Top US defence officials have said the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration. The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February 2020 and set a date for the US to withdraw its troops. Gen Frank McKenzie said the deal had a “really pernicious […]
The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has assured the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the United States will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana. This is in addition to some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines received by Ghana on 4th September 2021 […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advocated the inclusion of the African Union (AU) in the G20 to redefine global policy co-ordination. He contended that adding Africa to make it G21 would ensure the emergence of a more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable world. President Akufo-Addo made the call when he took his turn at the […]
United States (US) Army General Stephen Townsend, the Commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) began a multi-day visit to West Africa which included stops in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire on September 20-21, 2021. According to a press release issued by AFRICOM, General Townsend met with government officials and senior military representatives to discuss the […]
Mexico and the US are preparing to fly more Haitian migrants away from camps that have been set up along the border. Conditions are deteriorating in a camp on the banks of the Rio Grande River where thousands of mostly Haitian asylum seekers have gathered in hopes of getting asylum in the United States, as pressure mounts […]
A climate summit of world leaders in 40 days’ time will be the “turning point for humanity”, PM Boris Johnson has said in a speech to the United Nations. He warned that global temperature rises were already inevitable, but called on his fellow leaders to commit to major changes to curb further warming. Four areas […]
Mr António Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has called for bridging the gap between the rich and the poor, within and among countries. This, he said, starts by ending the COVID-19 pandemic for everyone, everywhere. “We urgently need a global vaccination plan to at least double vaccine production and ensure that vaccines reach 70 […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malta, Ms. Barbara Akuokor Benisa, has expressed the commitment of the government and people of Ghana to a continued cooperation and collaboration with Malta on issues of mutual concern and benefit. She said Ghana and Malta, which shared long-standing historical ties, had signed Permanent Joint Commission for Co-operation (PJCC) agreement and […]
The chairman of ECOWAS, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday visited Guinea to meet the military leaders in that country, a day after the regional bloc imposed travel and financial sanctions on the junta and their families. President Akufo-Addo arrived in Conakry, capital of Guinea, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads […]
ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has charged leaders attending the Extraordinary Summit on the political situations in the Republics of Guinea and Mali to proffer durable solutions to those crisis. Opening the meeting in Accra on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo said the positive response to the meeting to further deliberate on events in […]
