As more people become concerned about the effects of climate change on their lives, journalists in an otherwise struggling industry are becoming specialized in the environmental beat. But that wasn’t always the case, said Frederick Mugira, founder of Water Journalists Africa, the largest network of journalists on the continent reporting on water. Mugira said that […]
Finland will become the 31st member of Nato on Tuesday, the Western military alliance’s secretary general has announced. The application was prompted by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with which Finland shares a long border. Turkey had delayed the application, complaining that Finland was supporting “terrorists”. Sweden applied to join Nato at the same […]
The First black female US Vice-President, Kamala Harris, began her three-nation Africa tour last Sunday, landing in Accra, Ghana, as part of a visit that includes stops in Tanzania and Zambia. With fears of terrorism and Russian mercenaries rippling through West Africa, Vice-President Kamala Harris on Monday opened her week-long trip to the continent by […]
Human rights activists are voicing appreciation for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s recognition of efforts by Tanzania’s president to strengthen democracy in the country. In Dar es Salaam on Thursday, Harris oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries, covering a range of issues. In a joint press briefing at Dar […]
The husband of the Vice- President of the United States of America (USA), Douglas Emhoff, has given an assurance that the present US government is committed to working with its partners in Ghana and around the world to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls. He said empowerment of women was about investment in […]
Former President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Tuesday night in Florida after his scheduled arraignment in New York on charges related to hush money payments, his campaign announced Sunday. Trump will hold the event at his Mar-a-Lago club after returning from Manhattan, where he is expected to voluntarily turn himself in. He is expected to […]
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday toured a farm outside Zambia’s capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of climate change. “It’s an example of what can be done around the world,” she said after walking past rows of […]
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests temporarily as he was ready for talks after an appeal from President William Ruto. Early Sunday, Ruto addressed the nation live on television. It is the first time he has done so publicly since nationwide protests began over the high cost of living […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be formally arrested and arraigned Tuesday, the first time a former occupant of the White House has faced criminal charges. In a move without precedent in U.S. history, a grand jury in New York voted Thursday to indict Trump on charges related to paying off a porn […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday $1 billion in public and private financing for programs focused on economic empowerment of women as she wraps up a visit to Ghana. The funding will support expanding access to digital services, job training and support for entrepreneurs, her office said. Harris held a roundtable of women entrepreneurs […]
