President Akufo-Addo Leaves For AU summit In Rwanda
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday left Ghana as the head of a Ghanaian delegation to attend the African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU ... Read More
ECOWAS Must Show Commitment To Borderless Sub-Region
Ghana has urged members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to show commitment to a borderless sub-region.
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, who made the call, said the rationale for forming ECOWAS, which was a ... Read More
Jacob Zuma: Former South African President Faces Corruption ...
South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed.
Mr Abrahams said he believed there were "reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution".
The charges - which Mr Zuma denies - ... Read More
ECOWAS And China Sign MOU For New Commission Headquarters
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China for a grant of USD 31.6 million towards construction of the Commission's proposed new Headquarters building project.
A statement issued by the Commission ... Read More
Ghana And AfDB Sign $39m Loan Agreement To Finance Agricultu...
Ghana and the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday signed a $39.01 million loan agreement to support government’s Flagship Programme in Agriculture: Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ).
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, signed on behalf of the Government ... Read More
AU Tagged 2018 African Anti-Corruption Year
The African Union (AU) has tagged 2018 as the African Anti-Corruption year, aimed at elevating the efforts and activities that key players are deploying and implementing in fighting corruption on the continent this year.
Mrs. Charity Hanene Nchimunya, Executive Secretary to ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines All – Female Crew Is Welcomed By Ar...
The Argentine president, Mauricio Macri, welcomed the all female Ethiopian Airlines flight to Buenos Aires.
The maiden trip from the Ethiopian capital to the Argentine capital was historically underatken on the occassion of International Women’s Day.
Marci believes the introduction of the ... Read More
Italy’s first black senator is Nigerian and Balotelli ...
Mario Balotelli, Italy’s most famous black footballer, said on Wednesday a politician who has become the first black person elected to the Senate should be ashamed of himself for representing a fiercely anti-migrant party.
Nigerian-born Toni Iwobi moved to Italy in ... Read More
U.S. Pledges $533 Million in Aid To Africa, Criticises Chine...
Rex Tillerson - US Secretary of State
The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad, ... Read More
US Secretary of State makes first trip to Africa
Rex Tillerson - US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will make his first official trip to Africa when he visits Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria from Tuesday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
It will ... Read More