President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday left Ghana on a six-day working visit to Spain, France and the United Kingdom. The President is billed to participate in the Aqaba Process meeting on West Africa and the Sahel in Cordoba, Spain on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. His participation in the meeting- an initiative against terrorism- is […]
The ECOWAS Commission, as part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of procurement officials, has organized a three-day training in Lagos, Nigeria, which forms part of the Annual Procurement Capacity Building Training. Professor Nazifi Abdullahi Darma, Commissioner for Internal Services of the ECOWAS Commission, said the procurement principles of ECOWAS were premised on transparency, which […]
The international community pledged $1.5 billion Monday toward tackling the massive humanitarian crisis in Sudan, as fighting between forces led by rival generals has only been punctuated by brief truces and no political solution appears close at hand. “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death and destruction is unprecedented,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres […]
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu made sweeping changes to the defense forces Monday, forcing out the security chiefs and the head of police less than a month after taking office. Tinubu, who was sworn in May 29, has made security one of his major priorities and promised reforms to the sector, including recruitment of more soldiers […]
Prof Candice Moore of the University of Maryland (UMB) in the United States has made a compelling case for African universities to prioritise, protect and advance African indigeneity in global partnerships. She said African institutions of higher learning must seek global partnerships on their own terms and not be compelled to jettison African knowledge, practice, […]
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is urging the government to dedicate part of the funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to support agriculture sector activities. They said prioritizing and supporting the sector with the needed funding would boost food production, enhance agro processing and turn around the fortunes of the economy. […]
Ghana has honoured more than 20 international donor partners, including diplomatic missions and organisations for playing critical roles in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghana recorded its first two cases of the deadly virus in March 12, 2020, compelling Government to introduce a raft of measures to contain the virus. Support from donor […]
Malians voted on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the ruling military junta and regional powers have said will pave the way to elections and a return to civilian rule. The junta, which seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, promised to hold the plebiscite as part of a transition to […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on the second and final day of a visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations between the two powers. Blinken and Wang shook hands at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse before going into a meeting room for the talks along with delegations […]
Mali has called on the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from the country “without delay,” denouncing its “failure” to respond to security challenges. Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, who is part of Mali’s interim military authorities, told a UN Security Council meeting on Friday that the peacekeeping force known as MINUSMA should withdraw its troops from the West […]
