President John Dramani Mahama Thursday acknowledged the severe impact on the health sector, following the 90 days withdrawal in funding support by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  The withdrawal put the health sector at risk at approximately $78 ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama has rallied support for the candidature of Mr Mohamed Adam, a Ghanaian diplomat for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations Tourism Organization (UNWTO).  The selection of the new UNWTO Secretary General will take place from ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated Ghana’s unwavering commitment towards the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He said the Government of Ghana remained unwavering to its commitment to achieve the SDGs and would work closely with the ... Read More

Abiy Ahmed - Ethiopian Prime Minister Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu Thursday, as their nations try to mend relations strained by Ethiopia’s deal for sea access with Somaliland – a breakaway republic ... Read More

The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC News Komla Dumor Award, which is now in its 10th year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote ... Read More

Rwanda has condemned the UK’s recent sanctions, calling them "regrettable," after the UK accused the country of supporting M23 rebels in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced several measures, including suspending direct financial aid, ... Read More

The U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday that it was forced to suspend operations in and around the famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur because of escalating violence. “Intense fighting in Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region has ... Read More

The federal government of Somalia and the African Union have agreed on the number of troop-contributing countries for a new AU mission following weeks of differences between Ethiopia and Somalia, and later on between Somalia and Burundi over the number ... Read More

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out transitioning the multinational security support mission (MSS) in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force for now, and is instead recommending creating a U.N. support mission to back the MSS that will be funded ... Read More

The UN Biodiversity Conference, also known as COP16, is set to resume its work in Rome Tuesday. The conference achieved some significant progress when it last met in Cali, Colombia, in November 2024, but the talks ran out of time. Georgina Chandler, ... Read More