Tag Archives: EMBASSY

US Embassy kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria

The Nigerian authorities have rescued US convoy kidnap victims who were attacked by unknown gunmen in the south-east Anambra state. This was announced by a joint security service on the morning of Friday, May 19, 2023. The victims are said to be physically unharmed. Identities of the victims were not …

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US Embassy announces winners of 2024 US Diversity Visa Lottery

The US Embassy in Ghana has released the list of selected applicants for visas for 2024. The Embassy explained that the selection does not guarantee a visa or an interview. However, applicants may find out about their status on its website. Each year, the Department of State conducts a random …

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Two arrested for stealing vehicle belonging to US Embassy

Two men identified as Toheeb Jimoh, 26, and Habeeb Ishola aged 35, have been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command for allegedly stealing a Nissan Rogue belonging to the US Embassy.   According to the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a report was …

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US Embassy reacts to ‘USA Visa in 24 hours’ poster

The Embassy of the United State of America in Ghana has reacted to a viral poster advertising American Visa services within 24 hours. Responding to a tweet on the poster which reads ‘USA Visa in 24 hours’, the embassy said that Ghanaians who patronize the services of the ’24 hours’ …

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Nigerian Embassy refuses to accept mental health nursing mother

The leader of Wiliingway Foundation in Kumasi, Lydia Abena Manu, has expressed her  frustration after months of trying to repatriate a mentally-illed  Nigerian citizen through the Nigerian Embassy in Ghana/   She added that other officials seem not ready to accept Blessing Okoye, a nursing mother who was taken off the streets …

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How Russian Embassy in Accra is indirectly responding to Akufo-Addo’s Wagner allegations

The Russian government was mentioned in Washington DC last week by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he alleged that Wagner group, a mercenary organization linked to the government is operating in next door Burkina Faso. President Akufo-Addo who was in the US for the US-African Leaders’ summit in a …

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Ukraine to establish Embassy in Ghana

Ukraine plans to establish an embassy in Ghana in future as part of efforts to expand its presence in Africa. This was disclosed by Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba when he held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, in …

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Attempt to burn French Embassy in Burkina Faso amid junta ‘clash’ with France

Officials of the French government have confirmed violent attacks on its Embassy in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Multiple videos shared on social media showed citizens outside the Embassy attempting to enter the facility whiles others also lit bonfires outside the premises. A few hundred others …

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Russian Embassy provides evidence to prove Ukraine invasion not cause of Ghana’s economic woes

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has provided evidence to reiterate its earlier claims that the invasion of Ukraine is not to be blamed for Ghana’s increasing food prices. The Russian Embassy on July 1, tweeted that it was wrong to blame Russia for increasing food prices on the African continent. …

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Serbia re-opens Embassy in Ghana

Ghana and Serbia have rekindled bilateral relations with the re-opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Accra on Friday, July 8, 2022. The re-opening of the Embassy was preceded by a bilateral meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and her …

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