Western leaders are set announce a further set of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, the US has said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the measures will target Russian financial and state-owned bodies, as well as some officials and oligarchs. Ms Psaki said the move will “hold accountable the Russian kleptocracy that funds and […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday the end of the country’s state of disaster brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. That means that many restrictions on daily life and business that have been in place for 750 days have officially been removed. But some measures remain. Ramaphosa introduced a 30-day transition period that would […]
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan (SS), has completed three and a half years of duty in the country. Mrs Sullivan, who assumed duty in September 2018, initiated a number of bilateral interests which have gone a long way to deepen US-Ghana relations. She has championed issues on gender violence and child abuse […]
The European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has expressed the EU’s commitment to help nurture young entrepreneurs in the country. “Entrepreneurs trigger positive changes in their communities by creating jobs and developing innovative solutions to local and global issues such as climate change. “Today, I have seen remarkable projects and brilliant young […]
The first trial for atrocities committed in Darfur is due to open at the International Criminal Court (ICC), nearly 20 years after violence tore through the Sudanese region. A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia has been charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman denies […]
US President Joe Biden has called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes as evidence emerges of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. There is mounting international anger over the alleged killing of civilians in Bucha, a town near the capital Kyiv. “This guy is brutal,” Mr Biden said […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, March 31, 2022, for Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States of America, and for London in the United Kingdom. At the invitation of Bishop T.D. Jakes, President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at this year’s International Leadership Summit, on Friday, April 1 2022. Since […]
In October, Donald Trump announced he was planning to launch a revolutionary technology company. “I created Truth Social… to stand up to the tyranny of big tech,” he said. “We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter yet your favourite American president has been silenced.” The app launched on […]
Wilfred Tebah doesn’t begrudge the U.S. for swiftly granting humanitarian protections to Ukrainians escaping Russia’s devastating invasion of their homeland. But the 27-year-old, who fled Cameroon during its ongoing conflict, can’t help but wonder what would happen if the millions fleeing that Eastern Europe nation were a different hue. As the U.S. prepares to welcome […]
The government of Japan has donated 309,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana in support of the country’s vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccines which were manufactured in Japan were handed over to the Deputy Minister of Health, Madam Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah by the Ambassador of Japan to Ghana, Mr Mochizuki […]
