Madam Virginia E. Palmer - US Ambassador to Ghana The US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has issued a cautionary message regarding the potential consequences of enacting the Anti-LGBTQ+ law, highlighting potential implications for trade and investment in the country. Ambassador Palmer ... Read More

President Chakwera of Malawi is Chairperson of the Africa-US Presidential Forum on STEM/AI An initiative to propel Africa beyond her current status, dubbed the Africa - US Presidential Forum on STEM/AI, will come off from September 20 to September 22, 2023 on the ... Read More

Niger’s junta leaders are open to negotiation to avert conflict with West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said Sunday after meeting with the military insurgents in Niamey. ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, ... Read More

A delegation from Namibia has called on the leadership of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) to understudy Ghana’s implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and its civic education in order to replicate them in their country. The ... Read More

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali said Sunday it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions. During the operation, three of its soldiers were wounded when they came under ... Read More

China has opened a visa application Centre in Accra to promote trade and economic growth between the two countries. The Centre would provide seamless, convenient, and high-quality visa services to Ghanaians for business and trade, education, and tourism purposes. It will also ... Read More

The government has secured a $200 million loan facility from the World Bank to support the coconut sector and three other tree crop commodities to increase production for export. The facility will support a programme known as the ‘Tree Crop Diversification ... Read More

West African leaders have approved the deployment of a "standby force to restore constitutional order" in Niger, an intervention that will take place as soon as possible, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Thursday. The ECOWAS regional bloc did not provide ... Read More

The military regime that emerged from a coup in Niger has formed a government, according to a decree by the country's new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani, read out on national television on Wednesday night. The 21-member government, announced just before a ... Read More

Supporters of Niger's junta hold a Russian flag at a protest called to push back against foreign interference in Niamey on Aug. 3, 2023. Niger is the most recent point of potential friction between China and Russia's paramilitary Wagner Group. China’s ... Read More