“I am a firm believer in the statement that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’. Let us help make vaccines available to all parts of the world, encourage our citizens to take the jab, and we would win ... Read More

Ghana is expected to receive over one million Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany and other EU partners. This forms part of efforts to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by the German Embassy on Tuesday, the country ... Read More

Kenya’s high court has suspended a government order that required everyone accessing public services and places to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 21. Kenyan High Court Judge Antony Mrima put a hold on a government directive that would have denied ... Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the new coronavirus variant Omicron is probably already present in most countries around the world. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries. But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ... Read More

The government has said that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK's travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are on the list. The red list was ... Read More

Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong (left), the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and Mr Ambroise Fayolle, the Vice-President of the EIB, displaying the signed documents The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided Ghana with an €82.5-million concessional loan to strengthen ... Read More

A court ruling this year, ordering compensation to be paid, has been a source of tension between the government and indigenous activists Canada has pledged up to C$40bn ($31bn; £23.6bn) in compensation for indigenous children and families who suffered discrimination while ... Read More

The head of Mali's military-dominated government on Sunday promised west Africa's regional bloc he would provide it with an election timetable by January 2022.The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Mali following military coups in August 2020 and ... Read More

Cyril Ramaphosa - South African President South Africa's 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said. "The President started feeling unwell after leaving the State Memorial Service in honor of ... Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greets Elita de Klerk, widow of former President FW de Klerk at the state memorial service in Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 12, 2021. South Africa on Sunday paid an official tribute to FW de Klerk, ... Read More