Somalia has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with West African country Guinea. The decision was announced in Mogadishu today after a cabinet meeting. The development is linked to relations between Guinea and Somaliland – the semi-autonomous region of Somalia. Somaliland continues to increase its bid for international recognition, much to chagrin of Mogadishu. Leader of Somaliland […]
Amidst fireworks, family reunions, concerts, barbecues, picnics, parades, baseball games among many other celebrations, Americans will commemorate their independence day today, July 4. In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July or the Fourth, is a holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring […]
Ethiopia has restored mobile internet connection in its capital city Addis Ababa after a 10 days outage. The Ethiopian government is yet to give a statement on the internet outage, but the internet outage started on the evening of June 22, soon after reports came out of a failed coup attempt in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara […]
Four envoys representing Switzerland, Botswana, New Zealand and Pakistan Tuesday presented their letters of Credence to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra. The four envoys all harped on the need to deepen the ties and cooperation between their respective countries and Ghana, particularly in the areas of trade, investment and […]
Ghana on Tuesday honoured Mr Bernard Ehui-Koutouo, outgoing Ambassador of the Ivory Coast and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Mr Mohammed Hussain AI-Failokawi, outgoing Ambassador of the State of Kuwait. This was in recognition of the duo’s outstanding performance during their duty tour of the country. Speaking at a cocktail reception held in honour […]
The United States government has taken a decision not to escalate the visa restrictions it imposed on certain categories of Ghanaians in February this year. The decision is the result of fruitful discussions between the two governments in an attempt to find an amicable solution to the deportation of some 7,000 Ghanaians residing illegally in […]
Beginning in January 2020, countries within the West African sub-region will be able to use a single currency called ECO. The currency was adopted by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The West African leaders endorsed the currency at their 55th Ordinary Session and approved a road map […]
Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea, after meeting Kim Jong-un in the area dividing the two Koreas. Mr Trump and the North Korean leader posed for handshakes before talking for nearly an hour in the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ). Both countries agreed to set up […]
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has been posthumously awarded the 2018 ECOWAS Prize of Excellence. Another prominent Nigerian medical professional Dr Ameyo Adadevoh was also posthumously awarded the same prize. Madam Germaine Acogny, a Senegalese dancer and choreographer has also received the same prize. They were all awarded for their contributions to the […]
The Embassy of the United State of America in Accra has held a colourful ceremony with live band music and fireworks to mark its 243rd Independence anniversary. It also coincides with the 50th Anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the moon Ms Stephanie Sullivan, the U.S Ambassador to Ghana said the close ties between Ghana […]
