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

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

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

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

FILE - A woman makes copies at the Google Artificial Intelligence office in Accra, April 10, 2019 — the company's first AI center in Africa. The internet search giant announced in April 2022 that it is opening a product development ... Read More

Emmanuel Bonney (right), a staff writer with the Daily Graphic, in a one-on-one interview with Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana. Picture: BENEDICT OBUOBI  The United Kingdom (UK) is supporting Ghana in its economic recovery efforts, following the devastation ... Read More

Mr. Abdourahamane Diallo, the Country Head of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says the Organisation was working to strengthen the capacity of Ghana towards safeguarding its historical books and intangible cultural heritage. The intervention, he said, was necessary ... Read More

Asylum seekers cross into Canada from the U.S. border near a checkpoint on Roxham Road near Hemmingford, Quebec, April 24, 2022. Snowy northern winters tend to see a drop in asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada at Roxham Road, ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will start a difficult three-day trip to Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday amid criticism for the limited role played by the United Nations in the management of the crisis. Three months into the ... Read More

Emmanuel Macron has done something no other French president has achieved before: winning re-election while still being in charge of his own government. The centrist president's victory over Marine Le Pen may have been convincing, but he has a problem. There ... Read More