Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there. In the latest version, Britain would have British lawyers stationed in Rwandan courts to alleviate British concerns about the workings of the system in Rwanda. Britain’s Supreme Court has already ruled that an earlier government […]
Military-ruled Burkina Faso on Saturday suspended “all distribution methods” of Le Monde daily after an article on a deadly jihadi attack in the north, in the latest measure against a French media organization. “The government has decided to suspend all distribution methods of the newspaper Le Monde in Burkina Faso starting from Saturday, December 2, 2023,” Communication Minister Rimtalba […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his extreme alarm Monday about the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, including Hamas rocket fire on Israel and the renewal and expansion of Israel’s airstrikes and military ground operations into the southern Gaza Strip. “The U.N. continues to appeal to Israeli forces to avoid further action that would […]
The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science. It follows his earlier comments that there was “no science” behind requiring the end of fossil fuels in order to limit temperature rise to 1.5C. “We very much believe and respect […]
President Nana Akufo- Addo says it is imperative that the newly established Loss and Damage Fund must be free from the bureaucratic hurdles that have hindered speedy resource allocation of other climate funds. He said the fund which was a crucial element to the collective response of countries to climate change must also be agile […]
Climate experts were impressed with discussions on the first day of COP28 in Dubai on Thursday, as nearly all nations finalised the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate change. Sultan al-Jaber, the president of the COP28 climate conference, hailed “the first decision to […]
On Friday (Dec. 01), South Africa’s President urged world leaders, gathered for the COP28 in, to do more for vunerable countries that disproportionately bear of impact of the climate crisis. “African countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of a rapidly changing climate and have to adapt and build resilience within the context […]
More than 600 dignitaries and high-profile personalities from about 100 countries across the globe are arriving in Accra today to participate in the first United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting to be hosted on the African continent. The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra yesterday, said the two-day […]
Ghana and Germany have signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation at the end of bilateral discussions in Berlin. The agreement focuses on climate and energy, good governance and sustainable economic development, with Germany committing €145.9 million to help address pressing issues in these areas. Ghana’s social protection policies under the Post Covid-19 Programme for Economic […]
Nigeria is calling for the release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and for the military junta to allow him to leave for a third country, its foreign minister said. Nigeria is current chair of the regional group Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS which has imposed sanctions on Niger following the July […]
