The United States has congratulated President-elect John Mahama on his successful election. In a statement, the US Secretary of State, Antony J. Bliken, also extended congratulations to Vice President-elect Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who has made history as Ghana’s first female vice ... Read More

Major General Anita Asmah The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced the appointment of Major General Anita Asmah of Ghana as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). She will officially assume her ... Read More

President-elect John Dramani Mahama President-elect John Dramani Mahama has indicated that his government will review and adjust existing agreements with Ghana's development partners to better meet the needs of the public.  This move aims to put Ghana and its partners on the ... Read More

Ethiopia and Somalia reached an agreement Wednesday to end diplomatic tensions and to begin talks by February to iron out details over a controversial maritime access deal signed by Ethiopia with the breakaway Somalia region of Somaliland. The dispute between began ... Read More

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has renewed his appeal for international assistance to address severe food shortages affecting more than one quarter of the country’s population of 20 million. Malawi is currently facing one of its worst food shortage situations in decades ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama The African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Commonwealth Election Observer Missions in Ghana have commended Ghanaians for their commitment to democratic principles, as evidenced by the peaceful conduct of last ... Read More

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Ghana's $3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, highlighting significant risks that could derail the country’s economic recovery despite recent progress. While Ghana’s performance under the programme was deemed “generally ... Read More

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on his victory in the recent general elections held on December 7. Mahama’s win marks his return to leadership after previously serving as President of Ghana from 2012 to 2017. Tinubu conveyed ... Read More

Burkina Faso's junta head named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister Saturday, according to a presidential decree, a day after dissolving the government. Ouedraogo served in the Cabinet of outgoing premier Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, who ... Read More

Ghana’s foreign policy has consistently mirrored its domestic priorities, evolving with the changing global environment. Anchored in principles such as good neighborliness, regional integration, and economic diplomacy, Ghana’s international engagement has been guided by its 1992 Constitution in the 4th republic.  ... Read More