Guinea To Move To Civilian Rule In Three Years
The head of Guinea's military government has announced the country will return to civilian rule after a 39-month transition period.
Speaking on television, Col Mamady Doumbouya, said the proposal would now be put to Guinea's parliament.
His army ousted the elected president ... Read More
UN Starts Evacuation Of Ukrainian Civilians From Mariupol St...
The United Nations said Sunday it is conducting a “safe passage operation” to get as many as 1,000 Ukrainian civilians out of the steel plant blockaded by Russian forces in the war-ravaged southern port city of Mariupol.
The operation, being coordinated ... Read More
World Bank Provides $200m To Finance Digital Transformation ...
Ghana has been on a digitalization process to improve the workings of both the public and private sectors and to grow the economy, and the World has approved $200 million financing to accelerate the process.
In a press release copied to ... Read More
US, EU Warn Against Giving In To Russian ‘Gas Blackmail’...
The United States and the European Union have warned against giving in to what they called Russian "blackmail" over gas supplies to Europe.Russia, which supplies about 40% of Europe’s gas needs, had demanded that what it called "unfriendly" European countries ... Read More
In Kyiv, UN Chief Pledges More Help For Ukraine
In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walk in a hallway during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 28, 2022.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged that the world ... Read More
British High Commission Marks Queen’s 96th Birthday
Queen Elizabeth II
A host of dignitaries, including former United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Tony Blair, have attended a reception hosted by the British High Commission, in Accra, to commemorate the 96th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the ... Read More
Biden Announces $33bn To Help Ukraine In War
President Joe Biden
President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine "for the next five months".
Mr Biden said it was "critical" for US lawmakers to approve the package.
The package includes more ... Read More
Ukraine War: Putin Warns Against Foreign Intervention
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a "lightning-fast" response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.
"We have all the tools no-one can boast of... we will use them if necessary", he ... Read More
UNICEF: Nearly 50% of Zimbabwean Youth Not In School
School children are seen outside their classroom at a government learning institution in Harare in February 2022. A UNICEF report says 4.5 million were affected by COVID-19 lockdowns which began in 2021 (Columbus Mavhunga/VOA)
The United Nations Children's Fund and Zimbabwe ... Read More
WHO: Congo Starts Ebola Vaccinations To Stem Outbreak In Nor...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Two people are known to have died so far in the city of ... Read More