The 2023 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) on Monday opened in Marrakech, Morocco. This is the second time that an African country is hosting the meetings of the two global finance institutions. Kenya last hosted the IMF/WBG annual meetings in 1973. In the wake of the […]
Madam Shlomit Sufa, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Ghana, has expressed gratitude to Ghana for “strongly” condemning the surprise attacks on Southern Israel by Hamas militants. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, Madam Sufa said Israel welcomed the support from her friends, including Ghana and international governments. “We are grateful […]
The ECOWAS Commission has launched a sensitisation campaign for women small scale cross-border traders as part of the regional integration agenda. The three-day programme, launched in Tema on Monday, has delegates from eleven West African countries, including Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, the Gambia, Cape Verde, and Cote D’Ivoire. Ambassador Baba Gana Wakil, […]
The United Nations has criticized Israel’s decision to stop all deliveries of food, water, electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip. It is forbidden under international humanitarian law to deprive people of what they need to survive, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in Geneva on Tuesday. “The imposition of sieges that […]
The first French soldiers left Niger on Tuesday in an overland convoy under local escort, possibly to Chad, just as the United States announced the withdrawal of its aid to the country, which has been ruled by a military regime since late July. The withdrawal of the French troops was quickly demanded by Niger’s generals […]
Liberians went to the polls Tuesday to choose their next president, as well as 73 legislators and 15 senators. Thousands of voters queued up at polling stations despite delays and procedural issues in Liberia’s fourth national election since the end of the civil war in 2003. Campaigning for the election has been marred by political […]
The United States has officially designated the July military takeover in Niger as a coup, a decision that limits U.S. military aid and coordination with a country the Pentagon has called a critical counter-terrorism partner in the region. “We’re taking this action because over the last two months, we’ve exhausted all available avenues to preserve […]
Malawi has started distributing free corn and cash to more than 4 million people facing food shortages largely because of the impact of Cyclone Freddy, which washed away thousands of hectares of crops in March. The move is in response to a recent report that said the situation is expected to worsen until the next […]
The European Union (EU) has urged Ghana to strengthen its market access capacities to excel as a regional hub for vaccine production. Mr Timothy Dolan, Team Leader, Macroeconomic and Trade Sector -EU Delegation to Ghana, said this was crucial as Ghana had become a frontrunner for vaccine manufacturing in Africa hosting one of the strongest […]
The United States Government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced $60 million initiative to improve educational accountability in Ghana. A statement by the US Embassy Ghana said the initiative, Strengthening Accountability in Ghana’s Education System (SAGES), would improve primary education service delivery and run for a new five-year period. […]
