U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart Wednesday concerning a Russian military intercept that resulted in the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone Tuesday over the Black Sea. “The United States will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows, and it is incumbent upon Russia to operate its […]
High-powered inter-ministerial delegations from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have met in Accra to find ways of protecting transboundary water resources, forest cover and land for mutual benefits. Key among the discussions is finding long-lasting and sustainable solutions to the ripple effect of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana on transboundary water resources between Ghana and Cote […]
King Charles III has, in his maiden speech as King and Head of the Commonwealth, eulogized his late Mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The King, in a statement read on his behalf by Madam Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana at flag-raising ceremony to mark this year’s Commonwealth Day in Accra, said: “Commonwealth Day […]
In his first stop on a two-country visit to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The trip is part of an effort to deepen U.S. engagement with the continent. U.S.-Ethiopia relations have been strained in the past two years due to a brutal civil war that left an […]
An array of seasoned professionals selected across various sectors to deliberate on the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing dialogue on corporate governance has called for support for businesses to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The support is expected to boost intra-African trade, promote industrialisation, create jobs and improve the competitiveness of […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Ethiopia and Niger this week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China’s growing influence on the continent, the State Department said. Blinken is visiting Addis Ababa and will travel to Niamey later in the week to discuss the peace deal that […]
A Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Thomas Mbomba has urged Commonwealth Member States to reaffirm their commitment to forging a sustainable and peaceful common future. “Let us work together, in the spirit of cooperation to build a more resilient world against the future,” Mr Mbomba said on Monday in his address at […]
The Vice President of US, Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff will visit Ghana later this month as part of her first trip to the African continent since becoming United States Vice President. Harris will first visit Accra in Ghana; Dar es Salaam in Tanzania; then end the weeklong trip (March 25 to April […]
The presidents of Botswana and Zimbabwe are to discuss scrapping passport requirements between their countries to allow for the easier flow of people and goods. Addressing ruling party supporters over the weekend, Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, said he will soon meet his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to discuss the issue. Botswana reached a similar deal […]
Mr Jan Fury, the Czech Ambassador to Ghana, has inaugurated an international greenhouse gas monitoring and global change research station for the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani. The Bia Tano station is a joint scientific research project between UENR, the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Republic (CzechGlobe) and other […]
