The Government is in the process of setting up a national airline, President John Dramani Mahama, has hinted. The President made the disclosure during the credential ceremony to receive letters of credence from Dr Abdulla Muraid Sulaiman Mohammed Al Mandoos, Ambassador of UAE to Ghana, at the Presidency in Accra. President Mahama noted that when […]
Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following the recent withdrawal of three member states. Nigerian Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar announced the activation of a standby military force Tuesday on the sidelines of the 43rd security meeting […]
Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster among people in sub-Saharan Africa than previously thought. Take 51-year-old security guard Sibusiso Sithole, for example. Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes came as a shock, he […]
The head of the U.N. children’s program, UNICEF, said Thursday that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering horribly from the country’s civil war, with many facing daily threats of violence, starvation, disease and sexual assault. “The fighting is happening right at their doorsteps, around their homes, their schools and hospitals, and across many of […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday welcomed a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine has agreed on. “We’re happy to note the call for a ceasefire by President Volodymyr Zelensky, 30-day ceasefire. We hope that will open the way for some kind of dialogue to continue to start to see if the issue of Russia and […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday received five new envoys accredited to Ghana from Italy, Cuba, Liberia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran. The envoys were at the Presidency to present their letters of credence and letters recalling their predecessors to President Mahama. They include: Madam Laura Ranalli, Ambassador of Italy to Ghana and […]
Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak. The DRC has the highest burden of the virus with the epicentre in the east. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that as […]
The European Union (EU) has paid glowing tribute to the Chief Director of the National Security Council Secretariat, Ambassador Harriet Sena Siaw-Boateng, for her instrumental role in strengthening relations between the EU and Ghana. During a ceremony at Burma Camp to hand over military equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces, EU Ambassador, Irchad Razaaly, acknowledged […]
The vast majority of the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programmes have been terminated after a six-week purge, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced. On X, Rubio said that the initiatives “spent tens of billions in ways that did not serve” or harmed US interests. The remaining programmes – just 18% – will […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger security and trade relations between Ghana and Niger following discussions with Niger’s leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, in Niamey. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page today March 10, 2025, Mr Mahama stressed the need for cooperation in addressing regional security threats and expanding economic opportunities. […]
