The Deputy European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Jonas Claes, has called on Ghanaians to protect the environment to help consolidate the gains of the Green Ghana Day initiative. He said practices such as deforestation, illegal logging and illegal mining were some of the human activities that could erode the gains so far made […]
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, is delighted to announce the reinstatement of its daily passenger flights to the historic city of Axum as of today, June 9, 2024. Ethiopian is resuming its flights to the city of Axum following the successful completion of extensive maintenance work on both the airfield and […]
The crew of the Norwegian Research Vessel, R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has commemorated the 2024 World Oceans Day, whichcatalyses collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate. The World Oceans Day was first declared on 8th June,1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the Global […]
The European Union said it has earned €3.4m from rejected Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerian citizens, Nairametrics reports. This, according to Schengen visa statistics on Saturday, occurred from Nigerian visa applicants in 2023. Globally, the EU governments raked in €130 million from rejected Schengen visa applications with African and Asian countries shouldering 90 per […]
The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his country would keep increasing fossil fuel production “in parallel” with investments in cleaner alternatives. Mukhtar Babayev defended his country’s hosting of the world’s most important climate summit despite its surging natural gas exports, even as UN chief Antonio Guterres renewed […]
ITA Airways marked a milestone with the inaugural flight of its new route from Rome Fiumicino to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. The Airbus A321neo aircraft received a warm welcome with a water arch salute, symbolizing the beginning of a new chapter in intercontinental travel. The first flight from Accra to Rome departed at […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with senior officials of the African National Congress on Thursday to decide how to go about forming a government after the party lost its 30-year grip on power and left a post-election deadlock. The party’s National Executive Committee was meeting in Johannesburg to work through a split within the […]
In several Nigerian communities in the northeastern Gombe state, UNICEF is training thousands of women to boost their families’ nutrient intake. Tubers and grains are grown in home gardens, allowing families to spend less on food, thereby alleviating chronic malnutrition afflicting the region, especially its children. More than a dozen women gathered this week in […]
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday met with the rapidly dwindling number of American veterans of the Allies’ bold invasion of Normandy, where he marked the 80th anniversary of the decisive World War II battle. Biden, speaking just steps away from the American cemetery where 9,387 U.S. troops were laid to rest from the high-pitched […]
The U.N. Secretary General called for a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming. He spoke from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. “Already this year, a brutal heatwave has baked Asia with record temperatures, shriveling crops, closing schools and killing people. Cities […]
