Ghana has paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora in order to make the system more accessible and user friendly. Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality. It was primarily aimed at the descendants of those who were victims of the transatlantic […]
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has arrived in Latvia to lead a fact-finding mission into the unclear and disturbing circumstances surrounding the death of Ghanaian student Nana Agyei Ahyia, who was studying at Riga Technical University. Ablakwa announced his visit on social media, highlighting that he and his six-member delegation, which includes […]
President John Dramani Mahama has been adjudged the fifth most influential figure shaping the global development agenda by Devex, largely on the back of his role in pioneering the Accra Reset, a bold, Africa-led initiative seeking to redefine global development financing, governance, and partnerships. The Accra Reset, which Mahama co-founded with former Nigerian President Olusegun […]
The EU–Germany–Ghana Joint Action for Jobs, Migration and Development (JMD) has held an information session for Diaspora Focal Persons, in close collaboration with the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President, to promote informed diaspora investment in Ghana as a driver of socio-economic development. The engagement forms part of JMD’s broader objective to […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied allegations made by a woman claiming to be the sister of 18-year-old Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student who died while studying at Riga Technical University in Latvia. The woman alleged in a widely circulated video that Nana Agyei’s mother was required to pay for travel arrangements with […]
The Ghana Tourism Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, Albert Bryan Jr., to promote strategic cooperation in tourism development, cultural exchange, trade facilitation, and investment promotion between Ghana and the U.S. territory. The MoU was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism […]
The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Laura Ranalli, has led a delegation of Italian government–private sector cooperation entities to collaborate with Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to award science and agriculture scholarships to 61 students from the North Tongu Constituency for their four-year […]
The US has declared a stark policy shift towards three West African countries which are battling Islamist insurgents and whose military governments have broken defence ties with France and turned towards Russia. The state department announced that Nick Checker, head of its Bureau of African Affairs, would visit Mali’s capital Bamako to convey the United […]
President John Dramani Mahama has departed Accra for the United Arab Emirates to participate in the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, a high-level global forum scheduled to take place in Dubai. The summit will be held under the theme “Shaping Future Governments,” and is expected to convene world leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss governance […]
President John Dramani Mahama will on Sunday, 1 February, depart Accra for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler of the UAE. The visit will enable the President to participate in the World Governments Summit 2026, scheduled to take place from 2 to 4 February. […]
