In response to growing campaign violence, Chad’s transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns in the run-up to the May 6 presidential election and afterwards. Opposition and civil society groups, which have called for a boycott of the vote, which they dismiss as […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted a single-digit inflation rate of 8% for Ghana by the end of 2025, aligning with the government’s target for the same period. Ghana’s government aims to reduce the end-year inflation target from 23 percent to 15 percent in 2024, with further plans to reach a single-digit figure by […]
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Wednesday appealed for more attention to be given to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as he visited a camp for displaced people in Goma. Thousands of Congolese have been forced to flee their homes due to a conflict between the Congolese […]
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was in Tunisia on Wednesday to reinforce cooperation between the two countries on migration. Meloni said several initiatives to support Tunisia’s economy were signed, especially focusing on energy and education sectors. “We want to work especially on regular flows, as we have done with Tunisia, with a decree that allows […]
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday voiced his strong support for more military aid for Ukraine and Israel and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza after House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives will vote on the funding packages Saturday night. Johnson had wavered for weeks about calling a vote on the foreign […]
Qatar is rethinking its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, its prime minister said Wednesday during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Doha. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said, without elaborating, that its mediation had been abused. “At this point right now, we are reevaluating our role […]
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a five-year Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) project in the Volta Region. PAA The PAA supports local organisations, women and youth groups, traditional and religious leaders to advocate improved public service delivery from government officials. It also equips service providers to be more responsive to citizens’ demand […]
Lord Cameron has urged Israel to do “as little as possible to escalate” tensions in the Middle East, ahead of talks with PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack at the weekend. The UK foreign secretary will push Israel to rein in the scale of its response […]
Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy for Libya has resigned. Bathily held the post for 18 months. He submitted his resignation Tuesday. He said that while under his direction, the U.N. mission in the North African country, had “made a lot of efforts,” but there was a “lack of political will and good faith” efforts […]
A United Nations-backed gathering raised pledges of almost $630 million for Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis on Tuesday but fell short of the $1 billion sought to help feed and support millions of people facing conflict and climate change in Africa’s second most populous country. The United States, Ethiopia’s leading humanitarian donor, warned that its resources are […]
