Vote counting from Liberia’s presidential runoff is underway, with opposition leader Joseph Boakai holding a slight lead over incumbent George Weah. Early results from about one-fifth of Liberia’s polling stations showed Boakai winning just under 51% of the vote, with Weah close behind at slightly over 49%. The two candidates entered a runoff after both […]
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended his foreign trips and those of government officials as part of austerity measures to cushion the impact of the recent 44% devaluation of local currency on the country’s economy. In his televised address to the nation Wednesday night, Chakwera ordered a cut by half on fuel allowances allocated to […]
About 270 Ghanaian enterprises from 10 regions in the country are to be trained under phase III of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme beginning next year. The €400,000 programme, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under the “Invest for Jobs” initiative is […]
New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Mr Cameron reiterated the UK’s support for Ukraine promising it would be there for “however long it takes”. He promised to continue Britain’s “moral support, the diplomatic, economic, but above all, military support”. Mr Zelenksy thanked […]
The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. “We’re back to direct, open, clear communications,” he said following a rare meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in […]
Polls opened on Thursday in Madagascar’s presidential election, which is being boycotted by most opposition candidates over concerns about the vote’s integrity. The Indian Ocean island nation is the leading global producer of vanilla but one of the world’s poorest countries, and has been shaken by successive political crises since independence from France in 1960. […]
The U.N. Security Council overcame weeks of inaction and bickering Wednesday to issue a call for “extended humanitarian pauses” in the Gaza Strip, especially for the protection of children, only to have Israel immediately reject the measure. “This draft resolution we have in front of us today seeks to offer hope in this dark hour,” […]
When Xi Jinping stepped off his plane in San Francisco for the Apec summit, it was in circumstances very different to the last time he landed on American soil. Five years ago, when he was wined and dined by Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Mr Xi was in charge of a China still on the ascendancy. […]
Former US vice president Al Gore is in Accra for the first time to lead the 54thClimate Reality Leadership Training. The session is one of the largest gatherings of scientists, experts and youth across the African continent providing overview of the latest climate science, existing policies, solutions and opportunities for advocates to make a difference. […]
Former US Vice President Al Gore, has highlighted the pivotal role of transparency in the fight against corruption in Africa. Speaking in an interview with Accra-based TV3, the environmentalist advocated for increased transparency as the most effective strategy to curb corruption in Africa. Quoting the age-old adage, he stated, “The sun is the best disinfectant,” […]
