Ghana is improving moderately in achieving set targets for the goal six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Mr Godfred Fiifi Boadi, a Senior Public Health Engineer, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources. The United Nations SDGs Six drives countries around the globe to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable water […]
At the start of a three-day visit to Algeria, President Emmanuel Macron indicated Thursday that France and the North African country should move beyond their “painful” shared history and look to the future. The trauma of French colonial rule in Algeria and the bitter war for independence that ended it in 1962 has haunted relations […]
Health ministers attending the World Health Organization’s 72nd Regional Committee for Africa in Lome, Togo have approved an eight-year strategy aimed at curbing disease and responding quickly to health emergencies. More than 400 people participated from 47 countries, including about 30 health ministers, who attended the top annual health gathering in person, while others joined […]
A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorise a search of Donald Trump’s estate. The public version of the affidavit, a document that includes the evidence gathered by prosecutors, could reveal new details about the inquiry. The Department of Justice had opposed releasing an […]
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been criticised after she said the “jury was still out” on French President Emmanuel Macron. Her remark came as she was asked if Mr Macron was a “friend or foe” of the UK at a Tory leadership hustings. She added that if elected PM she would judge him on “deeds […]
A recent announcement by China that it is forgiving 23 loans for 17 African countries may be motivated by accusations of “debt-trap diplomacy,” say some analysts. Critics have long accused Beijing of practicing debt-trap diplomacy, suggesting it deliberately lends to countries that it knows cannot repay the money, thereby increasing its political leverage. China vehemently […]
The German government has so far committed a total of €37.8 million towards the development of the first utility scale PV plant in Ghana. Mr Daniel Krull, the German Ambassador to Ghana, announced this during the commissioning of the photovoltaic Plant at Kaleo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District on Tuesday. A Spanish Company, Elecnor S. A. […]
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he was shocked by renewed fighting around the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia and appealed for an immediate ceasefire. Fighting erupted on Wednesday around the southern edge of Tigray, with both the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels accusing each other of resuming hostilities and torpedoing a […]
US President Joe Biden will cancel up to $10,000 (£8,474) in federal student loans for millions of Americans who earn less than $125,000 each year. Mr Biden will also forgive $20,000 of debt for students on Pell Grants, which applies to those in greatest financial need. “People can finally crawl out under that mountain of […]
The White House announced its largest-ever security assistance package for Ukraine on Wednesday — six months to the day since Russia invaded — with a $3 billion commitment that brings the U.S. price tag for this 184-day conflict to $13.6 billion. Unlike previous aid packages that addressed immediate military needs, this new package focuses on […]
