British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July. The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months was finally broken just after midnight when the unelected House of Lords “recognized the […]
The New York trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to resume Tuesday with the court hearing arguments on whether Trump violated a gag order prohibiting him from disparaging witnesses and key figures in the case. Testimony is also expected to resume with David Pecker, the former publisher of the popular grocery store […]
The European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana has launched the Europe Month, stressing the importance of youth and skills development in sustainable development. The EU Ambassador, Irchad Razaaly, who launched the event at his residence in Accra last Wedneday, said the focus of EU’s partnership with Ghana was on youth and skills development because that […]
Mr Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Ghana will receive its next funding support from the IMF even if its unable to sign a final debt pact with its official bilateral creditors. This means that the country would receive its third tranche of $360 million when the IMF Board meets […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has taken delivery of personal body protective armour worth £260,000 from the UK government to help enhance the country’s counter-terrorism and security measures. The items, which comprised bulletproof, counter bomb and training kits, as well as first aid equipment, were presented at the Army Headquarters in Accra last Wednesday. The gesture […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated 100,000 doses of anthrax vaccines to the government. The vaccines were procured from the Vaccine Production Unit of the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Pong-Tamale in the Northern Region as part of efforts to boost local production. The vaccines would help augment the government’s planned mass […]
Africa can build a more prosperous, just, and sustainable future if countries invest in science, technology and innovation, these are sentiments echoed by African leaders, representatives and experts at the opening of the two-day Sixth African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Science, innovation and technology, they said, are critical to […]
The ongoing war is Sudan has crippled the country’s health system. Seven-year-old Mohammed is homeless. He began showing symptoms of an enlarged spleen and severe anaemia at the age of two. The hospital in Khartoum where the boy used to receive care was destroyed in the conflict and his family fled for safety to Port-Sudan […]
Pope Francis renewed his call for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine on Sunday. “I renew my appeal not to give in to the logic of claiming war,” Francis told a gathered audience in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. “I pray every day for peace in Palestine and Israel and I hope […]
Two senior United Nations officials raised the alarm Friday that an attack on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher could be imminent and may trigger a deadly intercommunal conflict across Darfur. “In Darfur, recent reports indicate a possible imminent RSF attack on El Fasher, raising the specter of a new front in the conflict,” […]
