Pope Francis is set travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan at the end of the month – a visit the pontiff had earlier been forced to postpone due to health issues. Pope Francis will visit the DRC from January 31 to February 3 and then spend two days in South […]
Malawi’s president fired the director of public prosecution, Steven Kayuni, for allegedly abusing his office to avenge what he saw as a personal slight. Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera announced the dismissal during a televised national address Wednesday. Chakwera was reacting to the findings of a commission of inquiry he established last month to investigate the […]
South Africa plans to conduct joint military exercises with the Chinese and Russian navies off its east coast next month, despite the Kremlin’s ongoing war on Ukraine. The opposition Democratic Alliance has slammed the decision, saying it means that contrary to its “neutral” stance on Russia’s Ukraine war, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party […]
GLOBALLY, about 128,000 fishers are trapped in forced labour aboard fishing vessels, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has disclosed. These trapped fishers are mostly used in excessive overtime and also receive very low or no wages at all. The ILO has, therefore, urged member states of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of […]
Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year’s election, saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead. Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six “challenging” years in the job had taken a toll. Labour Party MPs will vote to find her replacement […]
25 major Maltese companies are expected in Ghana this week to explore business opportunities. They will dig deep into the incentives and infrastructure available to support their investment. The delegation will also engage with officials in their respective sectors and get introduced to the potential local partners in the country. The Chairperson for TradeMalta, Elizabeth […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in Africa, has announced that the frequency of its flights to Chinese cities will increase as of February 6, this year. It is an indication of a return to the pre-COVID-19 levels following the lifting of restrictions by the Government of China. From February 6, 2023, Ethiopian Airlines will operate […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged investors especially those in the United Arab Emirates to make Ghana their first port of call when venturing into Africa for business. He said Ghana remained the best place to do business in West Africa because since 2017, the government had put instituted measures needed to reduce the cost […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa this week to discuss trade expansion, investment and the U.S. commitment to African economies. This comes after a promise from President Joe Biden at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit last month that he and members of his Cabinet would visit Africa in 2023. […]
An alleged leader of a criminal network involved in an EU corruption scandal has agreed to reveal which countries were involved and how it operated. A lawyer for Pier Antonio Panzeri said his client had agreed to “tell all” after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The former member of the European Parliament is one of […]
