Citizens of the Netherlands and other countries in Europe have been repatriated from Ghana to their various countries. Though borders are closed to flights entering the country, the Information Ministry said on April 3, 2020, at a press briefing that the ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the closure of all Ghanaian borders for another two-weeks. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo directed the closure of all borders in Ghana — land, sea and air — to ... Read More

Ghana and other borrowing countries will enjoy one more year of extension in repaying funds borrowed from the International Monetary Fund to support their economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghana is seeking to borrow some millions of dollars from the IMF ... Read More

The World Bank is providing $100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This $100 million will be made available to the government as short, medium and long-term support. This financing package includes $35 million in emergency ... Read More

António Guterres – UN Secretary-General The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods. The potential longer-term effects on the global economy and those of individual countries are dire. In a new report, Shared ... Read More

More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University - another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic. Nearly 53,000 people have died and more than 210,000 ... Read More

British Airways has reached a deal to temporarily suspend more than 30,000 of its cabin crew and ground staff. The airline, which has grounded most of its fleet due to the coronavirus, has been locked in talks with unions for more ... Read More

The African Union Bureau of Heads of State and Government has agreed to establish a continental anti-COVID-19 fund to which member states of the Bureau agreed to immediately contribute USD 12.5 million as seed funding. The AU Bureau is currently chaired ... Read More

Ghana is facing a diplomatic hurdle as it attempts to repatriate Burkinabe and Guinean citizens who tested positive for coronavirus in Tamale, the Northern Region capital. Northern Region Minister, Salifu Saeed, has disclosed that authorities in Guinea are reluctant to receive ... Read More

Gita Ramjee Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications. "She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women," her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told the ... Read More