Mr Massimo Mina, the Head of Cooperation of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, says the EU has voted more than €450,000 to give a strong boost to gender empowerment in 18 marine fishing communities in the Central and Western Regions. The three-year project, spanning 2022-2024, would enhance access to social services and livelihood […]
Ghana is making steady progress in her monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as her 2022 Voluntary National Review (VNR) report showed improvement in most of the SDGs’ indicators. The country has also made progress on increasing the number of SDGs indicators she reported on some two years ago, which stood at 66 compared […]
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as the new finance minister, her office said in a statement on Tuesday. Kwarteng, an ideological ally of Truss, has said that her government can afford to borrow more to fund support to households and businesses on their energy bills, but […]
The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda. Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group of global leaders who advocate for peace and justice, told The Associated Press on […]
Liz Truss has rewarded her key allies with top jobs in a major reshuffle hours after succeeding Boris Johnson as prime minister. Kwasi Kwarteng is made chancellor, James Cleverly becomes foreign secretary and Suella Braverman replaces Priti Patel as home secretary. One of Ms Truss’s closest friends, Therese Coffey, is appointed as health secretary and […]
President Joe Biden has made a final decision to not designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, saying that such a move could backfire and have unintended consequences for U.S. support of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. Biden’s one-word response — “no,” he said, when reporters asked him on Monday, […]
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has stated that a deal between Ghana and the IMF should be reached and finalized before the end of the year. In a close door meeting with President Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 5th September 2022, on the sidelines of the Africa Adaptation Summit, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the […]
ECOWAS through the Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Digitalization is organizing a regional sensitization workshop on the implementation of the new ECOWAS Road Safety Policy, Action Plan and Charter in Accra, Ghana from 8 – 9 September 2022. The new ECOWAS Road Safety Policy, Charter, Action Plan, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Framework prepared by […]
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga whose petition to nullify his rival William Ruto’s presidential election victory was thrown out by the Supreme Court, has said he respected the decision but disagreed. “We respect the opinion of the court although we vehemently disagree with their decision today,” Odinga said on Twitter on Monday, within an […]
Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes after winning the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM. She will succeed Boris Johnson after being formally appointed by the Queen at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday. The 47-year-old, the UK’s third woman PM, will then announce her cabinet with […]
