No two crises are alike. That is true of recent financial upheavals – the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, the dot-com crisis of 2000, and the global financial crisis of 2008-09. It is also the case with crises sparked by geostrategic shocks, such as wars, pestilence, famine,...
Ending the US-China trade war will be nothing compared to the experience of her mother being kidnapped, according to one of the frontrunners to lead the World Trade Organization.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 66, said the reforms she spearheaded as Nigerian finance minister led to her octogenarian mother Kamene Okonjo being abducted...
Lawyer Pinto Monterio, the counsel for the Columbian businessman, Alex Saab who is wanted by the U.S authorities on charges for money laundering has disclosed that he has been denied access to his client.
Alex Saab, who is said to have links with Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, is under house...
About 300 entrepreneurs, investors and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, the investment-focused ‘Innovators’ Gathering’, honouring the influx of two-way investment and trade opportunities set to be announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
‘The Innovators’ Gathering: Investing in U.S.-Africa Cultural and Economic Ties’ was...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved the disbursement of SDR 738 million (about US$1 billion) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The disbursement will help address the urgent fiscal and balance of payments needs that Ghana is facing, improve confidence, and...
The Russian Federation's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has granted an interview to the britsih broadcaster BBC HardTalk speaking exclusively on range of issues not excluding Syrian situation, about the Douma and the Skripal cases.
On the the Russian government's relations with the United States the Foreign Minister stated that, the...
“The American president was the quintessential repository of stately virtue, democracy, legitimacy, wealth, elegance, majesty and freedom! Like the women of Jerusalem who cast down their garments on the highways for Christ’s motorcade, American presidents before Trump enjoyed such audacity of praise that even the angels coveted!”
Since 1788 when...
The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken has commended Ghana for her efforts in global and regional security while deepening economic ties for post-COVID-19 recovery and growth.
Mr. Blinken, who was together with the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ms Molly Phee met with Ghana’s Vice President Dr....
With Donald Trump and the Republican establishment refusing to accept defeat in the face of a clear election result, democracy in the United States is under unprecedented attack. If Americans had confidence in their democratic institutions, there would be little reason for concern. Trump’s behavior could be dismissed as...
It is quite some exciting news in the midst of all the chaos currently engulfing the United States of America as the fight to get reforms to curtail injustice perpetuated against blacks across the country. This has received some sort of endorsement with protests around the world with the...