The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for the urgent protection of ECOWAS election observers and foreign nationals in Guinea-Bissau following a military takeover that has unsettled the country’s political transition. In a statement issued on November 26, 2025, the Ministry described the action by elements of the Bissau-Guinean military as an unconstitutional move that […]
The Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, has urged individuals planning to travel to Canada for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to submit their visa applications as early as possible. Canada will co-host the tournament next year alongside the United States and Mexico, marking the first World Cup in history to feature 48 participating […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as “regrettable” the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would not be invited to take part in next year’s G20 summit in Florida. In a social media post, Trump said South Africa had refused to hand over the G20 presidency to a US embassy representative […]
French President Emmanual Macron on Thursday unveiled the creation of a new voluntary youth military service to help it respond to what he described as “accelerating threats” on the global stage. The announcement comes amid growing concerns about Russia’s threat to European nations and whether it can still rely on the United States to guarantee […]
An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state a day after an apparent coup. Gen Horta N’Tam becomes the transitional president for a period of one year. He took the oath on Thursday, in brief and muted proceedings at army headquarters. N’Tam, who until a day earlier had been head […]
President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, saying Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv’s troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force. They include the southern Crimean peninsula, annexed […]
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, has reaffirmed China’s readiness to support the government’s development agenda, including initiatives such as the Big Push infrastructure programme and the proposed 24-Hour Economy, aimed at driving industrialisation and job creation. He explained that China considered Ghana a key development partner and remained committed to deepening cooperation across […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has been unanimously elected Chairman of the ECOWAS Caucus of the Africa Parliamentary Union (APU). The election took place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, during a caucus meeting held alongside the 84th Session of the APU Executive Committee and ahead of the 47th […]
Pope Leo XIV is beginning the first foreign trip of his papacy. Over the next six days he will first visit Turkey for an historic Christian anniversary. He will then visit Lebanon just days after Israeli airstrikes on its capital, Beirut. Visits to both countries had originally been planned by the late Pope Francis, but […]
France’s top court has upheld former President Nicholas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 re-election bid. It is yet another blow to his legacy and reputation, coming just 2 weeks after his release from jail pending an appeal in another case. He spent 20 days in Paris’ La Santé prison after judges […]
