Czech President-elect Petr Pavel has told the BBC that Ukraine should be allowed to join Nato “as soon as the war is over”. Mr Pavel, a retired Nato general, said Ukraine would be “morally and practically ready” to join the Western alliance once the conflict had ended. In his first broadcast interview with the international […]
Liberia’s President George Weah has told parliament he would run for re-election this year after a first term marred with corruption allegations and an economic downturn. Weah took office in 2018 in the West African country’s first peaceful change of power in seven decades and is constitutionally eligible to run again in the October 10 polls. “I […]
It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between M23 rebels and the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the country’s eastern region forced her to flee with almost nothing about a decade ago. Like most Catholics in the eastern DRC, she hoped that Pope Francis […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Zimbabwe on Monday for talks with his counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, aimed at boosting “strong cooperation” in several areas between the two countries. Lukashenko landed in Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare, for a two-day visit and was greeted by Mnangagwa and thousands of ruling party supporters. The two countries are close […]
The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international community.” The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, heard perhaps the starkest warning yet about the crisis: Excess […]
The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF said the economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted. However, the IMF also said that after the Autumn […]
Former President John Mahama has said he will support Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in her bid to contest as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Ms Botchwey is hoping to succeed Dominica’s Patricia Scotland who completes her tenure at the end of 2023. “I’m hearing it for the first time that our Foreign Affairs Minister […]
Malta has officially opened its High Commission in the country. It is a reciprocal gesture after Ghana opened its diplomatic mission in Malta in August of 2014 headed by a resident High Commissioner. The move is expected to help tighten the bond of friendship between the two countries as well as help to improve trade […]
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, according to an AFP journalist at the rally. Packing Nation Square in central Ouagadougou, protesters held signs bearing slogans including “Down with imperialism,” “Down with French policy in […]
Tunisia looked set for an ultra-low election turnout again Sunday as a parliamentary election ended with critics of President Kais Saied saying the near empty polling stations reflected public dismay at his seizure of broad powers.The newly configured, and much less important, parliament is a central element of a political system Saied introduced last year […]
