A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere-Baafi, has stressed the need for the country to deliberately prioritise cooperation in the area of trade and investment between it and other countries. This, he said, would attract more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the country and increase the number of businesses to create employment and […]
The United States appears poised to approve the delivery of highly advanced battle tanks to Ukraine in its fight against the nearly one-year-old Russian invasion. U.S. news outlets say the administration of President Joe Biden could announce its decision as early as Wednesday. The decision to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, as part of […]
After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision to send 14 tanks – and allow other countries to send theirs too – at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden’s […]
South Africa has defended its warm relations and joint military drills with Russia as it hosts Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his first visit since the invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov said he appreciated South Africa’s neutral stance since the war started one year ago and placed the blame for the continuing conflict squarely on the […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. A day after her arrival in the country, Yellen inaugurated the newly built, U.S.-funded Zambia National Public Health Institute. The institute was established to help Zambia prevent transmission of deadly diseases like COVID-19, […]
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the international community to stay realistic about the prospects of an economic recovery. At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and beyond, a sense of cautious optimism over the global economic future is emerging. Inflation appears to be plateauing, and moderate growth, […]
The visiting Maltese Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, Dr Ian Borg, has stated that his country was committed to enhancing the solid partnership that had existed between his country and Ghana. He explained that the two nations had collaborated for 60 years and believed that they could build on the solid foundation […]
The governments of Ghana and Malta have signed four separate agreements to deepen cooperation between the two countries, improve aquaculture and promote sports and education. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, signed the agreement for the 3rd Session of the permanent joint commission for bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Malta, […]
One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president’s deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky for “the opportunity to do good deeds every day and every minute”. He had been implicated in scandals linked to his use of expensive cars – […]
Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Quran was burned in a Stockholm protest. Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine – but needs Turkey, already a member, to approve. Kurdish protesters in Sweden hung an effigy of Mr Erdogan […]
