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G20 — multilateral forum where India secured African Union permanent membership and UK holds 2027 presidency addressing global challenges.

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Mahama urges UK to address Africa's debt during G20 presidency

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President Mahama called on the United Kingdom to prioritize Africa's debt challenges during its 2027 G20 presidency, warning that high debt repayment costs are constraining African investment in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and job creation. He urged stronger international cooperation and reforms to the global financial system to help African countries secure more affordable financing.

23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 23 October

  1. Mahama urges UK to address Africa's debt during G20 presidency

    President Mahama called on the United Kingdom to prioritize Africa's debt challenges during its 2027 G20 presidency, warning that high debt repayment costs are constraining African investment in education, healthcare, infrastructure, and job creation. He urged stronger international cooperation and reforms to the global financial system to help African countries secure more affordable financing.

    23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. UN: world must cut emissions 18% by 2030 to limit warming

    The UN Environment Programme says countries must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 18% by 2030 and 45% by 2035 compared with 2025 levels to have a chance of keeping global heating to 1.5°C; even with deep cuts starting now, warming would likely peak at 1.7–1.8°C mid-century before potentially falling back to 1.5°C by 2100.

    23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 21 October

  1. Ghana, UK progress on IELTS exemption for students and professionals

    Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana has made significant progress in negotiations with the United Kingdom to exempt Ghanaian students and professionals from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations, after discussions with UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband established that Ghana meets the minimum statistical threshold for English proficiency required for favourable consideration.

    21 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 18 October

  1. Samuel Jinapor questions benefits of Ghana's BRICS partnership

    The Ranking Member of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Samuel Abu Jinapor has questioned the government's stated economic benefits of Ghana's proposed BRICS partnership, arguing that Ghana would still require IMF approval to access financial assistance and that expectations of moving away from the dollar and broadening opportunities are simplistic. Though he welcomed the government's decision to pursue the partnership, he contends the IMF requirement would limit the opportunities the Foreign Affairs Minister had suggested.

    18 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 13 October

  1. Ghana applies to join BRICS as partner, not full member

    Ghana's Cabinet approved a formal application to join BRICS as a partner country in October; partner status, created in 2024, allows attendance at summits and meetings but no decision-making power, unlike the eleven full members who decide by consensus.

    13 October 2026 · Daily Guide →

Monday 12 October

  1. Africa's push for UN Security Council permanent seats faces structural limits

    President Mahama has declared that UN Security Council reform is essential to the UN's legitimacy, and Africa won General Assembly backing for equal-area maps showing the continent at true size. However, an intelligence analyst argues that without changes in Africa's underlying power, permanent seats would face the same pressures as current elected members and risk becoming symbolic rather than substantive instruments of influence.

    12 October 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 22 September

  1. MiDA positioned as Ghana's focal point for global philanthropy

    President Mahama has described the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) as Ghana's gateway to coordinating engagement with global philanthropic institutions, ensuring grants and development support align with national priorities. He said MiDA's expanded 2025 mandate serves as the government's focal point for coordinating philanthropic, grant and humanitarian partnerships, allowing Ghana to work with international partners to identify priority areas rather than supporting isolated interventions.

    22 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 18 September

  1. South Africa protests new US visa restrictions on discrimination policies

    South Africa on Wednesday criticised new U.S. visa restrictions announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, saying the measures were driven by fringe groups falsely claiming to represent the country's white minority. South Africa's foreign ministry stated the restrictions mischaracterise the country's domestic policies, calling the measures a matter of sovereign right to address racial injustice.

    18 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 17 August

  1. India-Africa relations need deeper engagement beyond rhetoric

    India and Africa share a historic relationship rooted in advocacy during decolonization and through the Non-Aligned Movement, with India recently securing African Union permanent membership in the G20. However, India's traditional capacity-building and educational engagement with Africa has diminished and requires revival.

    17 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

  1. India-Africa engagement needs objective assessment beyond rhetoric

    A former Indian ambassador argues that while India and Africa share historic ties and India has supported African interests in international forums, including making the African Union a permanent G20 member in 2023, the effective mode of engagement through capacity-building and educational exchange has declined and needs revival.

    14 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Sunday 26 July

  1. Financing critical to unlocking Africa's energy potential

    Ghana's Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor says financing is the biggest barrier to unlocking Africa's energy potential, noting that between 2012 and 2021, about 77 per cent of the US$345 billion mobilised by public and private financiers for African energy projects went to only ten countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.

