The International Committee of the Red Cross warns hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa are going hungry due to conflict, climate shocks, and rising food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ICRC warns Africa’s food crisis is set to worsen. It says conflict and armed violence, failing harvests due to years […]
The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) is courting the partnership of Turkey to foster a sister-city relationship and promote business and tourism in the municipality. The partnership will also explore other bilateral relations of mutual interest to the assembly and commercial cities in Turkey. This came up when the Municipal Chief Executive of KoKMA, Samuel […]
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island’s economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. In his absence, he has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president. Mr Rajapaksa’s departure ends a […]
The maiden edition of the Expo Ghana will take place on July 14 at the Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel in London, United Kingdom (UK). The expo which is an initiative modelled on the Ghana Exim Bank Tuesday Market aimed at creating awareness for Made-In- Ghana products and harnessing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) potential for […]
The world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion on November 15, the United Nations said Monday, with India replacing China as the world’s most populous country. The United Nations released its report, World Population Prospects 2022, on World Population Day, which is observed every year on July 11. This year’s theme is “A world […]
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. A hearse bearing Abe’s body made its way past several landmarks before arriving at the Kirigaya funeral hall in the Shinagawa ward of Tokyo. The private funeral, which was only open to friends and close family, […]
All Ukrainians can now apply for fast-track Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, this option had been open only to residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as residents of the southern Zaporizhzhia and the Kherson regions, which are largely under Russian control. It […]
Serbia has opened its first Embassy in Africa after more than four decades. Mr Selakovic was hopeful that the Embassy will contribute to the development of bilateral relations between the two countries. He stated that Serbia and Ghana have serious plans for cooperation in the future, especially in the fields of agriculture, defence, digitalisation, artificial […]
President Akufo-Addo has joined other world leaders to sympathise with the people of Japan over the assassination of their former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot twice at a political campaign event on June 8, 2022. He was in the process of giving a speech when a […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed shock about the gruesome assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot twice at a political campaign event on June 8, 2022. He was in the process of giving a speech when a gunman attacked him from […]
