The United States has shipped more than 560,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the West African nation of Ghana, the White House told VOA on Wednesday. “As the president has said, America will be the arsenal of vaccines in our fight against COVID-19,” a White House official told VOA. “We are proud to be […]
The Taliban on Wednesday released two journalists working for a local news channel in Afghanistan two days after their arrests, which drew domestic and international denunciation of the Islamist group over its crackdown on dissent. Sharif Hassanyar, the head of the private Ariana News TV, confirmed via a tweet the release of reporters Waris Hasrat […]
Her Excellency Anne Sophie Avé, the Ambassador of France to Ghana describes diplomacy as the creation of links between two countries, utilizing the soft power and influence at their disposal. One may think the diplomat may focus on primarily the central government in the execution of her duties but her approach to work is unique. […]
A new report by policy think tank, International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), has urged the newly established Development Bank of Ghana (DBG) to prioritize funding for agriculture, manufacturing, and climate finance while guarding against political interference if the bank is to make an impact on the economic transformation of the country. Government has […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine. He said America’s goal was to use a confrontation as a pretext to impose more sanctions on Russia. Mr Putin also said the US was ignoring Russia’s concerns about the European expansion of Nato – the […]
Regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned what it calls an “attempted coup” in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, where heavy gunfire was heard near the seat of government Tuesday. President Umaro Cissoko Embalo, a former army general, was reportedly holding a cabinet meeting in the government palace when the shooting broke out. Sources in the […]
Mali said it is expelling the French ambassador because of “hostile and outrageous” comments by former colonial power France about Mali’s transitional government. A statement read on national television Monday said French Ambassador Joel Meyer has been given 72 hours to leave the country. “This measure follows the hostile and outrageous comments made recently by […]
Whoopi Goldberg is facing a backlash after she said on a US talk show that the Holocaust “was not about race”. The actress and television personality said on ABC’s The View that the Nazi genocide of the Jews involved “two groups of white people”. Critics pointed out that Hitler himself had vented his hatred of […]
There have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow’s troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the mobilisation was the biggest Europe had seen in decades. Her Russian counterpart accused the US of fomenting hysteria […]
An updated report on lockdown parties in No 10 will be published by Sue Gray once police finish their inquiries, Downing Street has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Tory MPs on Monday to reassure them and promise a shake-up of how No 10 is run. Senior civil servant Ms Gray concluded there was […]
