At Least 45 Dead In Attack On Nigerian Village, Police Say
At least 45 people died in an attack on a village in northern Nigeria, a police official told Reuters on Sunday, the latest in a string of incidents underscoring insecurity in parts of the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s 2015 ... Read More
Some 90% Of World’s Population Breathing Polluted Air R...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm at increasing air pollution and the high number of people breathing air that is of poor quality.
According to its new database, a copy was made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) ... Read More
Crimes Against Journalists Should Not Go Unpunished – UNES...
Getachew Engida – Deputy Director -General, UNESCO
Crimes against journalists should not go unpunished in order to guarantee their better protection, Mr Getachew Engida, the Deputy Director-General, United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has said.
He said UNESCO records ... Read More
Investment In Agriculture Effective Way To Reduce Poverty ...
Dr Abebe Haile Gabriel, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representative to Ghana has said investment in agriculture is among the most effective ways to reduce poverty and food insecurity and achieve other Sustainable Development Goals.
He said for investment to ... Read More
Africa In 2018 World Press Freedom Index: Ghana Best, Eritre...
The West African nation of Ghana has the continent’s best atmosphere for media personnel, a report by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said.
The 2018 World Press Freedom Index published on Wednesday showed that Ghana dethroned Namibia who were tops ... Read More
Diplomat Proposes a Cut Down On Ghana’s Missions Abroad
Ambassador Dr. William Brandful, Former Ambassador to Japan & Singapore
Ghana’s former Ambassador to Japan and Singapore, Dr. William Brandful has made calls on government to prune the number of Ghana’s diplomatic missions across the globe. Ambassador Brandful made this ... Read More
99% Of Kenyans Support Laws Criminalizing Same-Sex Unions ...
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has firmly reiterated that he will continue to respect Kenyan laws regarding same-sex relationships. Kenya like much of Africa criminalize such relationships.
The president said even though the subject was of no major importance for citizens, an ... Read More
Akufo-Addo Suggests Queen Elizabeth II Is Winding Down Commo...
The president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has claimed the Queen is “winding down” her Commonwealth duties hours after she said it was her “sincere wish” the Prince of Wales succeeded her as the institution’s head.
Akufo-Addo’s comment was made as he ... Read More
U.S President’s Malaria Initiative Supports Government Of ...
An annual campaign was launched in the Northern Region to spray households to prevent the spread of malaria. The spraying is known as “Indoor Residual Spraying,” which is the application of long-acting insecticides on the walls of houses in order ... Read More
Prince Charles To Be Next Commonwealth Head
The Queen had given her backing to Prince Charles replacing her as Commonwealth head
The Prince of Wales will be the next head of the Commonwealth, the BBC understands.
The Queen had said it was her "sincere wish" that Prince Charles ... Read More