Since Thursday in Addis Ababa, the peace and security bodies of the UN and the African Union (AU) have been discussing the financing of peacekeeping operations carried out under the aegis of the pan-African organization on the continent. The member countries of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) […]
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who “have shown remarkable courage and dedication to advancing the cause of freedom, democracy and human rights on the African continent.” Tsitsi Dangarembga has long been one of Zimbabwe’s most highly regarded and beloved fiction writers — […]
A string of coups and heightened anti-French sentiment sweeping across West and Central Africa hold important political and military lessons for African governments and their international partners, analysts tell VOA. French influence has loomed large over its former colonies in West and Central Africa, well after the era of independence from foreign rule. But now […]
Almost 50 European leaders used a summit in the southern Spanish city of Granada on Thursday to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears weakened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that besides maintaining such unity, more military aid to get through the winter was essential. Despite the political, economic […]
The Republic of Korea has donated 22 Kia vehicles to Ghana towards the hosting of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting slated for December 5th to 6th in Accra. The 22 Kia vehicles consist of 12 protocol vehicles and 10 vans. UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meetings focus on securing concrete commitments from Member States to […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Commonwealth should liaise with the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum. Ousted President Bazoum, 63, was toppled by a military junta on July 26, this year, and in detention. Leaders of the coup cited persistent insecurity […]
Ethiopian Airlines says it will be more than happy to be reinvited to assist the Ghanaian government to establish its own National Carrier. Mr Lemma Yadecha Gudeta, the Commercial Manager of Ethiopian Airlines, said, “we used to engage with the Government of Ghana for the establishment of a national carrier here sometime back.” The Commercial […]
The Biden administration will work with the U.S. Congress on military aid and arms sales to Egypt, the State Department said on Wednesday, after the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he would block the aid over human rights concerns. Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Cardin on Tuesday said a “hold on current funds […]
The World Bank published its growth forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability. For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, the institution estimated, compared with 3.6% last year, due in particular to the slowdown in the region’s main economies. Indeed, Nigeria’s economy […]
Morocco will become the second African country to host a FIFA football world cup after South Africa in 2010. The footabll’s world governing body announced on Wednesday (Oct. 04) that the north African kingdom together with Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup. This comes one week after Morocco was […]
