Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he gives a “priority” to relations with African countries as he looks for international partners in the face of Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. “I want to emphasise that our country has always given and will continue to give priority to co-operation with African states,” Mr Putin […]
Madam Dorcas Adwoa Paintsil, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission has called on Ghanaians to mobilise efforts to attain the Sustainable Development Goal Six on access to safe water and good sanitation. She said: “Looking at the target set by the UN to be achieved by countries globally at the end of […]
The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to arrive in China on Wednesday for debt negotiations, a source close to the finance ministry told the Ghana News Agency. The Minister is leading a high-level government delegation for bilateral talks on debt restructuring and financing assurances on Thursday and Friday, the source said. The delegation […]
Vladimir Putin has said he will discuss Xi Jinping’s 12-point plan to “settle the acute crisis in Ukraine”, during a highly anticipated visit to Moscow by the Chinese president. “We’re always open for a negotiation process,” Mr Putin said, as the leaders called each other “dear friend”. China released a plan to end the war last […]
More than a dozen European Union member states have agreed to supply Ukraine with at least one million artillery shells over the next year. The plan, worth €2bn in total, was agreed in Brussels on Monday. Ukraine had told the EU it needed 350,000 shells a month to hold back advancing Russian troops and launch […]
The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64. The vote, tabled by centrist MPs, had 278 votes in favour, falling short of the 287 votes needed. If it had been successful, Emmanuel Macron would have had to name […]
Police and soldiers deployed across South Africa Monday as the country braced for protests after a left-wing party called for a “national shutdown”, sparking fears of a repeat of unrest that turned deadly two years ago. There was a heavy security presence at the Union Buildings, the seat of government in Pretoria, where demonstrators were […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday begins a three-day state visit to Moscow Monday, where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The meeting between the two leaders was announced Friday. Last month, China floated a 12-point plan designed to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which began on February 24, 2022. On Monday, Xi wrote in […]
The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after a stopover in the Crimean Peninsula to mark the ninth anniversary of Moscow’s illegal annexation of the territory in 2014. The Russian leader arrived late Saturday in Mariupol, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, with video footage showing […]
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has declared two weeks of national mourning for the more than 200 people killed by Cyclone Freddy this week. In a televised address Wednesday night, Chakwera also ordered all flags to fly at half-staff for the first week. Chakwera announced he would head efforts to assist Malawians affected by the record […]
