The United States Government has donated 14 mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored personnel carriers (APCs) valued at over $6 million to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The official hand over, which took place on Wednesday at Burma Camp in Accra, symbolized the deepening of the U.S. and Ghana security partnership and aContinue Reading
TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the firm to be split from itsContinue Reading
Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others will be used to fund public services, the country’s justice ministry says. The money is being sent back to Nigeria from the US, whose authorities allege that Alison-Madueke enriched herself, and othersContinue Reading
Donald Trump Jr has arrived in Greenland, two weeks after his father repeated his desire for the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory. Before his arrival in the capital Nuuk, the US president-elect’s son said he was going as a tourist on a “very long, personal, day-trip”,Continue Reading
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York. Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles. The congestion zone covers an area south of central park, taking in well known sites such asContinue Reading
Fifteen people were killed and at least 35 injured after a man apparently inspired by the Islamic State group drove into large crowds in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early hours of New Year’s Day, authorities have said. Here’s what we know so far about what happened and the perpetrator.Continue Reading
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October. The Carter Center, which advocates for democracy and human rights around the world, said he died onContinue Reading
Russia has accused the US of biological warfare activities in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Djibouti. The US dismisses these claims as unsubstantiated. Russia is alleging the United States is conducting biological research in Ghana, Djibouti, Kenya, and Nigeria that could be used for biowarfare Specifically, they claim the US isContinue Reading
The United States has extended its congratulations to Ghana’s Electoral Commission, poll workers, civil society organisations, and security forces for their roles in ensuring a transparent and peaceful electoral process. US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in a statement praising Ghana’s commitment to democratic values and the peaceful conductContinue Reading