White House: US To Take In 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
The White House announced Thursday plans for the United States to welcome as many as 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing the Russian invasion of the eastern European nation.In a statement on its website, the White House said the plan is ... Read More
Russian Journalist Killed Covering Shelling In Kyiv
After a fifth journalist was killed covering the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, the U.N. and other bodies once again underscored that members of the media should not be considered as targets.
Oksana Baulina, a 42-year-old reporter from Russia, had focused ... Read More
ECOWAS Court Of Justice Awards Cost Against Ghana
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has awarded a cost of $750 against Ghana in a matter in which the Government has been sued over the Agyapa deal.
This is because of delay caused by Ghana (through the Attorney General) in filing ... Read More
Millions In East Africa Face Hunger If Rainy Season Fails Ag...
Aid agencies working in East Africa warn of a massive humanitarian crisis if the coming rainy season falls short of expectations. The aid groups say persistent drought has left 44 million people in urgent need of assistance across Ethiopia, Kenya, ... Read More
Ghana-Netherlands Political Consultations: A Pact To Deepen ...
The Netherland and Ghana have enjoyed many years of cordial diplomatic relations since 1701 and throughout the political changes in Ghana to date.
The Netherlands became one of Ghana’s most important development partners benefiting from the Dutch government’s loans and grants ... Read More
Ukraine-Russia War: Africa Undercuts Ability To Mediate, Ana...
Political analysts say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has undercut his own utility as a potential mediator of the war in Ukraine with a controversial suggestion that NATO’s own actions are to blame for Russia’s invasion of its western neighbor.
Ramaphosa ... Read More
UN Chief To Russia, Ukraine: Time To Negotiate ‘Unwinn...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the “unwinnable” war in Ukraine is “going nowhere fast” and it is time the parties negotiate a cease-fire.
“From my outreach with various actors, elements of diplomatic progress are coming ... Read More
AstraZeneca To Expand Vaccine Supplies To Africa
Barbara Nel - Country President for Africa, AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca has reiterated its commitment to expand and accelerate its COVID-19 vaccine supplies to the African region through 2022 and beyond.
This is to help governments across the continent reach their vaccination targets.
In Ghana, ... Read More
Mali’s Ex-Prime Minister Soumeylou Maiga Dies In Deten...
Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga
Mali's former Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga died on Monday in the capital, Bamako, a close relative of his family announced.
Maiga, who served as prime minister of Mali from 2017 until 2019, was 67.
He remained an influential figure ... Read More
Jackson Weathers First Day Of Senate Confirmation Hearings F...
Ketanji Brown Jackson
In the first of four days of scheduled hearings to discuss the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed that their treatment of Jackson would break ... Read More