Health facilities in Ghana and other parts of Africa have been advised against detaining patients who are unable to pay their medical bills after treatment. Not only was the detention of patients and family members for non-payment of medical bills harmful to their health, but it also contravened international law. The Director in charge of the […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are looking forward to the first flights under Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda departing in the spring, a readout of their meeting said on Tuesday. Sunak wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in Britain on small boats each year to Rwanda, […]
Last year’s coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European Union, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday, the eve of a key vote on overhauling the bloc’s migration rules ahead of a June election. The military junta that seized power in Niamey in a 2023 coup has since revoked a […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rallied the private sector, foundations and philanthropists to raise more than GH¢1.3 million in less than two weeks towards the maintenance of Burkinabe refugees in the country. At the inaugural UNHCR Ramadan Iftar, the partners contributed GH¢837,000 towards the upkeep of the refugees and host communities in the Upper […]
The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people are still fleeing Sudan every day as clashes between two warring army factions, raging for nearly a year, show no signs of abating. The latest UNHCR figures show that more than 8.5 million people in Sudan have been forced to flee their homes since war erupted […]
The U.S. must boost commercial ties with African countries to curb reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, a Washington-based think tank said on Tuesday. “U.S. economic and national security depend on securing a reliable supply of critical minerals, including from Africa,” the United States Institute of Peace said in a report. The U.S. […]
Former president Jacob Zuma can contest upcoming national elections in May, a South African court ruled Tuesday. Zuma had appealed a ban by the electoral commission, which said last month that Zuma couldn’t compete for a seat in parliament because the constitution bars people who have been convicted of a crime and sentenced to more […]
At least 38 migrants, including children, have died in a shipwreck off the Djibouti coast, the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least six other people were missing and presumed dead, and that 22 survivors were being assisted by the IOM and local authorities. Yvonne Ndege, […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for the development and implementation of specific and deliberate actions that would help guarantee the right to good health for the most vulnerable people in the Ghanaian society. According to the UN Agency, prioritizing the right to health for the most vulnerable in society was the surest […]
The Ghana Boundary Commission and its counterpart in Burkina Faso are to come up with a permanent plan to address the distorted international boundaries between the two countries in the Upper East Region. In line with that, a major stakeholders’ meeting between officials of the two countries is to be held in Bolgatanga from May […]
