Movendi International, a global network for development through alcohol prevention has called on World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Member States to address the benefits of alcohol policy to promote healthy ageing in Africa. It said the 2019 landmark report showed that alcohol consumption and its harm were rising among older people, both in the […]
Central banks in Africa are turning to gold to protect themselves from economic and geopolitical instability and to diversify their financial portfolios. In September 2023, the price of gold per ounce was $1,900. A year later, it is selling for $2,500. According to the World Gold Council, an international trade association for the gold industry, […]
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru, the three most-affected provinces, will be vaccinated first, starting on October 2, said […]
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him another term leading the gas-rich North African nation five years after pro-democracy protests led to the ouster of his predecessor. In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country’s independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune […]
At the China-Ghana Business Forum in Shenzhen, China, on September 7, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made a compelling case for increased Chinese investment in Ghana. Addressing a gathering of Chinese business leaders, the President emphasized the longstanding relationship between Ghana and China, as well as the significant investment opportunities available in sectors ranging […]
China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged $50.7 billion over three years in credit lines and investments. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, or FOCAC, launched in 2000 took on an enhanced role after the 2013 inception of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, which […]
Sudan has rejected a call by U.N. experts for the deployment of an “independent and impartial force” to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes by more than a year of war. The conflict since April last year, pitting the army against paramilitary forces, has killed tens of thousands of people and triggered one […]
The stage is set for what could be the pivotal moment in the campaign leading up to the November 5 U.S. presidential election – Tuesday night’s debate between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump. The two candidates have never met each other or even talked on the phone, but on […]
Research and policy think tank, the International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), has urged the Government of Ghana (GoG) to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the country’s Emissions Levy Act, 2023 (Act 1112). According to IPPG, the GoG must prioritize transparent revenue allocation and establish proper verification mechanisms for reported emissions […]
President Xi Jinping,President Bassirou Diomaye Faye,Excellencies,Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen, I want to express my deep gratitude to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of China, for the impeccable organization of this summit. We meet as geopolitical tensions are rising; conflicts are raging; and poverty and hunger are growing. The war in Ukraine is […]
