Africa’s Population Growth ‘Great Liability’ – Obasanjo

  • February 7, 2023

Africa’s population will continue to be a liability until the continent addressed critical issues relating to the economic welfare and development of its young people, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, a Former President of Nigeria, has said.  He said the of lack of employment opportunities, education and skills development among many young people on the continent made […]

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Italy Joins US-Led Mineral Security Partnership For Ethical Mining

  • February 7, 2023

Italy has become the latest country to join the U.S.-led Mineral Security Partnership that promotes ethical mining. The U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose Fernandez, made the announcement while attending the Investing in African Mining Indaba, or conference. In his keynote address, Fernandez said members of the Mineral Security […]

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EU Invites Ukraine’s Zelenskyy To Brussels Summit

  • February 7, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to take part in a summit of European Union leaders, the EU said Monday, amid reports he could be in Brussels as soon as this week. Charles Michel, the president of the European Council of the EU’s national leaders, invited Zelenskyy “to participate in person in a future […]

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IMF Deal Will Conclude In March – President Akufo-Addo

  • February 6, 2023

Ghana is optimistic of concluding the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get the support of the fund by March. This is because the issues surrounding the domestic debt exchange programme, one of the requirements, has been “virtually concluded”, paving the way for the country to go the full hog. President Nana […]

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Mali Expels UN Mission’s Human Rights Chief

  • February 6, 2023

The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata. In a statement, it said the decision to expel Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali was connected to his allegedly biased choice of civil society witnesses […]

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UN Steps Up Aid To Ukraine’s Conflict ‘Hot Spots’

  • February 6, 2023

In the lead up to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, United Nations aid agencies have been stepping up lifesaving relief to thousands of people living in conflict “hot spots.” Two inter-agency convoys reached communities in acute need on the front lines this past week. A six-truck convoy arrived in […]