The South African government has stationed members of the armed forces at several of the country’s beleaguered power stations, amid rolling blackouts and allegations of sabotage and corruption. Soldiers have been deployed at four key power generating plants, Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, tells VOA, saying further deployments will be announced in […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday announce a major new artillery package for Ukraine during a meeting of Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts in Riga. Sunak will arrive in Latvia on Monday for the meeting to discuss ongoing efforts to counter Russian aggression in the Nordic and Baltic region with fellow members of […]
The World Bank says it has secured $1.5 million in grant for the implementation of actions aimed at tackling marine and plastic pollution in Ghana. The Bank would give financial and technical assistance funded by its PROBLUE programme – an umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund Partnership that supports integrated and sustainable economic development of healthy oceans. […]
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) officials on Wednesday inspected the newly installed Eastern Regional walk-in cold room in Koforidua, which contains contemporary freezers and stocks a number of vaccinations for distribution. Mr. Daniel Adu Asomaning, Eastern Regional Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Coordinator, who toured the facility with the team, said that the region has […]
Russia’s foreign ministry warned the United States on Thursday that if it ships sophisticated Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, Moscow would consider it a “provocative move” that could prompt a response from the Kremlin. Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that U.S. deployment of Patriot missiles to combat Russian airstrikes would represent an escalation in […]
Kenya has introduced its brands of tea in Ghana through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. The introduction of the value-added products with a brand name KETEPA, deepens the bilateral trade between the two countries and commitment to maximise the opportunities AfCFTA presents. Ghana had earlier through its National Coordination Office of AfCFTA […]
The White House Thursday issued what it is calling its COVID-19 Winter Preparedness Plan, making free home tests and vaccinations readily available throughout the country. In a statement, the White House said that while COVID-19 “is not the disruptive force it once was, the virus continues to evolve,” and the latest data from the U.S. […]
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops had “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the allegation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian minister who comes from Tigray, has been a vocal […]
Long-running tensions between the major international lenders and China were aired at a meeting in China’s Anhui province, where participants sought agreement on a way forward for some of the world’s most indebted countries, many of them in Africa. Representatives of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Beijing’s finance ministry participated in the meeting […]
The United States plans to commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years, according to White House officials. The announcement comes as the administration of President Joe Biden hosts a two-day meeting with African leaders. The U.S. three-year funding pledge contains $20 billion for health programs in Africa. Speaking to African leaders Wednesday […]
