The Sunyani Technical University (STU) has signed an Articulation Agreement with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), United States of America, for Pharmacy Technician students to undertake doctorate degrees in Pharmacy in the UMES. The articulation agreement is a partnership by the two institutions to provide a formalised pathway for student transfer. A statement […]
The 5th Group on Earth Observation (GEO) Blue Planet Symposium, hosted by Ghana, is underway with a focus on the global marine and coastal community. The five-day symposium, organised in Accra, is on the theme: “Local Action in Support of Global Traction”. The flagship event is being held for the first time on the African […]
South Africa’s presidential spokesman said Tuesday that the first round of peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray region have begun. Few other details have been released, and so far there has been no media access to the venue, at an unknown location in South Africa. Vincent Magwenya, the presidential spokesman, told reporters that the talks, which […]
Policymakers from around the world met Monday and Tuesday in Senegal to discuss Africa’s most pressing security challenges. This year, attendees of an annual conference focused on redefining the role international partners play in promoting stability in Africa. More than 1,000 people participated in the eighth edition of the International Forum of Dakar on Peace […]
South Africa says it will allow a sanctioned Russian oligarch to dock his superyacht in Cape Town. The $521m (£472m) vessel, which belongs to Alexei Mordashov – an ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin – left Hong Kong earlier this week. South African opposition leaders had urged the government to seize the 465ft long (141m) […]
There is no global organisation that works to alleviate the suffering and pain of humanity better than the United Nations (UN). Founded in 1945, the UN has grown from the original 51 Member States in 1945 to the current 193. The UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its […]
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has held bilateral discussions with her counterpart, the Singaporean Minister for Communications and Information, Mrs Josephine Teo. The talks centred on cybersecurity cooperation in Critical Information Infrastructure Protection, regulation of Cybersecurity Service Providers, capacity building and professional exchanges between officials of the Cyber Security Agency […]
The US and the UK have issued a stark warning over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, with the US embassy in Abuja telling people to “avoid all non-essential travel or movement”. The US embassy said there was a long list of potential targets, including: “Government buildings, places of worship, schools, markets, shopping malls, […]
The Minister of Water and Energy for the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Ing. Habtamu Itefa, has commended Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) for their role in managing waste in Ghana. “I am impressed with what I have seen, especially the compost plant. It is very wonderful,” he said. He disclosed that most African countries […]
Progressive Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to shift the U.S. approach to the war in Ukraine by directly negotiating with Russia. A letter signed by 30 House Democrats in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, led by Representative Pramila Jayapal, said they appreciated Biden’s commitment “to Ukraine’s legitimate struggle against Russia’s war of […]
