Ghana Mission In New York Requests Info On Ghanaians Dead Fr...
The Consulate-General of Ghana in New York is requesting information on Ghanaians who may have lost their lives to the coronavirus disease in Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
A statement signed by Information Officer, Frederick Ameyaw, said ... Read More
America’s Partnership In Ghana And Around The World Agains...
Ms Stephanie Sullivan - U.S Ambassador to Ghana
The story of U.S. leadership in the global battle against COVID-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, the United States provides U.S. technical assistance to hospitals and labs ... Read More
Coronavirus: WHO To Distribute PPEs Across Africa
A first delivery of medical supplies from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has left a new regional distribution hub in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to be distributed to countries around the continent.
The cargo includes one million masks, goggles, gloves, gowns ... Read More
China McDonald’s Apologises For Guangzhou Ban On Black Peo...
McDonald’s in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering.
A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not ... Read More
IMF Approves $1bn For Ghana To Deal With Coronavirus Economi...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the disbursement of $1 billion to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF).
The disbursement will help address the urgent fiscal and balance of payments needs that Ghana ... Read More
Africa: More Trouble For Kenyans In China As Restaurants Ord...
Africans have become targets of suspicion, distrust and racism in China and now authorities have ordered bars and restaurants not to serve clients who appear to be of African origin.
This comes after China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases, ... Read More
Geneva Airport To Rename Protocol Lounge After Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
The Geneva Airport has announced that it will rename its protocol lounge ‘Espace Kofi Annan’.
The move is in honour of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan who died in 2018.
He would have turned 82 on ... Read More
US Death Toll Passes 2,000 In A Single Day
The US has the highest number of recorded coronavirus cases in the world
The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day.
Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 ... Read More
Virus Fears Spark Xenophobia In China
The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China's warnings against imported coronavirus cases, they say, stokes anti-foreigner sentiment.
In the southern Chinese city, Africans ... Read More
African Leaders Back WHO Head Against Trump Attacks
President of Rwanda, H.E Paul Kagame
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against attacks by US President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday ... Read More