Mr Hector Sucilla Perez, the Country Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), has pledged his commitment to support Ghana in its fight against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic. He made this known when he presented his letter of credence to Madam Shirley Ayorkor […]
Non-oil trade transactions between Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2022 hits $2.7 billion. This amounts to a 56 per cent increase over the $1.512 billion attained in 2019. Speaking at the UAE’s 51st National Day Celebration in Accra, Mr Amer Al Alawi, the country’s Ambassador to Ghana, said the achievement was a […]
Oil prices have risen after major producers agreed to continue to cut output and the G7 and its allies agreed to cap the price of Russian oil. Brent crude rose by about 0.6% to above $86 a barrel on Monday morning. On Friday, the G7 agreed to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 […]
Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on “autopilot.” Weah went abroad at the end of October for a string of political gatherings in numerous countries — and to watch his footballer son represent […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said his fate is in his party’s hands, in his first comments since an official report on a scandal over money stolen from his farm. Opponents have called for his resignation after a panel of legal experts concluded he may have broken the law. On Saturday, Mr Ramaphosa’s spokesman […]
The EU must address “distortions” created by a $430bn (£349bn) US plan to incentivise climate-friendly technologies, the bloc’s chief says. Some EU members have criticised the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), raising fears of a trade war. There are concerns that tax breaks may lure away EU businesses and disadvantage European companies. European Commission President […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Ethiopia’s Tigray cease-fire during his first visit to the country since the war broke out two years ago. He said the U.N. is upscaling aid to meet “dramatic humanitarian needs.” Speaking alongside African Union Commissioner Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday, Guterres called on the international community to support Ethiopia following […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have convened a regional policy dialogue on investment and protection of health and care workers in Africa. The dialogue is intended to help address the looming shortages of a health workforce and the associated challenges of investment. The aim of the dialogue is to bring together members states, […]
U.S. President Joe Biden raised the possibility Thursday of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to Moscow’s war against Ukraine but said he had yet to see any willingness on Putin’s part to halt his 10-month invasion. “I’m prepared to talk to Putin but only in consultation with NATO allies,” Biden […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday he had called on the European Union to sanction Russia’s missile production industry. Kuleba tweeted that Russia’s missile production “must be put to a halt.” He said he communicated the message in a meeting with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and also thanked the EU for defense […]
