A senior Somali official insisted Saturday that Ethiopia will not participate in a new African Union peacekeeping mission starting in January. The two nations remain deadlocked over a Memorandum of Understanding that Ethiopia signed with the breakaway region, Somaliland, earlier this ... Read More

The British High Commissioner Harriet Thompson has expressed fears that the upcoming 2024 elections might not maintain the peaceful reputation of past polls. Speaking at the King’s Birthday celebration in Accra on Thursday, she noted that recent conversations with local leaders ... Read More

Morocco's population grew by nearly 3 million people in the span of a decade, the latest census has revealed. About 36.8 million Moroccans were numbered by September 1st, 2024. The figure was presented Thursday (Nov.07) by the government's spokesperson. The Interior minister announced ... Read More

The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa, but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared with 12,802 in the ... Read More

Mr Tong Defa, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has appealed to the Ghanaian media to be circumspect in their reportage about the Chinese community and not generalise them as unlawful citizens.  He noted that although individual Chinese nationals may commit certain ... Read More

India and the United Kingdom have pledged their support for Ghana’s transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy as part of global climate commitments. The two countries said UK and Indian companies were open to partner with Ghanaian innovators in the energy sector to ... Read More

In a historic move, Ghana and the European Union formalized an agreement in Accra on November 6, 2024, positioning Ghana to become the first African country and second globally to issue EU-approved export licenses verifying the legality of its timber ... Read More

Madam Virginia E. Palmer - US Ambassador to Ghana The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has said elections can be "messy" as they provide a platform for citizens to express their grievances and concerns about their country and what ... Read More

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organizations said on Wednesday. The WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the ... Read More

Kamala Harris Nearly a month ago, Kamala Harris appeared on ABC's The View in what was expected to be a friendly interview aimed at pitching herself to Americans who wanted to know more about her. But the sit-down was quickly overshadowed by ... Read More