Sixty percent of African youth are looking to leave because unchecked corruption threatens their future, according to a poll of more than 5,600 youngsters in 16 countries released Tuesday. Corruption is seen as the "single greatest hurdle" they face to achieve ... Read More

Switzerland became Ghana’s number one export partner with exports from Ghana to Switzerland amounting to $3 billion in 2023. The bilateral trade volumes shot up from $1.5 billion in 2019 resulting in over $3 billion recorded in 2023. Madam Simone Giger, the ... Read More

A Ghanaian Agribusiness delegation made up of members of the Ghana-Nebraska Agribusiness Growth and Trade Relations Chamber of Commerce (GNEBCHAM) will be in the United States for the Husker harvest days.  The delegation will also include some government officials and private ... Read More

African Union (AU) senior officials are in  Accra to validate a coherent and harmonised plan of action on the global impact of migration (GCM) hinged on respect for human rights and dignity. The two-day workshop is to examine the scope of the draft ... Read More

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, has concluded three days of meetings in Tonga with leaders of the Pacific Islands. Ms Botchwey, who is a candidate for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General, also addressed a plenary ... Read More

China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African leaders in Beijing starting Wednesday. Africa is already a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region, with Chinese ... Read More

African leaders descend on China's capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them ... Read More

The European Union (EU) has launched a €10 million loan facility to assist smallholder farmers in the five regions of the north. Known as Agriculture Financing Initiative (AgirFI) Country Window, the fund, which will run for the next 10 years, will ... Read More

ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representatives are convening in Côte d'Ivoire for a four-day meeting. The aim of this meeting is to take stock of the achievements and programmes implemented by the institution across the Member States, on the eve of the ... Read More

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez ended his three-day tour of West African nations aimed at boosting cooperation in controlling irregular migration from the region to Spain's Canary Islands, with a meeting with Senegal's president in Dakar. Following ... Read More