The world is one misstep from devastating nuclear war and in peril not seen since the Cold War, the UN Secretary General has warned. “We have been extraordinarily lucky so far,” Antonio Guterres said. Amid rising global tensions, “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation”, he added. His remarks came at […]
The White House has warned China may respond to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan with military provocations. This could include firing missiles near Taiwan, or large-scale air or naval activities, spokesman John Kirby said. Mrs Pelosi touched down in Malaysia on Tuesday on her tour of Asia. Taiwanese and US media […]
The United Nations system in Ghana has says its commitment to continue to support efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr Charles Abani, the UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, said the world body was committed to leaving no one behind and a Ghana Beyond Aid, where the present generation would benefit just as […]
The new U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa called Saturday for progress in holding Ethiopian peace talks and for unrestricted aid deliveries to stricken areas of the country. Mike Hammer, who arrived in Addis Ababa Friday, held talks with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, the U.S. embassy said. They discussed […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to East Asia and Africa next week seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China in a fight for global influence. Blinken begins his travels Tuesday on a tour that will take him to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. […]
Mr Richard Kwashie Kovey, Convener, Campaign Against Privatisation and Commercialisation of Education (CAPCOE) has hinted that Ghana could miss her target of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) four by the year 2030. The SDG4 focuses on Quality Education to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, with ten […]
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Policy Network (APN) has called for trading on to start to keep up the momentum among member countries. Mr Louis Yaw Afful, Executive Director of APN, and a trade practitioner said even though AfCFTA had the potential to rake in some three trillion dollars for the continent, since […]
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has been made Development Queen mother of Gbese in Accra, with the stool name Naa Okaitso Mnalimi I. The ceremony was attended by officials of the British High Commission, elders of the Gbese Stool and some queen mothers. In her acceptance speech, Ms Thompson said her enstoolment […]
The US and Chinese leaders have warned each other over Taiwan during a phone call that lasted more than two hours. President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that the US strongly opposed any unilateral moves to change the island’s status. But he added that US policy on Taiwan had not changed. Beijing […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lashed out at Western countries Wednesday as he wrapped up a four-nation trip to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia’s capital. Moscow is seeking to bolster support from African countries, who have largely declined to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov’s visit comes as the U.S. announced nearly half a […]
