Tag Archives: AID

As it became clear that Donald Trump had landed the US presidency for the second time, leaders from across Africa began tweeting their congratulations. “Zimbabwe stands ready to work with you”, wrote Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, eyeing a diplomatic reset, while Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu expressed hope that Trump’s second term …

A week after catastrophic floods ravaged Derna, rescue teams are still pulling out dead bodies from ruined buildings and the sea. The interior minister of the self-proclaimed eastern administration – Essam Abu Zeriba – has told the BBC that while they accept all types of aid, at the moment they …

Former Gamba All Blacks player, Nii Commey, has pleaded with the government for a handout after seas erosion at Dansoman Beach destroyed his GH¢600,000 beach resort. Commey, who is a victim of the coastal erosion caused by climate change, told GhanaWeb TV that he spent more than the aforementioned amount …

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Ugandan president has admitted that international partners and donors could cut aid to the East African nation because of a recently passed anti-LGBTQ law. The 78-year-old is, however, unperturbed by that prospect stressing that the country will rationalize its affairs to deal with the situation if …

Ghana has taken the tough economic decisions needed to win a rescue package from the International Monetary Fund, once bilateral creditors sign off on assurances, said the institution’s Africa Department Director, Abebe Selassie. The government has increased taxes and imposed losses on domestic investors, as authorities attempt to meet IMF demands …

Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Hopeson Yaovi Adorye has advanced that the West sees Africa as a place where they engage in pillaging which he likened to illegal small-scale mining known as galamsey. He explained that monies extended to developing countries as aid was often recouped by these …

The United State has announced new monetary support in the area of development assistance to Ghana. The sum of US$2.5 million announced today (August 5, 2022) is to help Ghana amid a global food crisis, a USAID statement read. The statement comes at a time a top official of the …

The government has debunked assertions that it has made a sudden turnaround from its slogan “Ghana Beyond Aid” by running to the IMF for an economic bailout in the current harsh economic conditions. The Ghana Beyond Aid was a vision of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to build a Ghana where everyone …

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, an aide to Former President John Dramani Mahama, has called out state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), over the lack of airtime for persons against the construction of the national cathedral project. Taking to her social media page, Madam Joyce Bawah Mogtari indicated that the conduct of GBC was tantamount …

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) says it has taken over the incident involving the flogging of two persons alleged to have had a sexual encounter, recorded and leaked the video on social media. The Association’s Women and Minors Rights Committee has been tasked to “closely monitor and offer the necessary …