The Danish Embassy in Ghana has organised a stakeholders’ engagement on diabetes disease in the country. The Ambassador, Tom Norring, said dealing with the disease in an already burdened healthcare system required new ways of “doing business”, hence the need for private-sector participation to ensure quality health care for the people. The event, which took […]
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, says Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on a strategy for the country’s economic recovery. The strategy includes a preliminary fiscal adjustment path and financing requirement to help Ghana navigate through the current economic difficulties. Mr Ofori-Atta, who delivered the 2023 budget statement and economic policy […]
“We share your pain,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a group of mothers of Russian soldiers who have been fighting – and some of whom have been killed – in Ukraine. “Nothing can replace the loss of a son”, he said in his opening remarks, before the footage on state TV was cut. The […]
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021. “But I didn’t […]
Namibian authorities have removed a controversial statue of a German colonial officer that was erected to mark the anniversary of the founding of the city of Windhoek, now the capital. Critics petitioned for the removal of the monument to a man who led German troops in a massacre of native people, and they dispute the […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $27.9 million grant to Ghana for the development of agricultural value chains in the Savannah region. A release issued by the fund said the grant was expected to increase the climate-resilient production of maize, rice and soybean, support the poultry value chain […]
Mr James Heappey, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister for the Armed Forces, has concluded a two-day visit to Ghana where he attended the first major meeting of the Africa-led Accra Initiative. Speaking at the conference, the Minister reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting member states to address shared security challenges in the Sahel and Gulf […]
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, has pledged the European Union’s (EU’s) support to the government’s efforts to develop the country. He said the EU considered President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as an important partner and Ghana as a close friend, and that the EU would “support your personal commitment to democratic principles […]
West African leaders met in Accra Tuesday to discuss terrorism and worsening security in the region. The Accra Initiative members, which include Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo, are discussing preventing spillover of terrorism from the Sahel. European forces have been withdrawing from the region while Russian influence has been growing. The Accra Initiative […]
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for ex-President Donald Trump’s tax forms to be released to a Democratic-controlled congressional committee. The justices rejected Mr Trump’s bid in October to block a lower court’s ruling that granted the panel’s request for his financial records. The move is a blow to Mr Trump, who has […]
