The US is to invest $48 million this year to help train and equip the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to fight piracy and illegal fishing to improve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. “We know security threats don’t just come from the Sahel; piracy and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Guinea pose persistent […]
The year 2023 has so far not been a good one for Africa. Conflict has erupted in Sudan, deepened in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spread southward from the Sahel. Extreme weather, often attributed to climate change, has triggered devastating droughts and floods in places like Kenya and South Sudan, deepening poverty. Many African […]
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China on Sunday, state media reported, to restart stalled talks between the world’s two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases. Starting on Monday, “China and the United States will have an in-depth exchange of views” on climate issues, state broadcaster CCTV said on Kerry’s arrival in Beijing. Kerry’s trip […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged nations targeted by Western sanctions to band together as he hosted the leader of fellow international outlier Iran. President Ebrahim Raisi arrived for the last leg of the first Africa tour by an Iranian leader in 11 years, a trip aimed at easing the Islamic republic’s international isolation. […]
The University of Ghana Council has officially announced the reappointment of Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse as Chancellor of the esteemed institution. Following a thorough selection process, the Council, in its meeting held on July 6, 2023, approved her appointment for a second five-year term, set to commence on August 1, 2023, and conclude on July 31, […]
Ms Anna Bjerde, Managing Director in Charge of World Bank Operations, Thursday, expressed satisfaction with Ghana’s implementation of the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). She said she was impressed with the strong engagement between the teachers and learners culminating in good reading and comprehension among pupils. The Managing Director said this when she […]
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma’s early release from prison because of claimed medical conditions was unlawful. In 2021, Zuma was released from prison less than eight weeks after beginning a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. That came after he refused to testify in an anti-corruption inquiry conducted while […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Thursday with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Indonesia, discussions the United States said were part of the ongoing effort to ease relations between the two superpowers. Blinken met with Wang on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) talks in Jakarta. His goal was […]
Sierra Leone has overtaken Ghana as the most peaceful country in West Africa in the latest Global Peace Index published on June 28, 2023. Ghana has also slipped as the second most peaceful country in Africa in the 2022 index to the 4th position this year. Commenting on the latest index, the Chairman of the […]
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) has thrown out a suit against the Government of Ghana (GoG) challenging the propriety of a Gold Royalties Monetisation Transaction arrangement, popularly referred to as the Agyapa deal. Three anti-corruption groups — Transparency International, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) — dragged the government […]
