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US Secretary of State makes first trip to Africa

  • March 7, 2018

US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will make his first official trip to Africa when he visits Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria from Tuesday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 13, 2018. It will be President Donald Trump’s first significant outreach to a continent his administration has not focused on since coming to power in […]

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Ghana backs Germany for UN Security Council seat

  • March 5, 2018

Calling for reform of the UN Security Council, Akufo Addo said he supported Germany’s claim for a permanent seat, after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday. The UN’s top council for international peace and security has retained the same form it had after World War Two and does not reflect today’s reality, Akufo […]

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US Congress Acknowledges President Akufo-Addo’s Exceptional Leadership

  • March 4, 2018

The United States Congress on Friday acknowledged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as an exceptional African leader and commended his greater push for trade and investment for Ghana and the African Continent. A Congressional Record of the US’ House of Representatives presented to President Akufo-Addo by Karen Bass, Member of Congress, at an awards gala organized by […]

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Ghana Marks Christiansburg Crossroads Shooting

  • March 1, 2018

A wreath laying and flag raising ceremony was on Wednesday held at the Nationalism Park, Osu, to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the shooting to death of three ex-servicemen on 28th February, 1948 at the Christiansburg Crossroads. The annual event is celebrated to show gratitude to Ex-servicemen, who in 1948 were killed by the colonial police, while […]

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ECOWAS Observers for Sierra Leone elections

  • February 27, 2018

An ECOWAS Mission of 15 Long-Term Observers (LTOs) is in Sierra Leone for the country’s March 7 presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. The team is part of a larger 55-member ECOWAS Observation Mission led by Liberia’s former Interim President, Prof. Amos Sawyer, who will be arriving along with the Short-term observers. The regional observers […]