At the annual meeting of world leaders last year, the U.N. chief sounded a global alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet. This year, the alarm rang louder and more ominously, and the message was even more pressing: Wake up and take action — right now. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ assessment, delivered in his […]
Sudan’s army chief said Friday he had not sought military support on a recent regional tour and that his preference was for a peaceful solution to the conflict that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. General Abdel Fattah Burhan also said in an interview with Reuters that he had asked neighboring states to […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Somali forces have made “impressive progress” in the fight against al-Shabab but cautioned that the terror group still can “export terror from ungoverned spaces.” “I think they (Somali forces) made more progress in the last year than was made in the previous five years,” Austin told reporters in […]
Government, European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), have launched a €10 million project to support 50,000 vulnerable Ghanaians grappling with food security in some parts of the Northern Region of Ghana. The project is aimed at more economically sustainable and inclusive food systems, empowering communities to build resilient and profitable food production […]
Ghana has benefited from the economic and industrial development of the Republic of China due to the foundation of friendship laid by its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Though at the initial stages of the friendship, China was not regarded as a global force and was ostracised by the Western world, Dr Nkrumah still went […]
Efforts to transform Africa into a global powerhouse and end the struggles of its people need an urgent agenda now and not for 2063, speakers at the 2023 Nkrumah Mandela Leadership Conference have urged. The speakers said the African Union’s Agenda 2063, a blueprint and master plan to transform Africa into a world giant, did […]
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Kenyan President William Ruto reiterated the country’s commitment to support Haiti with a multinational force that will fight gang-related violence. “Haiti is the ultimate test of international solidarity and collective action,” Ruto said on Thursday, adding that “the international community has failed this test so far […]
The public in Gabon appears to support the military junta’s arrest and detention of the son of ousted president Ali Bongo and members of his cabinet. Military officials in the capital, Libreville, charged them this week with crimes, including treason and corruption. Marches have been held in several towns in a show of solidarity with […]
It’s been 10 years since a group of Somali al-Shabab militants attacked a major shopping mall in Nairobi Kenya, killing more than 60 people. On Thursday Kenyans gathered to commemorate the deadly attack on September 21, 2013, infamously known as the Westgate Mall attack. _”Innocent lives were lost, and our sense of security was shattered. But […]
The Australian High Commission has expressed concern over what it described as “complicated” security situation in the sub-region and the threat it poses to mining firms operating in West Africa. The Commission said it had become aware of the growing challenges faced by mining companies operating in West Africa particularly in the Sahel region where […]
