The government has reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC), co-chaired by China and France, on the restructuring of some US$13 billion external debt. “The MoU formalises the agreement in principle reached with ... Read More

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), says, the agreement reached between Ghana and its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) will be helpful in the approval of the country’s US$360 million third tranche.  In a social media post on Wednesday, she ... Read More

U.N. refugee chief Filippo Grandi speaks at a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 25, 2022. Peace talks to end Ethiopia's Tigray conflict began in South Africa on Tuesday, and Grandi urged both sides to find a route to peace ... Read More

The European Union (EU) and the Government of Ghana have commissioned 670 kilometres of feeder roads in the Upper West Region, constructed at €35 million, to improve access to farmers and healthcare facilities in the local communities. About 235km of the ... Read More

South Africa’s third largest political party has asked the nation’s top court to block the sitting of the newly elected parliament later this week, saying the May 29 election was marred by fraud. The National Assembly is scheduled to meet Friday ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General The United Nation's secretary-general has included Israel's military and Hamas on the annual blacklist of perpetrators who harm children. "I am appalled by the dramatic increase and unprecedented scale and intensity of grave violations against children in ... Read More

Migrants from Africa sail a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, June 17, 2023. At least 49 migrants from Somalia died when their boat capsized June 10, 2024, off the coast of Yemen, according ... Read More

New polling data from the Pew Research Center shows that U.S. President Joe Biden has received more positive ratings globally than former President Donald Trump.Conducted from January 5 to May 21, a survey of 40,566 people in 34 countries — ... Read More

Travellers planning trips to Europe's Schengen Area will face slightly higher costs starting today, June 11, 2024.  The European Commission has announced a 12% increase in visa application fees for short-stay Schengen visas (type C). The European Commission says the increase ... Read More

Saulos Chilima Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact ... Read More