Ghana and Zambia have signed 10 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during a three-day state visit of President Hakainde Hichilema to the country. The agreements cover Trade and Investment; Tourism, Arts and Culture; Science, Technology and Innovation and Skills Development. Others are Prevention of Illicit Drugs and Trafficking of Narcotics; Exploitation of Hydrocarbon Resources, Youth and […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, July 8, 2023, embarked on a trip to Guinea Bissau to lead the Ghanaian delegation at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The summit, taking place in Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau, aims to address critical regional issues, including […]
The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, has urged African states to deploy trade and other partnerships as benchmarks for collaboration to move the continent forward. He said such collaboration must be on top of the agenda of the African Union and sub-regional blocs, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “Africans must work […]
West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau’s leader, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, AFP journalists reported. Speaking at a summit in Bissau after being named chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Tinubu said democracy was […]
US President Joe Biden has landed in the UK ahead of a Nato summit in Lithuania later this week – which comes after several allies questioned his call to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. The UK and Canada are among those who voiced concern about supplying the bombs, which are widely banned because of the […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that 10 hours of talks with Chinese officials in recent days were “productive” and that she was leaving China with the relationship between the two world powers on “surer footing.” “The U.S. and China have significant disagreements,” Yellen said at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, citing what she […]
Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an airstrike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. The health ministry reported “22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians” from what it described as an […]
Madam Martine Moreau, the High Commissioner of Canada to Ghana, says Canada and Ghana continue to share common ideas and commitment in advancing the rights of women and girls. She said both countries recognised gender equality and women’s economic empowerment as crucial issues in promoting social progress and sustainable development while unlocking the full potential […]
Ghana has called for stronger bilateral partnerships and investments towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially poverty reduction, which is the first SDG. Mr Yofi Grant, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), made this call during an Economic Counsellors Dialogue in Accra, on Thursday. Speaking on […]
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission this week began its monthlong review of the presidential and local elections held in February and March of 2023. The voting was marred by violence and technical glitches, and was considered among the most controversial in the country’s recent history. Mahmood Yakubu, chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), met with […]
