South African soldiers moved into gang-ridden Cape Town townships on Wednesday, as two people were killed in fresh violence, nearly 50 days after the president ordered the deployment. Troops in full combat gear and carrying assault rifles stepped from armoured vehicles that arrived with sirens blaring in Mitchells Plain, a neighbourhood in the Cape Flats. […]
Germany, through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has supported Ghana’s efforts to strengthen the diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with the provision of medical equipment valued at over GH₵6 million. The equipment was handed over to the Ministry of Health, Ghana, during a ceremony held in Accra earlier this week. […]
The Ghana High Commission UK has issued a warning dismissing as fake a circulating flyer claiming that Ghanaian nationals in the United Kingdom can receive free food from several major retail chains by presenting their Ghana Card. The commission emphasised that the flyer, which is an AI generated flyer, was not issued by any official […]
The United Kingdom, through its development finance entity FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), a specialist investor backed by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has committed $ 7.5 million to the Ci Gaba Venture Capital Limited (Ci Gaba Fund). The funding marks a significant vote of confidence in Ghana’s private sector and small business ecosystem and contributes […]
Ghana’s Ambassador to France, Mavis Ama Frimpong has presented her Letters of Credence to Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on March 25, 2026. She officially commences her diplomatic duties, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations between Ghana and France, a partnership that dates back to 1957 when Ghana gained political independence. President […]
As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, choking the world’s energy supply and sending oil prices soaring, China is trying to step in as a peacemaker. It comes as President Donald Trump says US military action in Iran could end in “two to three weeks”, but there is no clear sense […]
The Embassy of Spain in Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana’s fight against illegal mining by supporting a national dialogue on the safety and security implications of the practice. The support was extended to a National Dialogue Workshop on the Safety and Security Ecosystem of Illegal Mining, organised by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping […]
On April 26, 2025, Ethiopia marked a historic milestone in public service innovation with the official inauguration of the MESOB One-Stop Service Centre by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The launch signals more than the opening of a new facility, it represents a bold national commitment to digital transformation, institutional efficiency, and citizen-centred governance. The name […]
No disagreement that Africa deserves democracy, and yet it is a rarity to see it as such in many of African states. In fact, there could be very few countries that demonstrate the essence of democracy. Ghana is one of the front pillars in this regard. Though the degree of democratization is different, there are […]
President John Mahama has pledged to call out individuals who seek to trivialize the historic adoption of the United Nations resolution declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity, particularly through arguments that attempt to equalize responsibility. President Mahama described claims that Africans were equally responsible for the slave trade as “infantile,” […]
