Through her work for Al Jazeera, Bah Thibault has become one of the most recognised and respected journalists across Africa Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait ... Read More

Pope Francis Pope Francis arrives in Hungary on Friday for a three-day pastoral visit - his first full trip to the country since he became Pope 10 years ago. What kept him away was the tough anti-migrant stance of Prime Minister Viktor ... Read More

Huts made of branches and cloth provide shelter to Somalis displaced by drought on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, September 19, 2022 The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of ... Read More

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says Ghana’s debt structuring should be a “sad lesson” for African countries to build fiscal buffers during economic prosperity. She said African countries must be deliberate with ... Read More

In an effort to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa celebrated Spanish Language Day on April 26 at the Commission’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. The pomp and fanfare event offered a ... Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country will quit the International Criminal Court, which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ramaphosa made the comments at a joint press conference with visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli ... Read More

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has urged the Ghana government to expedite the process for ratifying the Fisheries Subsidies agreement that was adopted in Geneva in June 2022.  She said the ratification would help ... Read More

Amid the ongoing violence in Sudan, 82 Ghanaian nationals have been evacuated from that country to safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has said. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, copied to ... Read More

The Third Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) opened in Accra on Tuesday.   The high-level meeting, convened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will discuss strategies for strengthening peace ... Read More

Russia has threatened to scrap the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which enables the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports onto the world market. The threat comes as members of the G-7 group of rich nations are reportedly mulling further ... Read More