Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The award was given to Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Drew Weissman, who performed his prizewinning research together with Karikó […]
A video of Rwanda’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has emerged in which he criticizes the British government migration policy. Johnston Busingye was covertly filmed by the campaign group called ‘Led By Donkeys’ in an undercover investigation unveiled on Saturday (Sep. 30). The former Justice minister who now has an ambassadorial-level role said British […]
Gabon’s new strongman was greeted by The Congo’s Prime minister upon arrival on Sunday (Oct. 1) at Ollombo international airport. He then met with president Denis Sassou Nguesso. Oligui said his visit was aimed at improving the ties and easing Gabon’s international isolation following the coup. “I have come to consult, to discuss, to exchange with […]
Dr Francis Kasolo, the World Health Organization(WHO) Country Representative, has urged medical professionals to prioritise the data security of patients in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare delivery in Ghana. He said the application of AI in healthcare delivery could subject the data and diagnostic records of patients to all manner of breaches […]
Ghana has been added to the E Visa list of South Africa, the South Africa High Commission in Ghana has announced. In a statement dated Thursday, September 28, 2023, the South African High Commission explained that by adding Ghana to the E Visa list, Ghanaian nationals “can apply online for visas to South Africa without […]
Ghana is in the final stages of becoming the first African country to issue FLEGT licence to cover its timber and wood products traded on the European market. The feat was achieved during the 11th Joint Monitoring and Review Mechanism meeting held between Ghana and the European Union (EU) in Brussels between September 20 -26, […]
Seven girls in the Upper West Region, have been rescued from child marriage through the UNFPA/UNICEF joint assisted anti-child marriage intervention, being implemented in the region under its seventh Ghana Country Programme. Three of the seven rescued survivors are currently in Senior High School (SHS), two in Junior High School (JHS) and two undergoing skills […]
AN associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Osei-Assibey, has called on African students abroad to return to help build the continent. He said African youth, particularly those with international educational exposure and experience, played a critical role in shaping the future of the continent. “The return of […]
Gabon’s prime minister says international sanctions and pressure for a return to constitutional order could be devastating to the country’s economy. He also says the military junta needs time to carry out reforms and a national dialogue before a projected return to civilian rule. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Gabon’s prime minister, Raymond Ndong Sima, said […]
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an ousted Sudanese politician and two companies, one of which is based in Russia, accusing them of intensifying instability and opposing democracy in the North African country. These are the latest attempts by Washington to hold Islamist militants accountable for the war that broke out last April […]
