As world leaders meet in Egypt for a two-week climate change summit, COP27, African leaders have been emphasizing the need for their western counterparts to increase their commitment to addressing climate change’s impact on Africa. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is the latest African leader to weigh in on the issue, saying African leaders are frustrated […]
News that Democrats have held the US Senate after midterm elections this week has sparked recriminations within the Republican Party. Critics of former President Donald Trump blamed him for the poor showing while other Republicans faulted their Senate leader, Mitch McConnell. The White House, meanwhile, made its strongest indication yet that President Joe Biden will […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that investigators have uncovered more than 400 war crimes in areas of Kherson abandoned by Russian forces as they retreated. Mr Zelensky said the bodies of civilians and soldiers had been found. The BBC has been unable to verify the allegations. Moscow denies its troops intentionally target civilians. Meanwhile Ukrainian […]
Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said he warned Liz Truss she was going too fast with her ill-fated economic plans. In his first interview since he was sacked by the then PM, Mr Kwarteng told TalkTV he had warned her to “slow down” after September’s mini-budget. He said he told her it was “mad” to […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated calls for the reform of the UN Security Council, describing its current structure as unfair to African countries. According to him, the council was constrained by its anachronistic structure and methods, which undermined efforts to tackle contemporary challenges in the most effective manner. “The conversations around reforms, which […]
The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall continue to deepen its relations with Ghana and support the nation’s development in many spheres. The two countries have had bolstering relations for a long time which has mutually benefited both countries. This was disclosed by the Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Ghana, Meshal Handam Al-Rogi in Tamale during […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) to support adequate, predictable and sustainable financing of African-led operations in the global fight against terrorism. He made the call when he chaired a debate of the UNSC on Thursday, as part of Ghana’s Presidency of the Council for the month of […]
Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next week – their first in-person encounter since Mr Biden took office in 2020. The much-awaited meeting comes at a time when relations between the two superpowers have particularly soured. This has been fuelled by Beijing’s claims […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that France was ending its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African partners. The declaration came in a wide-ranging speech reviewing France’s strategy where the president also underlined the importance of its nuclear deterrent, as well […]
A forest research scientist has called on world leaders to commit more resources to landscape restoration and reclamation to help create sustainable forests to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Climate change and its impact on the survival of mankind has been the most topical issue across the world, and as world leaders and activists […]
