U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Wednesday for an end to the fighting in Sudan and international support for the Sudanese people, who he said are facing a humanitarian catastrophe.“Aid must be allowed into Sudan, and we need secure and immediate access to be able to distribute it to people who need it most,” Guterres said […]
Former Mastercard boss Ajay Banga has been elected to lead the World Bank as it strives to help low-income countries overcome debt and combat climate change. Mr Banga, nominated by President Joe Biden for the post, is the first-ever Indian American to head the bank. He will replace David Malpass, who had sparked outcry by […]
The Japanese Prime Minister, Kishida Fumio, has committed $500 million to the “Accra Initiative” to help deal with the emerging insurgents of terrorists in the Sahel region and also secure peace and security in the coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea. He said the money would be provided within the next three years, and […]
The final UK rescue flights are expected to take off from Sudan on Wednesday, the government has said. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said British nationals still wanting to leave the country should go to the Coral Hotel in Port Sudan by 10:00 local time (09:00 BST). He added that there would be “no further British […]
Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin by using drones to target his residence in the Kremlin in central Moscow. The presidential office said defences downed two drones overnight. Mr Putin’s spokesman said the Russian leader had not been in the complex at the time. Unverified footage on social media appeared […]
After a brief hiatus, anti-government demonstrations organized by opposition leader Raila Odinga resumed Tuesday in some parts of Kenya, including the capital, Nairobi. Odinga and his supporters say they had hoped President William Ruto’s government would let them express their opinions through peaceful protests. Instead, “at the crack of dawn, police got stationed in all […]
Mr Adama Musah, Chief of Fulani community in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has expressed gratitude to World Vision Ghana for facilitating a meeting for Fulani herders, farmers, and chiefs on land and forest restoration. He also thanked the EU and World Vision Ghana for focusing on forest re-generation while also […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government has made substantial progress in the negotiation with bilateral creditors and the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme to secure financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at the May Day celebration in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, the President said after reaching staff level agreement in […]
The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers. The World Food Program is responsible for delivering food from the U.N. and other partners to Tigray, the center of a devastating […]
More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of the ongoing conflict, the United Nations refugee agency has said, including Sudanese nationals and thousands of existing refugees living temporarily in the country. “In consultation with all concerned governments and partners, we’ve arrived at a planning figure of 815,000 people that may flee into the […]
