Bilateral trade volume between Ghana and China reached an unprecedented high at 10.2 billion US dollars, last year, with Ghana’s exports to China surging by 60 per cent. Mr Lu Kun, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, who stated this, added that his country remained Ghana’s largest partner and major foreign investment source for years, thus […]
Donald Trump committed fraud by repeatedly misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars, a New York judge has ruled. The ruling, part of a civil case brought against the former president and his family business, said he defrauded banks and insurers for years. It is a major blow to Mr Trump that will […]
Mali’s military government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup, a government spokesperson said Monday. The presidential election scheduled for February 2024 is being delayed for “technical reasons” to allow the transitional government to review its election data and to address a […]
The United States said Tuesday it would halt assistance to Gabon after the military took charge last month. “The U.S. government is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Gabon while we evaluate the unconstitutional intervention by members of the country’s military,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. He said […]
Madam Maureen Malave, the Nutrition and Social Protection Lead for the United States Agency International Development (USAID) Ghana, says stunting among children in northern Ghana is too high. She said even though Ghana had made progress in health over the past decades, the nutrition status of children below five years remained a concern. She referenced […]
Washington will “consider all future steps” regarding its military presence in Niger, following France’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from the country by the end of the year, the US Secretary of Defense said on Monday. “While giving diplomacy a chance, we will also continue to explore all future steps that will prioritize […]
Russia is seeking to rejoin the United Nations human rights council in an election that will be seen as a key test of its international standing. It was expelled from the UN’s pre-eminent human rights body last April after its forces invaded Ukraine. But now Russian diplomats are seeking to get their country re-elected to […]
Burkina Faso’s military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing “untruthful” articles that reported tension and discontent within the country’s armed forces, it said in a statement. Jeune Afrique‘s suspension marks the latest escalation in a crackdown on French media since the West African country fell under military rule last year. The […]
The United States and Kenya signed a defense agreement Monday aimed at strengthening counterterrorism efforts in East Africa and supporting Kenya’s efforts to take the lead in a security mission to Haiti. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale signed the five-year agreement Monday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Austin said […]
Mr Jeroen Verheul, the Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, has emphasised the need for the Government to prioritise the agriculture sector and create a conducive environment for its flourishing. Ambassador Verheul emphasized that agriculture served as the backbone of the Ghanaian economy with farmers constituting a vital segment of the working population. He said since agriculture […]
