The World Bank said it is rolling out measures to ensure the recipients of lending to Uganda are not discriminated against by a tough anti-gay law. A World Bank spokesperson said the measures, which include an independent monitoring mechanism to ensure ... Read More

President Joe Biden is turning to Africa in the sunset of his presidency. In the space of one day, in front of world leaders, he elevated Sudan's conflict to a priority, announced he would travel to Angola and endorsed adding ... Read More

President Joe Biden U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Africa next month, the White House announced Tuesday (Sep. 24), in his first trip to the continent while in office. He will first travel to Berlin. In the German capital, he will ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for urgent global reforms during a speech at the United Nations "Summit of the Future" in New York. Addressing world leaders, government officials, and delegates, President Akufo-Addo highlighted the need for multilateral cooperation to ... Read More

The German Embassy has handed over equipment worth €6,000 to the carpentry lab of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.  The modern items, which include circular saw, large angle grinder, jigsaw, sander, mitre saw, impact drill, table saw, would replace the obsolete ... Read More

South Africa has urged for a peaceful resolution the the ongoing Gaza war. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Ramaphosa called upon the world's leaders to take decisive action to end Palestinian suffering. "The violence the Palestinian people are ... Read More

Burkina Faso's new leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony to honor soldiers killed in an earlier ambush in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on Oct. 8, 2022. Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television Monday night that ... Read More

President Joe Biden used his final address before world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to call for peace in Lebanon and an end to the conflict in Gaza — two prospects that analysts say are unlikely to happen ... Read More

As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to reveal a “victory plan” to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Kyiv is looking to the US leader for a strong show of support before he leaves the White House. A senior official in Kyiv said ... Read More

The European Union (EU) has hosted an agribusiness seminar on the sidelines of the 2024 Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) to support private sector development and investment flows between the EU and Ghana, The seminar, on the theme, “Promoting industrial ... Read More