Three in four Ghanaians are at risk of drinking water contaminated with faecal matter, a study by UNICEF Ghana has found. It said a sample of various sources of water collected across the country, which included improved and unimproved, right through the household level to the point they were handled and consumed, found traces of fecal contamination in them. […]
The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris ’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history and the almost quaint idea of electing the first woman to the White House. However, inside it, too, is the urgent and determined refusal of many Democratic female voters to accept the alternative — again. “Serious.” “Unapologetic.” Listen to […]
Sudan’s de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said Saturday his government would not join peace talks with rival paramilitaries in Switzerland, vowing instead to “fight for 100 years.” “We will not go to Geneva … we will fight for 100 years,” Burhan, whose troops have been battling the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) […]
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 […]
