The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has said Africa needs dynamic and not speech-making leaders. The chairman of the CPP Prof. Edmund Delle has therefore called on African governments to roll their sleeves, get down to business, for which they were voted into power. “Most African governments have transformed leadership into speech-making platforms, organising and attending … Read more
The African Union’s new chair Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday questioned US commitment to fighting terrorism on the continent after it blocked efforts to get UN funding for an anti-jihadist force in the Sahel. “This is a specific case of a certain number of African states taking the initiative to create a dedicated force to … Read more
The UN Security Council on Thursday agreed to a major drawdown of peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled region of Darfur after US pressure led to a $600-million cut in the UN budget for peace operations. The council unanimously adopted a British-drafted resolution that will cut the number of troops and police serving in the joint African … Read more
The government is gradually losing momentum in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. This is according to a former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwabena Mintah Akandor, who has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is not using the right approach to fighting the illegality. He said the … Read more
Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has urged various stakeholders to mobilize all available resources to partner government in accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at a symposium on ‘The Day of the African Child’, she said government alone cannot accomplish the SDGs, hence the need for the stakeholders to support … Read more
The SOS Children’s Villages marked the Day of the African Child on Friday, June 16, with a call on government to guarantee a zero-tolerance approach towards child rights violations in Ghana while also committing more resources to child protection. SOS, in a statement, served notice of its drive to accelerate the protection and empowerment of vulnerable … Read more
The Panama Canal is vital for global trade Panama has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established relations with China instead. The government said it recognised there was “only one China” and that it considers Taiwan part of it. China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province that it insists should be reunited with the mainland. … Read more
China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports. Lee Ming-che, a 42-year-old NGO worker, had been unreachable since March 19 after he entered the southeastern Chinese city of Zhuhai from Macau, according to Taiwan’s government. On Friday China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported that he … Read more
Stressing the need to avoid “chaos” on the Korean peninsula, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said dialogue and negotiations were “the only right choice” to address the threat from North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. “Right now, the situation on the Korean peninsula is under grave tension and at a critical point,” Wang said ahead … Read more
China is seeking Russia’s help to cool surging tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, the country’s foreign minister has told his Moscow counterpart, after Beijing warned of possible conflict over North Korea. Fears over the North’s rogue weapons programme have soared in recent days, with a US naval strike force deployed near the Korean peninsula, while … Read more
A joint command centre made up of forces from Russia, Iran and militias backing Syrian President Bashar al Assad threatened reprisals against any party that carries out “aggression” against Syria, two days after US missiles hit a Syrian air base. The United States fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian air base on Friday … Read more
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) has pledged to work closely with the government and relevant agencies to deal with the menace of illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey”. The institution said it supported the government’s moves to protect water bodies for both domestic and industrial use, as well as helping the country to achieve … Read more
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president of Ghana on the occasion of Ghana’s data roadmap forum addressing the guest made it known that, the country-level commitments to the SDGs will not be feasible without fast-tracking the data revolution to provide the right information at the right time that is universally accessible to all. Ghana’s attainment of … Read more
Taiwan has announced plans for eight new submarines, a senior Taiwanese navy official confirmed on Wednesday. The new vessels will be Taiwanese-made, unlike its current fleet of four, which were bought from overseas decades ago. The announcement comes the day before Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump meet in Florida. Taiwan has … Read more
Government has met with executives of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) to seek the association’s counsel on a number of issues regarding the “One district one factory” policy initiative. The meeting was also used to discuss the progress of work so far and to seek further input from the association in the development of … Read more
China on Monday reiterated its firm opposition to US arm sales to Taiwan, amid reports that Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a large shipment of advanced weaponry for the self-ruling island. “China firmly opposes US arms sales to Taiwan, this is consistent and clear-cut,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular press briefing. “We … Read more
Taiwan pledged Wednesday to build up its military in the face of an increased risk of invasion by China in a major defence ministry report that comes as ties with Beijing worsen. China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be brought back into its fold, by force if necessary, even though the … Read more
The former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) wants the government to increase research funding to stimulate economic growth. Currently, the government spends about 0.38 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on research, a figure Professor Stephen Adei describes as woefully inadequate. He wants the figure to be increased, at … Read more
Ghana and Africa continue to rely on aid from donor agencies and developed countries because of the “bankrupt policies” of successive governments, retired diplomat K. B Asante has said. Some stakeholders have argued that foreign aid is impeding the growth of Ghana and other African countries and have, therefore, suggested fair trade with the West … Read more
China on Friday urged a resumption of six-party talks with North Korea on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, saying a “negative cycle” of nuclear missile tests followed by sanctions must end. “Today, what we see is nuclear test, sanction, nuclear test and then sanction again,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “This negative cycle should not continue. … Read more