The World Health Organization called Wednesday for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia’s Tigray region, saying desperately needed aid had not yet been allowed in following the cease-fire combatants reached last week. WHO said people in Tigray needed urgent assistance after two years of bloody conflict, with access to the region severely […]
The World Bank has offered Ghana a $3-million grant to build the capacity of local communities affected by climate change. Known as Enhancing Access to Benefits by Lowering Emissions (EnABLE), the grant was approved by the multilateral bank for Ghana as a further benefit for lowering emissions in the forestry sector. President Nana Addo Dankwa […]
At least eight Somali American women won races in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, results show. Ilhan Omar, the most prominent Somali American politician, held on to her U.S. House of Representatives seat in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. This will be the third term for Omar, who was first elected in 2018. In Minnesota state races, […]
America’s midterm elections, which left control of the Congress in doubt with several House and Senate seats still to be decided after a full day of ballot-counting, nevertheless marked a good day for democracy, President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “Our democracy has been tested in recent years, but with their votes, the American people have […]
Algeria has said that it is willing to explore all opportunities to give its relations with Ghana, a substantial economic content, especially in terms of trade and investment. It said it was hopeful that such a relation would help to address the major challenges of food security, energy transition, and climate change and adaptation. The […]
Tech company Twitter has fired nearly all its staff in Ghana, more than a week after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company. A source told the BBC that only one person was left in the almost 20-member team. “The company is re-organising its operations as a result of a need to reduce costs,” read […]
History was made last Monday at Sefwi Wiaso when the India High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Sugandh Rajaram, became the first High Commissioner to make an official visit to the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Council in the Western North region. He was in the traditional area to explore business opportunities and build a new friendship between […]
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk is urging Egyptian authorities to immediately release a rights activist whose life reportedly hangs by a thread after a seven-month hunger strike. British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been a thorn in the side of the Egyptian authorities for more than a decade. He has been […]
Donald Trump has warned Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. “I think he would be making a mistake. I think the base would not like it,” the former president told Fox News. He also threatened to release unflattering information about the 44-year-old, without […]
Donald Trump has warned Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. “I think he would be making a mistake. I think the base would not like it,” the former president told Fox News. He also threatened to release unflattering information about the 44-year-old, without […]
