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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: WTO Director-General Visits Ghana Today

  • April 25, 2023

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to visit Ghana today (Tuesday, April 25), as part of her efforts to reinforce support for Sub-Saharan Africa. During her two-day visit, she will meet with policymakers, business leaders, and civil society representatives to discuss making globalisation work for Africa.  The visit […]

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Sudan: Efforts Underway To Evacuate Ghanaians

  • April 24, 2023

In the past one week, the Republic of the Sudan has been gripped by a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, resulting in avoidable casualties. Khartoum, the capital, has been the epicentre of the clashes with civilians being most affected. A number of Ghanaian nationals, particularly students, have […]

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Countries Evacuate Diplomats/Citizens Out Of Sudan

  • April 24, 2023

Countries are rushing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital as fighting between the two rival factions in the Northeastern African country’s capital continues. Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States are among the nations using aircraft and convoys to bring foreign nationals out of Sudan. More than 420 […]

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Ghana Party In The Park And Expo Ghana’23 Launched

  • April 21, 2023

INTERNATIONAL Ghanaian Marketing Communications Company, Akwaaba UK, in collaboration with the British High Commission in Ghana, launched this year’s editions of the Ghana Party in the Park and Expo Ghana at a colourful event at the residence of the British High Commissioner to Ghana in Accra recently. Ghana Party in the Park, currently the biggest […]

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Ugandan Leader Declines To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill

  • April 21, 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declined to sign a bill that would require the death penalty for homosexuality in some cases and sent it back to Parliament for “strengthening.” Museveni’s decision was announced late Thursday after he met with lawmakers in his ruling National Resistance Movement party, almost all of whom supported the bill. The meeting […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister In Rome For Ghana’s 66th National Day Celebrations

  • April 20, 2023

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, was welcomed to Rome by Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy, Merene Botsio Benyah, in a strategic diplomatic collaboration to showcase Ghana in Italy, with a focus on trade and investment. Speaking during the national day celebration to commemorate Ghana’s 66th independence at the Cavalieri Waldorf […]

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Nigerian Agency Says Malaria Vaccine Could Protect Millions

  • April 20, 2023

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, announced a provisional approval of the R21 vaccine during a media briefing on Monday. The regulatory agency’s consent came days after Ghana approved the vaccine. NAFDAC said the vaccine is 70 to 80 percent efficient in preventing the mosquito-borne disease and could protect millions […]