Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in November 2017, ending three decades in power. He won Zimbabwe’s first election after independence, becoming […]
Ghana and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a concessional loan agreement, under the ‘Saudi Fund for Development’ to finance the construction of health projects in the Upper East Region. The loan, among other things, would help to supply the installation of medical equipment to the Adjunct Clinical Block at the Bolgatanga Regional […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of looting and violence that has mostly targeted foreign nationals. “There can be no justification for any South African to attack people from other countries,” he said on Tuesday. Dozens of people were arrested in Johannesburg on Monday. At least five people have been killed in […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, have pledged to strengthen the mutual cooperation that exists between the two nations. The two leaders made the pledge at a meeting at the close of the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan last Saturday. According to a […]
Mr Ian Walker, the British High Commissioner has charged recipients of this year’s Chevening Scholarship to use the opportunity given them to deepen and broaden their network both professionally and individually. Mr Walker said this skills, coupled with building ties with the United Kingdom (UK) would serve as a consequence for receiving the prestigious scholarship […]
A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption on Saturday. Questioned in court for the first time, Bashir said that he had received $25 million from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as funds from other sources, but that he had not received […]
Japan is to provide credit facilities to Ghanaian peasant farmers to procure machines for processing and value addition of their produce. The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Tsutomu Himeno, who made this known, said the arrangement was to enable Ghanaian peasant farmers to add value to their produce to earn more income. The programme would […]
The Embassy of Israel in Ghana has moved into a permanent office on the eighth floor of the Manet Towers at the Airport City in Accra. The building was constructed in a record time of six months by a Ghana-based Israeli company, Rolider, and the office occupies a full floor of 800 square metres within […]
The British High Commission has donated a brand new vehicle and electronic gadgets to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to aid the service’s newly created specialised unit for combatting visa fraud and related offences. The electronic gadgets included special laptops, fraud detection equipment, batons and handcuffs. The Regional Capacity Building Manager at the commission, Mr […]
Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has terminated the appointment of his chief of protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) owned by Nigerian clergyman, TB Joshua, to testify of how God has favoured her. Kargbo was featured on Emmanuel TV owned by TB Joshua, […]