    26 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 25 July

  1. Africa's energy development hampered by financing constraints, minister says

    Ghana's Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Abdulai Jinapor says financing is the biggest barrier to unlocking Africa's energy potential, noting that between 2012 and 2021, about 77 per cent of the US$345 billion mobilized for African energy projects went to only ten countries. He called for coordinated public and private investment and regional electricity trade to develop sustainable power systems.

    25 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 July

  1. African leaders must convert mineral wealth into jobs—Annoh-Dompreh

    Ghanaian MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh told the Pan-African Parliament that Africa must transform its critical mineral reserves and trade opportunities into industrial growth and prosperity rather than allowing others to capture the benefits. He argued the continent should use its mineral deposits as leverage in the global energy transition.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 21 July

  1. Global systems extract costs from ordinary Ghanaians daily

    A Chronicle essay traces one day in the life of Abena, a 34-year-old fabric seller in Madina who navigates multiple global systems—including money-transfer networks that charge sub-Saharan Africa an average of 8 percent, far above the global 3 percent target—each extracting value before day's end, illustrating how international financial infrastructure shapes the lives of ordinary Africans.

    21 July 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 14 July

  1. Air quality experts convene in South Africa on African pollution crisis

    Air quality experts from more than 40 countries gathered in Pretoria for the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026, held under the theme "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities," as African countries face a mounting air pollution crisis. According to the Clean Air Fund's State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 Report, the African region received less than 1% of global air quality funding despite experiencing high levels of pollutant exposure that caused 1.2 million premature deaths across the continent in 2023.

    14 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 29 June

  1. Ghana holds England 0-0 in symbolic football match

    Ghana drew 0-0 with England in a June 2026 football match, with the article framing the result as a historical reckoning—noting that England abstained on a UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity in March 2026, then failed to score against Ghana three months later.

    29 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 22 June

  1. UNICEF: Ghana needs more early childhood development spending

    UNICEF has praised Ghana's early childhood care and development policies but says public spending on children remains low, delayed and unevenly distributed. Children aged zero to five receive only 13 per cent of total public spending on children despite accounting for about one-third of the country's child population, and children from wealthier households benefit from nearly twice as much public investment per person as those from the poorest households.

    22 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 18 June

  1. G7 concentration of power contradicts globalization's equalizing promise

    An opinion piece argues that the G7, representing a small fraction of the world's population, exerts disproportionate influence over global finance, trade, technology standards, security, and development despite globalization being presented as a grand equalizer that would disperse power beyond traditional centres.

    18 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. India-Africa Forum Summit signals deepened partnership on resilience

    The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi reflects strengthened ties between the regions, with India and Ghana elevating their relationship to "Comprehensive Partnership" following PM Modi's July 2025 visit to Ghana. The summit, themed around innovation and inclusive transformation, builds on decades of engagement including Ghana's participation since the first summit in 2008.

    13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. Kenya hosts Africa-France summit for first time on Anglophone soil

    The Africa Forward Summit, held in Nairobi under presidents Ruto and Macron, marks the first time the flagship gathering has taken place outside France or Francophone African countries since its inception in 1973, signaling a shift in France's approach to African partnerships as the continent's economic importance grows.

    13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Monday 11 May

  1. AU Chair demands permanent African seats on UN Security Council

    The African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has renewed Africa's call for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council, characterizing the continent's exclusion as a historical injustice. He reiterated Africa's proposal for no fewer than two permanent seats with veto powers and five non-permanent seats in an expanded Security Council, guided by the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration.

    11 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

  1. India-Africa Forum Summit reflects deepening partnership

    The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, themed "India-Africa Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Resilience, and Inclusive Transformation," brings together the two regions to build economic strength and resilience. Ghana has been a key partner in this relationship since the first summit in 2008, with recent visits by Prime Minister Modi to Ghana in July 2025 elevating ties to 'Comprehensive Partnership'.

    8 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Ghana takes AU vice-chair role; Africa needs execution not vision

    Ghana will become First Vice-Chair of the African Union after the February 2026 summit, positioning itself to help shift the AU from aspiration to implementation. The AU has long-standing frameworks like Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA, but implementation remains weak, with intra-African trade below a fifth of total trade and less than a third of flagship projects on track.

    5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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