Mr Janusz Wojciechowski, the European Union (EU) Agriculture Commissioner, accompanied by a business delegation of senior representatives from the EU agri-food sector, visited China in April, 2024.  The visit aimed to facilitate European agricultural food and beverage exports to China and ... Read More

Professor Godfred Bokpin, an economist and finance expert, has attributed part of the cedi’s depreciation to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme with Ghana. He said that under the IMF programme, the Central Bank was barred from intervening in the currency ... Read More

 About 23 migrants were missing after setting off in a boat from Tunisia towards Italy, the country's national guard said on Saturday. Tunisia is facing a migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a main departure point for people fleeing poverty ... Read More

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in ... Read More

Former President Jacob Zuma South Africa's top court says graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in the country's May 29 general election. Zuma left office in 2018, dogged by corruption allegations, and was briefly jailed for ... Read More

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a summit via video link at the Office of the President of Iran, in Tehran, Iran, July 4, 2023. (Iran's Presidency/WANA/Handout via Reuters) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials were found ... Read More

Patricia De Lille, South African Minister of Tourism South Africa’s Department of Tourism has said that discussions were ongoing with some airlines and other relevant stakeholders to aggressively market Ghana as a tourism and investment destination to South Africans. The move, which ... Read More

The Ghana government has called for strengthening of collaboration between media, civil society organisations, governments and international bodies to promote press freedom and environmental sustainability in Africa. It said the harsh conditions of climate change on the continent required concerted efforts ... Read More

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana is embarking on a nationwide scout for young innovators from across the country to join the Young Africa Innovates (YAI) programme. The YAI aims to identify and empower atypical innovators, especially between ages ... Read More

South Africa urged the United Nations' top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel's military operation in the enclave's southern city of Rafah. It was the third time the ... Read More