Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia. It is the fourth criminal case brought against him in five months. Mr Trump, who is the leading Republican candidate for president in 2024, was indicted along with 18 other allies. He denies all […]
The United States announced Monday a new security assistance package valued at $200 million for Ukraine. U.S. officials say it’s the first installment of a $6.2 billion aid package previously authorized under presidential drawdown authority guaranteeing the speedy delivery of existing Pentagon stockpiles to Ukraine. The aid includes air defense munitions, artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities, […]
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has issued a cautionary message regarding the potential consequences of enacting the Anti-LGBTQ+ law, highlighting potential implications for trade and investment in the country. Ambassador Palmer expressed that the passage of the legislation could potentially affect Ghana’s attractiveness to foreign investors. She emphasized that numerous American companies are […]
An initiative to propel Africa beyond her current status, dubbed the Africa – US Presidential Forum on STEM/AI, will come off from September 20 to September 22, 2023 on the side-lines of the General Assembly in New York. African Heads of State will engage at the Forum which is part of a campaign to give […]
Niger’s junta leaders are open to negotiation to avert conflict with West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said Sunday after meeting with the military insurgents in Niamey. ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, is mulling how to restore civilian rule in Niger, and how to reinstate the […]
A delegation from Namibia has called on the leadership of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to understudy Ghana’s implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and its civic education in order to replicate them in their country. The eight-member delegation which was led by Mr Lineekela J. Mboti, Chief Executive Officer, Namibian […]
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali said Sunday it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions. During the operation, three of its soldiers were wounded when they came under fire, the force added a few hours later. The MINUSMA force’s departure from Ber […]
China has opened a visa application Centre in Accra to promote trade and economic growth between the two countries. The Centre would provide seamless, convenient, and high-quality visa services to Ghanaians for business and trade, education, and tourism purposes. It will also foster people-to-people exchanges. The Centre would be opened to the public from Friday, […]
The government has secured a $200 million loan facility from the World Bank to support the coconut sector and three other tree crop commodities to increase production for export. The facility will support a programme known as the ‘Tree Crop Diversification Project’, which would enable the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) to undertake research and […]
West African leaders have approved the deployment of a “standby force to restore constitutional order” in Niger, an intervention that will take place as soon as possible, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday. The ECOWAS regional bloc did not provide details on the force to be deployed or the timetable for action against the […]
