It was another dramatic night on the central Mediterranean Sea on Friday with NGO Doctors Without Borders rescuing nearly 200 migrants in five operations. One of the survivors said they had spent four days stranded at sea after the boat they were on suffered engine failure. Some people in distress on a fibreglass boat had […]
Pakistanis in Ghana have been called upon to contribute their quota to consolidate the existing relations between the two countries. The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Ghana, Farhat Ayesha, commended the Pakistani diaspora in Ghana for contributing to the development of the two countries through hard work. She said the focus, going forward, was to […]
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong said on Friday that now is “the right time” to deepen cooperation between China and Africa, ahead of an upcoming China-Africa summit in Beijing next month. Chen told a press conference on Friday that China and Africa should use the meeting to sound a “strong voice” for the Global […]
Botswana announced the discovery of the largest diamond found in the southern African country and the world’s second largest. The exceptional 2,492-carat stone was presented at viewing ceremony Thursday (Aug. 22). The as-yet-unnamed diamond was presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. It weighs approximately half a kilogram and Masisi […]
The Somali government threatened to suspend Ethiopian Airlines flights to Somalia unless concerns over “violations of Somali sovereignty” related to destinations served by Ethiopian Airlines are resolved. In a statement, the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) said it had previous correspondence dating to August 14 with Ethiopian Airlines about the issue. It did not provide […]
The resurgence of the Mpox virus, also known as monkeypox, is now a concern for many countries, with several cases reported across multiple regions. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the epicenter of this new resurgence. So far, at least 18,000 cases have been reported in the DRC, with at least 500 deaths […]
A U.S. State Department official was in Nigeria this week to meet with local and regional authorities about the responsible use of artificial intelligence in military applications. Mallory Stewart, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability, said her two-day visit with Nigerian officials from the regional bloc ECOWAS was […]
World Food Program trucks carrying urgently needed food and nutrition supplies have entered Sudan’s Darfur region, the United Nations agency said Wednesday. The first trucks entered the region Tuesday evening from Chad via the Adre crossing, which had been closed for six months by Sudanese authorities. The first trucks carried food for about 13,000 people […]
The United Nations (UN) University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, a research arm of the UN located on the campus of the University of Ghana, Legon, has shortlisted 30 young innovators to develop clean/green agricultural technologies to solve agricultural challenges. The 30, mostly women, were selected out of 100 applicants, the number will further […]
Qatar Airways has acquired a 25% stake in the privately owned South African carrier Airlink. The announcement was made Tuesday (Aug. 20). No financial details of the deal were immediately disclosed. Airlink flies to more than 45 destinations in southern and East Africa. The deal will enhance an existing code-share agreement between the airlines, they […]
