The former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, who has been freed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hauge, is to stay in Belgium, one of the conditions of his release. This was agreed by the Belgian government after the Appeals Chamber unanimously released Mr Gbagbo and one of his former ministers, Charles […]
The Foreign Ministry has condemned the imposition of visa restriction by Washington on Ghana following a row over the deportation of Ghanaians illegally staying in the United States. The move, which goes into effect on February 4, will also affect government employees and politicians. The Ministry in a statement expressed concern and disappointment for alleged […]
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers on Saturday approved the country’s membership to the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which aims to create the largest common market in the world. Over 40 African countries signed a historic trade agreement in March 2018, looking to enable free cross-border trade on the continent. The AfCFTA agreement is expected […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Sunday, February 3, 2019, for an 8-day working visit to South Africa, the United States of America, and Ethiopia. In South Africa, President Akufo-Addo will participate in the 2019 edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference […]
Ms Stephanie S. Sullivan, United States Ambassador to Ghana, on Friday explained that the United States’ issuance of visa restricted on some categories of Ghanaians had been necessitated due to the failure of bilateral efforts to resolve the issue. She said the US been working with Ghana for more than two years, including as far […]
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, has been appointed Chairperson of the Leadership Taskforce of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The appointment was announced at the first meeting of the Leadership Taskforce which took place on January 25, 2018 at the headquarters of the world body in Madrid, […]
Emirates, an award-winning airline, has celebrated a milestone in its operation in Ghana, marking 15 years of service to the country. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Madam Akosua Ogyiri, the Principal Communications Officer of Stratcomm Africa, noted that the first Emirates flight flew into the Kotoka International Airport in […]
The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has served notice of its decision to sanction Ghana by discontinuing the issuance of all non-immigrant visas (NIV) to A3 and G5 employees of Ghana’s Foreign Service posted to the United States, effective February 4, 2019. The notice indicated that although the embassy will receive and process A3 and G5 […]
An Egyptian court has sentenced the deputy governor of the country’s second-largest city of Alexandria to 12 years in prison on corruption charges. The Cairo criminal court also sentenced Souad el-Kholy, to a one-year suspended sentence for bribery, profiteering and squandering public funds on Wednesday. The court acquitted five local businessmen in the same case. […]
Russia’s Nuclear Energy Corporation, Rosatom, is has opened its door to African students – accepting their applications for nuclear studies in a number of Russian educational institutions, the next academic year. Preference is for those from countries looking to adopt nuclear energy as it aims at helping develop the next generation of African nuclear scientists […]
