Madam Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged world leaders at the 20th Doha Forum to work together to ensure global food security. Speaking during a panel discussion on the topic “Economic Crises and Coordinated Global Recovery Efforts: Towards An Inclusive Multilateralism”, Madam Georgieva warned that global economic crisis […]
The United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa Topside Brass Band who are in Ghana, as part of their activities, performed for a Non-Governmental Organisation, Universal Wonderful Street Academy (UWSA), at Mantse Agbona in Accra. UWSA, located in Accra Central is into informal education for children between the ages of 6 and 20 years. Their […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted the economies of the world, particularly Africa, it has also exposed the inadequacies and weaknesses in the health sector. As a consequence, African countries have seen the urgency to make efforts at strengthening their health sectors, especially the pharmaceutical industry. The ECOWAS Commission has signed a protocol agreement […]
The government on March 24, 2022, held a novelle political consultation with the government of the Netherlands to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The consultations, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration behind closed doors, centred on Defence and Security; Migration and Development; Trade and Investment and Agriculture. Other areas […]
West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday said it would maintain sanctions on Mali over the military rulers of the Sahel country delaying a return to civilian rule after a coup. At the end of a summit in Ghana, the Economic Community of West African States also issued warnings to the juntas that recently seized power […]
U.N. human rights officials warn a deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya is creating a chilling effect on human rights defenders and other activists, who are subject to arbitrary arrests and other forms of government intimidation. Human rights spokeswoman Liz Throssell says the trend of a shrinking civic space in Libya has been going […]
There will be a Western military response if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday. “It would trigger a response in kind,” Biden replied to a reporter’s question during a news conference. “Whether or not you’re asking whether NATO would cross (into Ukraine to confront Russian forces), we’d make that […]
Ethiopia’s government on Thursday declared “an indefinite humanitarian truce effective immediately,” saying it hoped to help hasten delivery of emergency aid into the Tigray region, where hundreds of thousands face starvation. Since war broke out in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, thousands have died, and many more have been forced to flee their homes as […]
The White House announced Thursday plans for the United States to welcome as many as 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing the Russian invasion of the eastern European nation. In a statement on its website, the White House said the plan is part of a larger $1 billion humanitarian aid package to assist all those affected […]
After a fifth journalist was killed covering the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, the U.N. and other bodies once again underscored that members of the media should not be considered as targets. Oksana Baulina, a 42-year-old reporter from Russia, had focused her journalism career on investigating Russian corruption. She was killed covering the impact of […]
