The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last year, local media said. “Among the things we noted was the docking of the cargo ship in Simon’s Town naval base between the 6th …
Read More »You cannot ask for external help and refuse to cut your expenditure – German Ambassador to government
German’s Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull has called on the government of Ghana to consider a cut in its budget expenditure while it continues to seek debt relief from the country’s creditors. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, February 24, 2023, the Ambassador noted that Ghana cannot be asking …
Read More »How US Ambassador to Ghana supervised burning of books at Achimota after Nkrumah overthrow
Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has recalled the initial moments of the overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. Having been a student of Achimota School at the time, Nana Konadu wrote in her book, It Takes A Woman, that among the things that shocked her, was the burning …
Read More »Atsu is the only Ghanaian in Turkey not accounted for – Ghana’s Ambassador to Turkey
Ghana’s Ambassador to Turkey, Francisca Ashitey-Odunton, has disclosed that every Ghanaian resident at the epi-centre of the earthquake in Turkey has been accounted for with the exception of footballer Christian Atsu. Christian Atsu, who was trapped in the disaster caused by the earthquake in Turkey, was reported to have been rescued …
Read More »Burkina Faso recalls its ambassador to Ghana over Akufo-Addo’s Wagner comments
The Government of Burkina Faso has reportedly recalled its ambassador to Ghana over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s accusations that the country is hiring Russian mercenaries. According to security analyst Adib Saani, who disclosed this to GhanaWeb, the Burkinabe government has also summoned Ghana’s ambassador to Burkina Faso to answer questions …
Read More »We are issuing Dubai visas, reports of ban untrue – UAE ambassador
Amer El-Alawi, the Emirati Ambassador to Ghana has dismissed a report that the United Arab Emirates had imposed a visa ban on Ghanaians and nationals of other African countries seeking entry into Dubai. It was reported earlier this week in local media that the Gulf State had banned entry for …
Read More »‘We didn’t give Aisha Huang visa’ – Ghana’s Ambassador to China
The Ambassador of Ghana to China, Dr Winfred Nii Okai Hammond, on Thursday stated that the Embassy of Ghana in Beijing has nothing to do with En Huan, also known as Aisha Huan’s return to Ghana. He said the Chinese national who was deported from Ghana to China in December …
Read More »The story of the Ghanaian Ambassador who hid in a freezer to escape murder in Congo
The story has been told by veteran journalist, Cameron Duodu, about how Ghana’s ambassador to Congo in the 1950s had to hide inside a freezer when his life was under threat, for safety. It all began in 1958, a year after Ghana’s independence, when the first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame …
Read More »French Ambassador ‘locks’ Twitter account after social media backlash over queenship title
Anne Sophe Ave, the French Ambassador to Ghana, has been compelled to lock her Twitter account after some backlash over her installation as a developmental queen of Osu. Anne Sophe Ave came under attack from some Twitter users who linked the ceremony with neo-colonialism tendencies. A tweet by one user …
Read More »VIDEO: Akufo-Addo hits dance floor with French Ambassador
President Nana Akufo-Addo turned heads with his dance moves on Thursday night. During this year’s France National Day celebration, the President honoured the France Ambassador, Ann Sophie Ave’s invitation as she commemorates it in Ghana. The two were spotted in a viral video showcasing their dance moves as they groove to …
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