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US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals
Add a CommentThe US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and UK. The announcement offers relief … Read more →
UK deports 43 immigration offenders to Ghana and Nigeria
Add a CommentThe United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Ghana and Nigeria as part of its heightened efforts to strengthen border security under its “Plan for Change” immigration policy. The group included 15 failed asylum seekers and 11 foreign nationals who … Read more →
UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent disease spreading
Add a CommentThe UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Travellers have not been allowed to bring back items such … Read more →
UK will impose sanctions on Rwanda ‘soon’ in response to Congo conflict
Add a CommentBritain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office told Reuters on Monday. Asked if Britain would impose sanctions on Rwanda, Ray Collins, who covers Africa policy as a junior … Read more →
Ghana receives $3.6m donation from UK, US to aid 70,000 drought-affected people
Add a CommentThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a $3.6 million (over GH?58.3 million) contribution from the United States and the United Kingdom to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to 70,000 people impacted by drought in northern Ghana. … Read more →
4 Ghanaians convicted for smuggling £4.5m cannabis to UK
Add a CommentA UK court has found four Ghanaians guilty of smuggling £4.5 million worth of cannabis into the country. The drugs were hidden in sacks of gari powder and shipped from Ghana to south Essex. The National Crime Agency (NCA) and … Read more →
UK returns Ghana’s looted royal artefacts in loan deal
Add a CommentThe United Kingdom has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana’s Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century. The royal objects were taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars, including the infamous Sagrenti War of 1874. They were … Read more →
UK angry at Ghana over passage of LGBTQ+ bill
Add a CommentThe Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell has expressed disappointment at Ghana’s passage of the LGBTQ+ Bill. The reaction follows Ghana’s Parliament’s passing of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi Christmas City Project intensifies promotion in UK
Add a CommentThe Cape Coast Restaurant in Manchester has become the first reference point for the promotion of the Sekondi Takoradi Christmas City project in the United Kingdom. Management of the esteemed African and Caribbean restaurant has also agreed to host discussions … Read more →
‘UK stands with you’ – Prime Minister to Israel
Add a CommentBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday Britain was standing with Israel “unequivocally” following the attacks by Hamas and that London was working to ensure the world speaks in one voice. Israel bombarded Gaza … Read more →
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