The conflict in Gaza, rather than the war in Ukraine, dominated a fiery press conference in Pretoria following a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. It was Kuleba’s first visit to South Africa, as he tries to shore up support for Kyiv on a continent where Moscow […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urgently appealed for a humanitarian cease-fire for Gaza, which he said is becoming a “graveyard” for hundreds of Palestinian children each day, as the Security Council remained deadlocked on any action. “The way forward is clear,” he told reporters at the United Nations. “A humanitarian cease-fire. Now.” He said […]
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement. It was the latest bloodshed in the fighting since April between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, […]
Mrs Pamela Djamson-Tettey, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), has assured the Management of British Airways (BA) of its commitment to providing the airline the needed support for smooth operations at Kotoka International Airport. “As you may be aware, British Airways has been flying into Ghana for over 80 years now, […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has called on Ghanaians to take up the challenge of ensuring they achieve the desired transformation in their communities and not blame political leaders for their development challenges. It said despite the many projects and development interventions in the country there was no significant impact on society […]
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has said the country would leverage its experience in port operations to assist Sao Tome with port infrastructure through the use of Ghana’s ports. He said the two countries had successfully implemented another agreement in the aviation sector for which the agreement had been renewed for another five […]
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 […]
