The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to hit households, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF said the economy will contract by 0.6% in 2023, rather than ... Read More

Shirley-Ayorkor Botchway - Foreign Affairs Minister Former President John Mahama has said he will support Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in her bid to contest as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Ms Botchwey is hoping to succeed Dominica’s Patricia Scotland who ... Read More

The Maltese High Commissioner to Ghana, Jean Claude Mallia Malta has officially opened its High Commission in the country. It is a reciprocal gesture after Ghana opened its diplomatic mission in Malta in August of 2014 headed by a resident High Commissioner. The ... Read More

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw, according to an AFP journalist at the rally. Packing Nation Square in central Ouagadougou, ... Read More

A voter prepares to cast her ballot at a polling station during the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis, Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisia looked set for an ultra-low election turnout again Sunday as a parliamentary election ended with critics ... Read More

President Donald Trump Donald Trump's announcement that he's running for US president in 2024 wasn't a lark, or a ploy to avoid prosecution, as some have speculated. He's hitting the road and laying the kind of groundwork necessary for a serious ... Read More

Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an "extraordinary" phone call in the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The then-prime minister said Mr Putin told him it "would only take a minute". Mr Johnson said ... Read More

Australia Day, marked on January 26 every year, is an occasion to celebrate contemporary Australia and its people, reflect on what it means to be Australian, and acknowledge our history. It was on January 26, 1788 that the First Fleet of ... Read More

THE French Embassy is supporting the country to digitally transform the delivery and management of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). Known as “Embedding digitalisation Innovations and circular economy in WASH (DICE-WASH)”, the project is expected to enhance service delivery and youth ... Read More

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has visited Sudan for meetings with military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his first trip to the neighbouring country since a 2021 military coup there. Relations between the two Horn of Africa countries have ... Read More