In Tanzania, Gurnah’s Nobel Prize Win sparks Both Joy And ...
Zanzibar-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah poses for a photo call prior to attending a press conference, after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, in London on October 8, 2021
The awarding of the Nobel Prize in literature to ... Read More
Colombian Nun Abducted In 2017 Freed In Mali
FILE - This grab from a video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group taken on July 2, 2017, shows Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, one of six hostages then held by al-Qaida's Mali branch.
A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by ... Read More
Pope Francis Launches Mass Consultation On Church Reform
Pope Francis
Pope Francis has launched what some describe as the most ambitious attempt at Catholic reform for 60 years.
A two-year process to consult every Catholic parish around the world on the future direction of the Church began at the Vatican ... Read More
New Africa France Summit: “Ghana Beyond Aid” A Beacon Fo...
Anne Sophie Avé - French Ambassador to Ghana
President Akufo-Addo’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” strategy received massive praises from civil society and some African entrepreneurs during the New Africa France Summit at Montpellier, France.
Interactions among civil society, entrepreneurs from Africa as well ... Read More
Nations Agree to 15% Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen both welcomed the deal
Most of the world's nations have signed up to a historic deal to ensure big companies pay a fairer share of tax.
Some 136 countries agreed to enforce a ... Read More
World Bank Revises Ghana’s Growth Rate; Economy To Expand ...
World Bank President, David Malpass (Credit: AFP)
The World Bank has revised Ghana’s growth to 4.9% rate in 2021, from the earlier forecast of 1.4% Gross Domestic Product, its latest October 2021 Africa Pulse report has indicated.
The Bretton Wood institution is ... Read More
UK To Accept Ghana’s Covid-19 Vaccine Certificates From Oc...
Ghanaians travelling to the United Kingdom have been exempted from the new Covid-19 travel directives regarding vaccine certificates which took effect on October 4.
This follows the public resentment that greeted the UK’s travel advisory that included Ghana, among countries whose ... Read More
Macron Faces Anger Of Young Africans At Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) listens during a conference about restitutions of African heritage during a conference at the Benin stand during the Africa-France summit in Montpellier, southern France on Oct. 8, 2021.
French President Emmanuel Macron faced the frustration of ... Read More
Nobel Peace Prize: Journalists Maria Ressa And Dmitry Murato...
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov jointly won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their "courageous fight" to defend freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.
The committee called the ... Read More
WHO Launches Strategy To Vaccinate 40% Of World Against COVI...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO
The U.N. secretary-general and the head of the World Health Organization launched an ambitious strategy Thursday to have 40% of the world’s population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this year, ... Read More