A U.N. Security Council mission that is visiting Mali this weekend to assess the security situation is urging the country’s authorities to set elections for February to meet agreements reached with a West African regional bloc after a coup last year. The mission led by Kenya’s ambassador to the U.N., Martin Kimani, met with civil […]
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer “inhumane violence.” Francis also waded into a highly contentious political debate in Europe, calling on the international community to find concrete ways to manage the “migratory flows” in […]
Security forces in Sudan have moved Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to an unknown location after he refused to issue a statement in support of an ongoing coup, the information ministry said, as soldiers also rounded up several members of the country’s civilian leadership. The ministry’s statement on Monday came hours after Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV said […]
Ghana on Sunday joined the international community to mark the 76th United Nations (UN) Day with a flag raising ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra. Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in-charge of Political and Economic Affairs, hoisted Ghana’s flag, while that of the […]
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, embarked upon her first trip to Africa as Assistant Secretary. She began her travel in Ghana last Monday and Tuesday where she met with senior government officials and civil society organisations before leaving to Burkina Faso for similar engagements. The Deputy Editor of the […]
The French government has announced a one-off payment of €100 (£84; $116) for each citizen whose monthly net income is €2,000 or less, to help counter the surge in fuel and energy prices. The “inflation allowance” will go to about 38 million French people automatically, including those who do not drive a car or ride […]
Last week I waited in a packed press pen for German Chancellor Angela Merkel to descend the stairs at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. She’d already had lunch with King Philippe and later would go to a farewell concert featuring the works of Mozart and Beethoven. In other words, they were laying it on for […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated between 80,000 and 180,000 healthcare workers have died worldwide due to COVID-19, warning of the danger of burnout, anxiety and fatigue as the virus continues to spread around the world. “These deaths are a tragic loss,” the WHO said on Thursday, as it released the data covering the […]
Protests erupted in the streets of Khartoum on Thursday over Sudan’s hybrid transitional government. Supporters of the northeast African nation’s civilian coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, turned out after crowds who support a military-led government marched against civilian rule Saturday. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters called for a fully civilian government. Their demonstrations skirted […]
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan joined the President of Ghana H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo and other Ghana government officials to formally inaugurate the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) in Accra today. The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funded the $64.7 million (GH₵ 391.9 million) electrical infrastructure project under the Ghana Power Compact. “The Pokuase Bulk […]
