Senegal and Liberia joined the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), expanding its membership to 24 countries.
Mr Long replaces John Humphrey, who has held the role since June 2022.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Foreign Affairs Minister, said officials will review the evacuees’ details to facilitate appropriate social support systems and other interventions.
African member states agreed to establish at least one functional national emergency medical team in every country by 2030.
The Ghanaian government has repatriated the body of 37-year-old Nash Amoonu Jailor, who was allegedly attacked and killed in March 2026 by a South African mob.
Tanzanian Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced Mr Hassan’s passing in a video broadcast on Monday.
The crash occurred on Saturday. The bus was transporting schoolchildren from Curral Grande and Ponta Verde on a field trip.
The federal government has facilitated the safe and dignified return of Sierra Leone’s former President Ernest Koroma to the country after more than two years in Nigeria.
Ms Khalifa, 39, denied the charges and her lawyer vowed to appeal the death sentence.
The initiative is part of the second round of the “Plant African Fraternity” aimed at deepening pan-African youth solidarity and promoting environmental sustainability.
