Mr Ali Redjel, Algerian Ambassador to Ghana, Tuesday called at the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra to strengthen cooperation and promote partnership in information sharing and communication. The visit was to forge stronger ties with Ghana’s only wire service, and to discuss collaboration with the Algerian Press Service (APS) through the Embassy of the People’s Republic of […]
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto as he began a three-country tour of Africa on Wednesday that Tehran has touted as a “new beginning” in relations with the continent. Raisi’s trip to Africa, which will also take him to Uganda and Zimbabwe, is the first by […]
Volodymyr Zelensky may or may not be a Rolling Stones fan – but after this Nato summit, he is probably familiar with their song entitled You Can’t Always Get What You Want. Ukraine’s president came to Vilnius, Lithuania, with high expectations. He was looking for an assurance that his country would join Nato after the […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will kick off his Africa tour a day late on Wednesday, the foreign ministry in Nairobi said after he failed to appear at a press event. The rare visit to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe marks the latest diplomatic effort by the Islamic Republic to forge new alliances and ease its international […]
South African business groups are pushing the government to make strong diplomatic efforts to ensure the country is not stripped of its duty-free access to the U.S. market. A group of U.S. senators recently questioned South Africa’s status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, citing Pretoria’s ties with Moscow. South Africa has invited Russia […]
NATO leaders are set to meet Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they close a summit in Lithuania’s capital that has included emphasis on supporting Ukraine in its fight against a Russian invasion and discussion of Ukraine’s future within the alliance. “We will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to […]
Ghana took a significant step towards strengthening its cybersecurity infrastructure by signing the Council of Europe’s Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention). Ghana ratified the Budapest Convention in April 2019 and is one of six African countries to do so. Last Wednesday, the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, signed […]
The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, has reiterated his country’s support towards helping Ghana fast track economic recovery. According to him, securing its 3 billion dollars IMF bailout will help bring Ghana’s debt to a sustainable level. Speaking at the GIZ WIDU Entrepreneurs Award, Daniel Krull said Germany is committed to helping Ghana reach […]
World Bank Managing Director for Operations, Anna Bjerde will be visiting Ghana from July 12 to 15. This is Anna Bjerde’s first visit to Ghana since her appointment as Managing Director on April 3rd, 2023. She will be accompanied by the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana. The World Bank […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark Tuesday on a rare Africa tour in the latest diplomatic efforts to reduce the Islamic republic’s isolation by forging new alliances. The three-day trip — which includes Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe — will be the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years. Raisi will head a […]
