Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaida’s North African wing AQIM. Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since Burkina Faso’s military seized power in a coup last October. In January, Burkina Faso gave France […]
Chinese authorities have expressed their commitment to support Ghana to resolve the current short-term liquidity challenges. China will also continue to support Ghana’s medium and long-term developmental aspirations. “China believes in promoting debt sustainability and sustainable development,” the Chinese Minister of Finance, Liu Kun, said. He gave the assurance when the Minister of Finance, Ken […]
US vice president Kamala Harris says it is a great honour to be in Ghana and on the continent of Africa. The excited second most important person in America was greeted by schoolchildren, dancers and drummers upon her arrival in Accra on Sunday. As she starts her three-day official visit to Ghana and a nine-day […]
The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris has expressed her intent to reinforce her country’s partnership with Ghana and other countries on the continent. She made this comment when she arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra to begin her Africa tour. According to her, the aim is to hold […]
Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States, was greeted with cheers from schoolchildren, dancers, and drummers upon her arrival at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport on Sunday, marking the start of her week-long tour of Africa. The aim of her visit is to strengthen U.S. relationships with the continent in the face of global […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked countries to support Ghana’s efforts to restructure its debt in other to secure a bailout from the Bretton Woods institution. The fund urged bilateral creditors to quickly form creditor committees to help fast track the external debt restructuring process as well as provide financial assurances for the fund-assisted […]
THE European Union (EU) and global buyers of cocoa have to do more to raise cocoa prices to sustainable levels, as the current price is insignificant and not protecting the crop farmers enough. The Head of Cooperation EU delegation to Ghana, Massimo Nina, said in a meeting with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra […]
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) has urged African states to use public funds efficiently. They said prudent spending of public funds would help to maximise its impact and build more resilience for the benefit of the whole economy. In a joint statement issued Tuesday, the two institutions said transparent and […]
AN awards scheme aimed at recognising the efforts and contributions of individuals and institutions towards achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been launched in Accra. Known as the “Think Energy SDGs Awards,” the event, which is being organised by the African Global Response Energy Environment (AGREE) Limited), with support from the […]
Claude Lorius, a leading glaciologist whose expeditions helped prove that humans were responsible for global warming, has died at the age of 91. He led 22 expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica during his lifetime. It was during one trip to Antarctica in 1965 where an evening of whiskey with ice cubes led him to prove […]
