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ENI and Ghana sign MoU

Eni, an Italian oil exploration and production company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana to spur sustainable development initiatives in the agri-business sector. The agreement provides for a joint definition of mechanisms to facilitate access to credit in

Chile assumes the Presidency of COP25 in the presence of more than 30 heads of state at the opening ceremony

The opening ceremony started with COP24 President, Michal Kurtyka, handing over the leadership of the Conference of the Parties to Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt. Accompanied by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Schmidt highlighted in her first speech as COP25 President that

Zambia tells pro-gay US envoy: Trump’s policies are pro-family, anti-gay

The United States ambassador to Zambia says local government officials have condemned him for saying he was “horrified” by the sentencing of a local gay couple to 15 years in prison. Ambassador Daniel Foote told reporters Monday he would not be

COP25 – Three EU chiefs present ‘green revolution’ at Madrid

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised on Monday at the UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid that the European Green Deal “is Europe’s new growth strategy” – saying it will cut emissions while also creating jobs

Ghana – Over 600 foreign traders shops at Circle locked up again by GUTA

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has locked more than 600 shops belonging to foreign traders particularly Nigerians at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Accra. This is not the first time GUTA members had embarked on such an exercise in their quest

White House says it will not participate in Wednesday’s Trump impeachment hearing

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness.” Trump’s aides responded defiantly to the first of two

Ghana – Akufo-Addo cancels referendum after NDC’s ‘betrayal’

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cancelled the much talked about referendum which was supposed be held on December 17, 2019. According to him, his government will work to attain a broad national consensus on the referendum.   “On Tuesday 18th

Zimbabwe doctors reject govt offer

Junior doctors in Zimbabwe have vowed not to return to work despite the 48-hour moratorium given by President Mnangagwa yesterday and incentives offered by Higher Life Foundation (HLF) anticipated to commence in January 2020 arguing that both interventions do not preserve
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