As he addressed the UN General Assembly, Egypt’s Foreign Minister demanded permanent seats for Africa and Arab nations at the UN Security Council. ‘We cannot accept that Africa and the Arab states to date have no permanent representative on the Security Council, nor enjoy the related prerogatives’, Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty said. He added, ‘We […]
After more than 20 cases of Marburg virus disease have been confirmed and several deaths reported, Rwandan health authorities are stepping up outbreak control efforts. Cases of the virus have been confirmed in several of the country’s districts. Some are in isolation receiving treatment, while dozens who came into contact with the reported cases have […]
Delegates at the UN General Assembly, including the foreign ministers from Indonesia, Denmark and Trinidad and Tobago, have called for an end to hostilities in the Middle East. The Danish foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said, ‘Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced all over the region, and there’s a very, very real risk […]
The World Bank said it is rolling out measures to ensure the recipients of lending to Uganda are not discriminated against by a tough anti-gay law. A World Bank spokesperson said the measures, which include an independent monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance, would apply to ongoing and new projects. Uganda, a mostly conservative country, enacted the Anti-Homosexuality […]
President Joe Biden is turning to Africa in the sunset of his presidency. In the space of one day, in front of world leaders, he elevated Sudan’s conflict to a priority, announced he would travel to Angola and endorsed adding two seats for African countries to the U.N. Security Council. In his valedictory speech to […]
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Africa next month, the White House announced Tuesday (Sep. 24), in his first trip to the continent while in office. He will first travel to Berlin. In the German capital, he will bolster alliances and voice his gratitude to Germany for supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russia, as well as […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for urgent global reforms during a speech at the United Nations “Summit of the Future” in New York. Addressing world leaders, government officials, and delegates, President Akufo-Addo highlighted the need for multilateral cooperation to tackle pressing global challenges, including climate change, inequality, and global governance reform. “Our theme, […]
The German Embassy has handed over equipment worth €6,000 to the carpentry lab of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison. The modern items, which include circular saw, large angle grinder, jigsaw, sander, mitre saw, impact drill, table saw, would replace the obsolete and traditional carpentry tools such as hammer in the lab. The donation was […]
South Africa has urged for a peaceful resolution the the ongoing Gaza war. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Ramaphosa called upon the world’s leaders to take decisive action to end Palestinian suffering. “The violence the Palestinian people are being subjected to is a grim continuation of more than half a century […]
Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television Monday night that “individuals residing in Cote d’Ivoire have been involved in subversive activities against” Burkina. The minister accused namely 14 people of plotting the destabilization attempt. Among them junta opponents, the leader of the Jan. 2022 coup, two former ministers, two journalists. Unidentified conspirators […]
