A Birmingham Airport-bound passenger plane declared an emergency in mid-air - after suffering a cracked windscreen. Flight number BM1424, a BMI Regional service from Nuremberg, declared the emergency over Coventry, reports the Coventry Telegraph . It landed safely at Birmingham shortly before 4pm on Thursday. The twin-engined Embraer ERJ-145 was carrying 15 passengers at...
The European Union and the Government of Ghana (GoG) have signed a €92.9 million budget support financing agreement to assist the country in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as beef up security operations in the northern part of the country. Out of this special emergency budget support,...
Ghana has benefited from international aid to promote economic and social development to improve the standard of living and alleviate poverty in the country. Aid funds from international donors have been used to pursue infrastructural and social projects geared toward improving the livelihoods of citizens. In 2018, the country declared...
Certainly, it can be described as an irreversible historical landmark as United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his administration are set to renew their commitments and hold discussions relating to the global economy, democracy and governance, climate change, health and security, women, youth, and education during the...
South Africa prepares to host the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum to review critical challenges and obstacles adversely impacting on trade opportunities and economic cooperation between the United States and Africa. The United States first introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000. It is the...
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Ghana for the United States of America, to attend a United Nations (UN) Security Council Meeting. He is expected to deliver a statement during the Open Debate of the UN Security Council on behalf of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana was...
  The new U.S. administration must double down on – not shy away from – engagements with African energy opportunities by facilitating U.S. private sector investment in natural gas and renewables and eschewing a return to aid-driven diplomacy On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden was sworn into office, ushering in a...
The Russian Federation, has accessed the US Department of States report, on adherence to and compliance to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments, rejecting and describing it as not containing the truth and full of contradictions. According to the federation, the report sort to project Russia as a...
The British Prime Minister has called on nations to make ambitious commitments to secure the planet for the next generation as he addressed a UN Climate Action Roundtable hosted by the UN Secretary-General. Boris Johnson attended the virtual roundtable to push for action on climate change and to chart a...
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has announced Civil Service industrial action that will impact Border Force operations. Border Force strike proposed dates Dates 1 February 2 February (until 7am) Locations The proposed strike action will impact international arrivals at all UK air and maritime ports as well as those travelling to...