Liberian pastor and Chief Executive Officer of the Citizens Action Committee, Rev. Philip Blamo, has rallied fellow nationals to join a march to the Ghana Embassy in Monrovia tomorrow to express their displeasure over the alleged lynching of 26-year-old Liberian national Austin Tengbeh. The march coincides with Ghana’s 69th Independence Day celebrations. Rev. Blamo said […]
Germany has reiterated its commitment to fostering peace and security in the Sahel as part of efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism, which continue to cause loss of life, displacement, and widespread insecurity across the region. Berlin has consistently supported initiatives under the coordinated framework of the European Union to maintain stability in the […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Sabah Zita Benson, has held a community engagement with members of the Ghanaian diaspora in Milton Keynes, where discussions focused on strengthening consular services and deepening diaspora participation in Ghana’s development agenda. The engagement, organised by the Association of Ghanaians in Milton Keynes (AGMK), took place […]
The Danish Special Envoy to the Sahel and Great Lake, Birgitte Nygaard Markussen has held high-level discussions with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) on the urgent need for African regional blocs to strengthen collective responses to the growing insurgency across the Sahel. The security-focused engagement took place during the envoy’s visit to […]
Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they believe the federal authorities are preparing to “wage war” again the northern regional state. There have been reports that the Ethiopian National Defence Force has massed troops and equipment at multiple locations along the regional border. Tigray emerged from a two-year civil war in 2022 that saw […]
India’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Manish Gupta, has urged the Government of Ghana to harness the high temperatures in the northern parts of the country to invest in solar-powered irrigation systems as a strategy to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen national food security. The Northern belt, comprising the Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, North East […]
The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Shri Manish Gupta, has identified the Volta Region as his favourite destination in the country, citing its remarkable eco-tourism potential and urging Ghana to strategically harness its natural assets for sustainable economic and environmental gains. In an interview with Diplomatic Times journalist Richmond Fordjour Ampofo ahead of the conclusion […]
The UK government will stop issuing study visas to people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan from this month, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said, as well as stopping skilled work visas to Afghans. The Home Office said the action was being taken due to what it said was widespread visa abuse. According to official […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called for the cessation of the United States and Israel conflict with Iran, urging all sides to return to dialogue. President made the appeal during a bilateral meeting with his Tanzanian counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the State House in Arusha, Tanzania. President Mahama said recent attacks on Iran by United States and Israel, and counter attacks […]
Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that no Ghanaian has been killed or injured amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East following coordinated military strikes involving the United States and Israel against Iran. The renewed tensions were sparked after strategic targets inside Iran were reportedly struck in what has been described […]
