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African Leaders Urged To Deepen Relations With China

  • June 20, 2018

African governments have been urged to strengthen bilateral relations with China to facilitate socio-economic growth and development for both parties. Mr Men Lijun, the President of the Research and Training Institute of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) of the People’s Republic of China, observed that “China and Africa are […]

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Statement on Immigration Law and International Agreements

  • June 20, 2018

As sovereign nations, the Governments of the United States and Ghana each have obligations to their citizens to uphold their laws, as well as obligations to the international community to comply with international agreements. All nations have the right to enforce their immigration laws. The United States embraces its special character as a nation of […]

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‘Spiderman’ Happy To Be Back In Mali

  • June 18, 2018

Malian migrant Mamoudou Gassama, who shot to worldwide fame last month when he scaled a building in Paris to save a toddler, says he is delighted to return to his native country for a visit. “I am so happy. I am so very, very happy because everyone came to meet me at the airport and […]

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Ghana To Mark International Day Of Forests On June 26

  • June 15, 2018

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Forestry Commission and other stakeholders will hold this year’s International Day of Forests on June 26. A statement signed by the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, said this year’s celebration, the seventh since its inception, would be held at […]

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China, Ghana To Increase Cooperation

  • June 13, 2018

Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey in Beijing on Tuesday. Yang, who is also director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, said both countries have a traditional friendship and […]

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7,000 Ghanaians To Be Deported From USA

  • June 13, 2018

The United States ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson has reiterated that 7,000 Ghanaians are in the process of being deported from the United States of America (USA) for various immigration offences. During an address at an Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) discussion on United States-Africa Relations Monday (June 11, 2018) in Accra, Ambassador Jackson stressed […]

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Trump Kim summit: US President Hails Deal After Historic Talks

  • June 12, 2018

US President Donald Trump says his historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that ended in a joint agreement were “tremendous”. The signed document includes a pledge from Mr Kim to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. But in an extraordinary media conference later, Mr Trump announced details not in the paper. He […]

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Spain ‘Will Accept’ Disputed Aquarius Migrant Ship

  • June 11, 2018

Spain’s prime minister has said the country will take in a rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean, to help avoid a humanitarian catastrophe. Pedro Sánchez said he would give “safe harbour” to the Aquarius and the 629 people on board, after Italy and Malta both refused to let the ship dock. The UN refugee agency […]