Trump Joins Fight Against UN Vote
The Israeli government reached out to President-elect Donald Trump for help in pressuring the Obama administration to veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning settlement activity, a senior...
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Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Make Your Christmas Memorable
A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-Mensah Mpohor, Dec. 20, GNA - For many, Christmas presents an opportunity to serve variety of meals to guests, friends and family to celebrate the birth of Jesus...
France Military Chief’s Clarion Call To Boost Defence Spending
France’s military chief on Wednesday took the unusual step of urging the country's next president to raise defence spending in a rare public appeal. Chief of Defence General Pierre de Villiers...
Egypt Delays U.N. Vote On Settlements After Trump, Israel Urge U.S. Veto
Egypt postponed a U. N. Security Council vote on Thursday on a resolution it proposed demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, diplomats said, after Israel's prime minister and U.S....
Church Calls For Peace After Deadly Clashes
The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appealed for a resolution to the ongoing political standoff over the future of current President Joseph Kabila. The call by the...
Tackle ‘fulani Herdsmen’ Crisis
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged the incoming new Patriotic Party (NPP) government to take adequate measures to address the conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and peasant...
US Envoy To UN Calls For Release of Top Political Prisoner Held Since 2015
Samantha Power, the Unites States ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has called for the release of a leading Ethiopian opposition member, Bekele Gerba. December 23 marks a year that Gerba –...
UN To Create Team That Will Probe Syria War Crimes
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish a special team to "collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse evidence" as well as to prepare cases on war crimes and human rights abuses...
UNSC To Vote On Ending Israeli Settlement Activity
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on a draft resolution that would demand Israel "immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory,...
Your Promises For Agro Sector Achievable
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has urged the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfil campaign promises aimed at boosting the agro sector. In a congratulatory message to the...
Akufo-Addo To Boost Relationship With Nigeria
Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday paid homage to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Akufo-Addo, who was in Nigeria for the Future of Africa Awards held...
The 2016 Ghana Elections – Issues With the Voter Turnout
The just ended successful Ghana elections have deepened the country’s democratic credentials as a beacon of hope in Africa. In this respect, it is necessary to commend all stakeholders including...
South Africa Expresses Concern, Calls For Restraint
South Africa says it is concerned about the volatile political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and has expressed the willingness to assist in any way to restore peace asking the...
UN Member States Asked To Stop Human Trafficking
The UN Secretary-General yesterday (December 20, 2016) pleaded with Member States to take steps to help victims of human trafficking and also to prevent further cases in the future. These are heinous...
GNA Has A Role In Nana Addo’s Pan African Agenda
Accra, Dec. 20, GNA - 'It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the...
AU and UN Laud Firm Stance of ECOWAS, 11 Envoys Desert Jammeh
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS...
The Senate, SERAP, Ibrahim Magu and the Dearth and Death of CSO’s In Nigeria By Jude Ndukwe
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, recently wrote a letter to Mr Michel Forst, the UN Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders on Senate’s refusal to confirm Mr...
Next 4 Years Shall See Change In Living Standards of Ghanaians
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his desire to improve the standards of living for the Ghanaian people before the end of his first term. In his first international visit after being...
Amnesty Intl Spreads Fake News
Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority threatens to undermine the region's security and stability, Malaysia's Foreign Minister said Monday at a rare international meeting to tackle the...
UN Backs Sending Monitors
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for UN officials and others to monitor the mass evacuations from rebel-held east Aleppo and the safety of civilians still there. Some 13,000...