The United Kingdom (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, paid a working visit to Trashy Bags Africa, a social enterprise company upcycling eco-friendly bags from discarded drinking water sachets, during his recent visit to Ghana. The company processes and upcycles used sachets into fashion accessories such as backpacks and […]
Military chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived Wednesday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, for two days of meetings to discuss last week’s coup in Niger. Meanwhile, the United States joined several European nations in evacuating their nationals. ECOWAS said in a brief statement that the Committee of Chiefs of Defense […]
Planeloads of French citizens are returning home. Anti-French demonstrations are peppered with Russian flags. French military and political interests are once again under attack in the Sahel as another onetime ally is toppled in a coup. Last month’s military power grab in Niger follows those of Burkina Faso and Mali, all former French colonies, amid […]
Pope Francis has held a private meeting with victims of clerical sexual abuse during a five-day visit to Portugal. In a statement, the Vatican said the gathering had been held on Wednesday in an “atmosphere of intense listening”. A report this year concluded that at least 4,815 children had been abused in Portugal and that the Church […]
Former US President Donald Trump will be formally charged at a court hearing on Thursday on charges of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. On the eve of the arraignment he slammed the case as proof of the “corruption, scandal, & failure” of the US under Joe Biden’s presidency. Mr Trump already faces two […]
Russia and Africa have identified areas where the two parties can cooperate and invest for mutual benefit. Mr Vladimir Putin, Russian President, said plans had been outlined to strengthen foreign policy coordination and increase trade and investment flows between the parties. Mr Putin said this in his closing speech at the second plenary session of […]
Ghana and the United Kingdom(UK) have launched a four-year Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) strategy as part of efforts to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The strategy involves placing emphasis on the development and application of frontier technology such as artificial intelligence, robotics and data service. It also aims at increasing the […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will chair a high-level meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that will highlight global food insecurity and the conflicts that worsen it. “We know this for sure: Where there is conflict, there is hunger,” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters at a news conference Tuesday to kick […]
A federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday indicted former U.S. President Donald Trump for illegally trying to upend his 2020 election loss to retain power, adding to his legal peril as he campaigns to regain the White House in the 2024 election. The voluminous four-count indictment was filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack […]
Flights evacuating Europeans from Niger have arrived in France and Italy. France began evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week’s coup – 262 people arrived in Paris early on Wednesday. The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack. However, France says it […]
