Charles and Camilla travelled to the port city of Mombasa, the original capital of British East Africa. The training […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East, Sunak’s office said in a statement following the call. Sunak’s office said the pair “discussed diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, prevent escalation in the […]
No Ghanaian has been affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Madam Mavis Nkansah Boadu, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, told Parliament on Thursday. She indicated that, although the disastrous nature of the conflict had raised so many concerns about the welfare of Ghanaians in Israel, Ghana’s Mission in Tel Aviv had […]
The German government has backed calls for the expansion of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to include a permanent slot for African countries to ensure broader representation. The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who made the call, said negotiations to reform the council to make it more representative was long overdue. There had been calls by […]
Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana’s textile and garment manufacturing sector will soon be position as front liners to transformative development. This comes as the Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) validate a strategic action plan to guide and spur SMEs in the textile and garment sector. At […]
Ghana and Togo have pledged to address challenges affecting the smooth operation of the Noepe-Akanu Joint Border Post within six months. This is to ensure efficient operations at the post ahead of its management by ECOWAS next year. Per the bilateral agreement, Ghana is to provide water and information and communication technology (ICT), while Togo […]
