Category: World

The Prime Minister of Barbados, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley SC, MP, has called for greater global accountability, recognition, and reparatory justice for the enduring legacy of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking at the High-Level Consultative Conference on Next Steps to the Landmark UN Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans in Accra,...

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., joined fellow Heads of State and Government in Accra for the High-Level Consultative Conference on Next Steps to the Landmark UN Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans. The three-day conference, held from June 17–19, 2026, focused on advancing reparatory justice in...

Former United States Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. “To me, he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984,” his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell, said on Monday. “He had ‘irrational exuberance’...

 The President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to advancing reparatory justice and strengthening ties between Africa and its diaspora. He made the remarks while addressing the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved...

 Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party, setting in motion a leadership contest that will determine the UK’s next head of government. Speaking outside Downing Street at 09:30 BST, Sir Keir said he had informed the King of his decision to step down, acknowledging that he...

 French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France to establish a memorial site in 2027 dedicated to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to commemorate the transatlantic slave trade. Delivering a virtual address to the ongoing Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, President Macron explained that the memorial would serve as...

 The Speaker of the Algerian Parliament, Mr. Azouz Nasri, has arrived in Ghana to take part in the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference on the implementation of the landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans. Mr. Nasri was welcomed at the Jubilee Lounge by Ghana’s First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Bernard...

A manhunt is underway in South Africa after a group of 10 armed men opened fire killing 12 people at an informal settlement in Johannesburg late on Tuesday. Police said the shooters were dropped at the site in a minibus and moved through the area, opening fire on residents at multiple locations before fleeing in...

Iran and Israel are reported to have halted the mutual missile and drone attacks that broke out overnight – the first time that the pair has exchanged strikes since a ceasefire took effect in early April. Iran announced that it was halting attacks on Monday afternoon, but warned that it would resume hostilities if Israel...

 President John Dramani Mahama was today accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Belarusian Presidential Palace, where he held bilateral discussions with President Alexander Lukashenko as part of his State Visit to the Republic of Belarus. The high-level engagements culminated in the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) designed to deepen cooperation between Ghana and...