UN Chief: ‘Real Opportunity’ To Resolve Ethiopia Conflic...
General Antonio Guterres expressed hope Wednesday there could be an opening to resolve the more than year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia, which has left millions on the brink of starvation.
In a statement, Guterres said he spoke Wednesday with former Nigerian ... Read More
US Embassy, Graphic Group Deepen Relations
The Press Attache of the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr Kevin J. Brosnahan, has paid a working visit to the News Department of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL).
Accompanied by the Information Assistant, Mrs Joyce Okyere Asiedu, yesterday’s visit ... Read More
Hong Kong To Kill 2,000 Animals After Hamsters Get COVID
Staff members from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department investigate in a pet shop closed after some pet hamsters reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, Jan. 18, 2022.
Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about ... Read More
Covid: WHO Warns Pandemic Not Over Amid Europe Case Records
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to world leaders that the coronavirus pandemic "is nowhere near over".
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned against the assumption that the newly dominant Omicron variant is significantly milder and ... Read More
US Civil Rights Leaders Push For Voting Rights Overhaul
Descendants of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and their supporters marched on Washington Monday to urge Senate Democrats to overcome Republican opposition and obstruction within their own ranks to push through a national overhaul of voting ... Read More
UN Mali Mission Temporarily Grounds All Flights Following Sa...
The U.N. peacekeeping mission to Mali, or MINUSMA, has temporarily suspended all flights after West African and EU states imposed sanctions that disrupted air and land transport.
MINUSMA flights were abruptly grounded Sunday night in what an email to staff said ... Read More
Ghana’s Peace, Economic Growth Attract Hungary – Hun...
Hungary is attracted to Ghana because of its stability, peace and being one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, the President of Hungary, Mr Janos Ader, has stated.
“In terms of political stability, Ghana is one of the most politically ... Read More
US Africa Envoy To Visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan And Ethiopia
David Satterfield
The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia next week amid ongoing crises in the two African nations, the State Department announced Friday.
David Satterfield and Assistant Secretary of State ... Read More
Mali Gives Airlines 72 Hours To Confirm Service
After several airlines discontinued service to Mali due to new regional sanctions, the country’s government has responded with its own economic threat.
Mali’s military government Friday gave airlines 72 hours, starting Jan. 15, to confirm their service to Mali with the ... Read More
Ethiopia On Edge of Humanitarian Disaster, UN Agency Says
The World Food Program warns Ethiopia is on the edge of a humanitarian disaster as escalating fighting in the north is preventing the delivery of needed food from reaching millions of people in battle-scarred Tigray province.
The last time a food ... Read More