António Guterres – UN Secretary-General At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the U.N. chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet. This year, the alarm rang louder and more ominously, and the message ... Read More

Sudan's army chief said Friday he had not sought military support on a recent regional tour and that his preference was for a peaceful solution to the conflict that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. General Abdel Fattah Burhan ... Read More

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Somali forces have made “impressive progress” in the fight against al-Shabab but cautioned that the terror group still can “export terror from ungoverned spaces.” “I think they (Somali forces) made more progress in the ... Read More

Government, European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), have launched a €10 million project to support 50,000 vulnerable Ghanaians grappling with food security in some parts of the Northern Region of Ghana. The project is aimed at more economically ... Read More

Ghana has benefited from the economic and industrial development of the Republic of China due to the foundation of friendship laid by its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.  Though at the initial stages of the friendship, China was not regarded as ... Read More

Efforts to transform Africa into a global powerhouse and end the struggles of its people need an urgent agenda now and not for 2063, speakers at the 2023 Nkrumah Mandela Leadership Conference have urged. The speakers said the African Union’s Agenda ... Read More

Kenya's President William Ruto At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Kenyan President William Ruto reiterated the country’s commitment to support Haiti with a multinational force that will fight gang-related violence. "Haiti is the ultimate test of international solidarity and ... Read More

The public in Gabon appears to support the military junta’s arrest and detention of the son of ousted president Ali Bongo and members of his cabinet. Military officials in the capital, Libreville, charged them this week with crimes, including treason ... Read More

It's been 10 years since a group of Somali al-Shabab militants attacked a major shopping mall in Nairobi Kenya, killing more than 60 people. On Thursday Kenyans gathered to commemorate the deadly attack on September 21, 2013, infamously known as the Westgate ... Read More

Madam Berenice Owen-Jones The Australian High Commission has expressed concern over what it described as “complicated” security situation in the sub-region and the threat it poses to mining firms operating in West Africa.  The Commission said it had become aware of the ... Read More