The World Bank says shared prosperity and poverty reduction are critical to national development while calling for a strategic approach towards social interventions to achieve the desired results. Ms. Cynthia Nimo-Ampredu, Social Protection Specialist, World Bank, made the call in Kumasi at a stakeholders’ consultative workshop towards the development of a national social protection and […]
Four people were killed in a failed coup attempt on Sao Tome and Principe, the state news agency STP-Press said Sunday reporting a toll from the armed forces chief of staff. The military, which Friday thwarted a coup bid in the tiny Portuguese-speaking archipelago off central Africa considered a beacon of democracy, announced “four human […]
In their first international trip since becoming Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine will visit the US this week for an environmental prize. The royal couple will show their support for finding ways to tackle climate change, at the second annual Earthshot Prize awards in Boston. Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and […]
The government has assisted 30 Ghanaians firms to secure certifications of origin that will enable them to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The certified firms were assisted through the (Ghana) National AfCFTA Coordination Office, which serves as the liaison between Ghana and the AfCFTA Secretariat. The firms are part of […]
Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that new cases had declined. The directive to close schools two weeks before the end of term was announced earlier this month following the deaths of eight children from the highly contagious disease. But in recent […]
Rapper Kanye West has said he intends to run for US president in 2024, despite facing several scandals over his recent behaviour. The star, who has legally changed his name to Ye, posted a video of his campaign logo to social media, alongside the caption Ye 24. He also claimed to have asked Donald Trump […]
The Danish Embassy in Ghana has organised a stakeholders’ engagement on diabetes disease in the country. The Ambassador, Tom Norring, said dealing with the disease in an already burdened healthcare system required new ways of “doing business”, hence the need for private-sector participation to ensure quality health care for the people. The event, which took […]
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, says Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on a strategy for the country’s economic recovery. The strategy includes a preliminary fiscal adjustment path and financing requirement to help Ghana navigate through the current economic difficulties. Mr Ofori-Atta, who delivered the 2023 budget statement and economic policy […]
“We share your pain,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a group of mothers of Russian soldiers who have been fighting – and some of whom have been killed – in Ukraine. “Nothing can replace the loss of a son”, he said in his opening remarks, before the footage on state TV was cut. The […]
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021. “But I didn’t […]
