United States President, Joe Biden, has requested for a discussion with President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed when President Tinubu received the US Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee on Saturday, August 26. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to President …
Read More »Shut your mouth and keep off Kenya affairs, Raila tells US envoy Whitman
Remarks by US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman at the 8th Devolution Conference ongoing in Eldoret have rattled Azimio One Kenya Alliance, with Opposition Raila Odinga and senators telling her to keep off the affairs of the country. Odinga who was received at the conference venue by Council of Governors …
Read More »The problem Nigeria is facing is spiritual – UN Envoy
A former Nigerian permanent representative to the United Nation, Martin Uhomoibhi, has said that the problem Nigeria faces is not canal but spiritual. He noted that “the confrontation is between light and darkness.” According to him, many people are shocked that Nigeria still exists. He believes the country is strong …
Read More »Ibn Chambas withdraws as ECOWAS envoy to Guinea
Special Envoy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Guinea, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas has communicated his intention to withdraw as a mediator to the West African State. Guinea, whose junta has refused an ECOWAS mediator announced a 36-month transition period and has conditioned any dialogue towards …
Read More »‘Ghana’s economy is growing and bouncing back in terms of GDP’ – EU envoy
Mr Irchad Razaaly, The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, says Ghana’s economy is “bouncing back” despite current economic challenges. Speaking at a Breakfast Meeting with editors in Accra on Friday, May 6, 2022, Mr Razaaly said Ghana’s recent removal from the EU’s Money Laundering list was indicative that the …
Read More »Ghana missing out on international gold trade – UK Trade Envoy
Baroness Catherine Hoey, UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana, says the lack of international certification in gold trade is making it difficult for countries to directly buy gold from Ghana. She said the UK had interest in buying gold directly from Ghana but the country could not do so …
Read More »Ghana’s Hanna Tetteh appointed UN Special Envoy for Horn of Africa
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Ms. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana has been appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Horn of Africa United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made the announcement today, February 22, 2022. In 2019, Ms Tetteh became the Special …
Read More »President receives credentials of five envoys
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday received letters of credence from five envoys at the Jubilee House, Accra. They are the ambassadors of Russia, Sergei Berdnikov; Carl Michael Grans from Sweden; Ethiopia’s Hadera Abera Admassu; Lamidosa Lamatou Bala Goga of Niger; and Jamaica’s High Commissioner Esmond Reid. At separate …
Read More »Denmark envoy calls on Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S. K Bagbin will address a ceremony to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Ghana and Denmark. The high-level virtual event, scheduled for June 16, would also be used to celebrate this year’s Constitution Day of Denmark. The Speaker, aside his presentation, would …
Read More »Mahama appointed AU special envoy to Somalia
Mahama The African Union has appointed Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama as its High Representative to Somalia to help resolve the political crisis in that country. In a statement, the AU said Mahama will ensure there is “a mutually acceptable compromise towards an all-encompassing resolution for the holding of …
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