Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Kremlin of resorting to “energy terrorism” as Russian troops make few gains on the battlefield. Mr Zelensky said 4.5 million people were without power following Russian attacks on its energy network. In recent weeks, Russia has carried out large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian power facilities. The […]
US President Donald Trump has dropped one of his strongest hints yet that he may run for the White House again. He told a crowd in Sioux City, Iowa, that he will “very, very, very probably do it again” in 2024. Mr Trump was speaking at the first of four rallies in five days as […]
USAID in partnership with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Tuesday, launched ‘Phase two’ of the ‘SERVIR’, a satellite imagery technology, to empower regional and national actors to use earth observation and earth science for development gains. SERVIR-West Africa, hosted by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), provides earth observation data […]
US President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump and his supporters of undermining democracy, ahead of next week’s midterm elections. “Make no mistake, democracy is on the ballot for all of us,” Mr Biden, a Democrat, said, referring to threats by some Republicans candidates to refuse to accept the outcome should they lose. […]
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that Ebola’s arrival in the Ugandan capital highlighted the high risk of further spread of the deadly virus, calling on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness. Since Uganda’s health ministry first declared the outbreak on September 20, the country has registered more than 150 confirmed and probable cases, including […]
A surprise deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt their two-year conflict which led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine. The African Union (AU) has called it a new “dawn”, AFP news agency says. The agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces should […]
The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, has urged Ghana to use its Presidency of the United Nations Security Council to promote human rights and also help bring an end to the war in Ukraine. An end to the war in Ukraine, he said, would be a big push for the global economic recovery efforts […]
The World Bank has charged Ghana to improve its debt sustainability and creditworthiness to support the country’s climate actions and national development agenda. The Bank said it was important for the government to broaden its tax base, including the introduction of carbon taxes and reduce expenditure. The Bank also asked the government to have a […]
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday said its troops had made a strategic withdrawal from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group. U.N. troops have been supporting Congolese forces in the fight against the M23, which launched a new offensive […]
Nigerian authorities on Monday dismissed recent terror warnings by foreign missions for the capital, Abuja, as “false” and “irresponsible.” Heads of Nigerian security agencies made the comments to journalists after an emergency security meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. But security experts are urging Nigerians to take the warnings seriously. Top government officials including the national […]
