Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday that talks about resolving the conflict with Russia could not start with a mere cessation of hostilities. “If anyone thinks they should freeze the conflict and then see how to solve it, they don’t understand it,” he said in an online briefing aimed at African journalists, following […]
In a stunning development, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday over his retention of sensitive government documents after he left the White House. The Justice Department informed Trump that he had been indicted and asked him to make his first court appearance in Miami on Tuesday, the […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said he has contracted Covid-19 after one of three tests conducted on him turned out positive. Mr Museveni, who gave a state of the nation address earlier on Wednesday, said he had developed a slight cold, prompting him to get tested. The permanent secretary at the health ministry, Diana Atwine, […]
The United Kingdom (UK) and Ghana today (Thursday 8 June) launched a new investor group to help identify mutually beneficial investment opportunities for both countries in a boost to the existing economic partnership. The announcement at the 8th UK-Ghana Business Council meeting in London, co-chaired by the Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, the […]
A massive fire broke out on Wednesday near a military complex containing an arms factory in southern Khartoum that Sudan’s army has battled to defend in some of the fiercest fighting for weeks in its conflict with a rival faction, witnesses said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in the eighth week of a power struggle […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Beijing in coming weeks, rescheduling a trip canceled in February amid tensions that included a Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity discussed the updated plans with reporters but did not give information on the exact timing of […]
Mr Tom Nørring, the Ambassador of Denmark to Ghana, says Denmark, a long-time partner of Ghana, has not abandoned the country but it is “focus is on bringing innovative solutions and know-how to the country”. He said the future relationship between Denmark and Ghana, built on solid partnerships and ownership, must be the sustainable way […]
Mr Lawrence Osei-Boateng, Director, Business Development and Research of Ghana Free Zones Authority has stated the aims and objectives of the African Continental free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can only be achieved if member States cooperate in all aspects of its implementation. He said although the AfCFTA was supposed to promote free trade of goods and […]
Journalists in Cameroon say the government’s indefinite shutdown of a radio station and suspension of four reporters is a sign of a growing crackdown on the country’s news media. The government says it is trying to stop the spread of hate speech, while journalists say officials want to retaliate against criticism of President Paul Biya. […]
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the start of a diplomatic mission aimed at steadying relations between Washington and the oil-rich kingdom after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from human rights to Iran and regional security to oil prices. Blinken spoke with […]
