US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced that, following Washington’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, the US government has decided to encourage American investment in the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom. “The United States has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, and as part of the TrumpContinue Reading
MoMoFest is set to light up Kumasi this weekend at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, with Sarkodie’s iconic Rapperholic concert headlining the two-day festival. The collaboration between Rapperholic and MoMoFest is aimed at promoting a cashless market, digital innovation, and a fraud prevention campaign to deepen financial inclusion across theContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The 11th West & Central Africa (WaCA) Mining Summit & Expo 2025 opened on Wednesday in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, with a renewed call by the government to combat illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey.’ Delivering his opening remarks on behalf of the Lands and NaturalContinue Reading
African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah is attending the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly this week to push the continent’s development priorities and mobilise support for the replenishment of its concessional lending arm the African Development Fund. High on Dr Ould Tah’s packed agenda are financing, resource mobilization,Continue Reading
New legal analysis by Equality Now (https://EqualityNow.org) reveals how Member States of the League of Arab States (LAS) are not adequately defining, prosecuting, and addressing rape, leaving women and girls without effective protection. Equality Now is calling for governments to conduct urgent and comprehensive law reform and invest in implementationContinue Reading
The Kremlin believes Washington still retains the political will to advance peaceful settlement efforts in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Peskov said that statements from Washington about possible consequences for Russia if it fails to engage in good-faith negotiations did not contradict the United States’ declaredContinue Reading
A passenger aircraft operated by Russia’s Rossiya Airlines sustained damage during pre-flight preparations at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport on Wednesday after making ground contact with another aircraft, local media reported. The incident occurred when flight FV6097, bound for St. Petersburg, was taxiing before takeoff. Preliminary information suggested that theContinue Reading
