Olusegun Obasanjo Africa’s population will continue to be a liability until the continent addressed critical issues relating to the economic welfare and development of its young people, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, a Former President of Nigeria, has said.  He said the of lack ... Read More

Jose W. Fernandez, United States undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment speaks at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 06, 2023. Italy has become the latest country to join the ... Read More

Kamala Harris U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the annual Munich security conference this month, her office said Monday. Harris will use her February 16-18 stay in Germany and her attendance at the annual forum, as the war in Ukraine nears ... Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk during her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to take part in a summit of European Union leaders, ... Read More

In Diyarbakir, north-east of Gaziantep, a search is now under way for people trapped in damaged buildings The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria's border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation has warned. The toll, which ... Read More

Germany, the second largest bilateral creditor to Ghana (only after China), says it is ready to support Ghana in its ongoing debt restructuring process.   Ghana started a Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) programme last year to restructure about 80 per cent of GH¢137 ... Read More

Ghana is optimistic of concluding the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get the support of the fund by March. This is because the issues surrounding the domestic debt exchange programme, one of the requirements, has been “virtually ... Read More

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata. In a statement, it said the decision to expel ... Read More

In the lead up to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, United Nations aid agencies have been stepping up lifesaving relief to thousands of people living in conflict “hot spots.” Two inter-agency convoys reached communities in ... Read More

Pope Francis wraps up an emotional visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and heads to neighboring South Sudan, another nation struggling to overcome decades of conflict and grinding poverty. The country's woes were underscored on the eve of his ... Read More