Mr Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term as president of the United States, questions arise about what this means for U.S.-Africa relations. In this interview with VOA English to Africa’s Paul Ndiho, former diplomat ... Read More

The incoming WHO Africa director was elected in August The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was elected to the position. Ndugulile, a 55-year-old lawmaker and a ... Read More

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship. The MOU is on Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Research, Training and Skills ... Read More

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided $3 million (over 48 million Ghanaian Cedis) to support over 10,000 farmers affected by the dry spell and improve healthcare delivery in 17 districts in northern ... Read More

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week. But a mood of disillusionment with liberation movements in southern Africa, coupled with the anti-incumbency feeling in ... Read More

Anger and frustration from developing nations vulnerable to climate impacts are likely to linger following the conclusion of the climate change summit in Azerbaijan, COP29, as nations adopted a $300 billion global finance target to help poorer nations cope with ... Read More

Pamela Tremont The United States is urging the Zimbabwe government to double down on reforms aimed at returning the country to the prosperity it once enjoyed. Speaking to reporters in Harare on Monday, Pamela Tremont, the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, said her ... Read More

Developing countries, including Ghana have been handed a financial package of USD 300 billion per year for the next decade to implement climate actions and build resilience against changing weather impacts.  Though this package is three times the previous 100 billion ... Read More

Ghana is expected to receive an additional US$360 million from the IMF, with the Bank’s Executive Board set to review and approve the country’s third programme review on December 2, 2024.  The IMF Executive Board’s calendar indicates a meeting in December ... Read More

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed over 100 observers to Ghana for the 2024 general election scheduled for December 7, the Head of the Electoral Assistance Division of ECOWAS, Serigne Mamadou Ka, has said. He said an ... Read More