Russia has accused Ukrainian special services of killing the daughter of one of Vladimir Putin’s allies in a car bombing near Moscow at the weekend. Journalist Darya Dugina, aged 29, died on Saturday when a vehicle she was driving exploded near Russia’s capital. Her prominent ultra-nationalist father, Alexander Dugin, said to be close to Mr […]
Madam Katie Csaba, the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has called on Speaker Alban Kingsford Bagbin at the Parliament House in Accra to inform him about the end of her ambassadorial work in Ghana. A statement issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of Parliament, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the call was […]
About 9,000 Tigrayans inhabiting camps for displaced people in the city of Semera, Ethiopia, are being allowed to return to their hometown of Abala, the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced Tuesday. A report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in June found that many people in the camps were […]
The Ghana government must be prepared to take “tough measures” geared towards cutting down expenditure as it engages the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support. The measures include reducing the size of government and reviewing some flagship programmes such as the Free SHS Programme to reduce expenditure. Speaking to selected journalists at a forum dubbed: […]
The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden province of Tigray is the worst humanitarian and man-made disaster on Earth. The WHO chief said more than 6 million people in Tigray have been under siege by Ethiopia and Eritrea for nearly two years. He said they have been […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a council to eradicate malaria and named Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, as its leader. Africa accounts for the vast majority of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease, with nearly a third of victims in Nigeria. But Africa has struggled to eliminate the disease. The launch of Nigeria’s End Malaria […]
The governor of Egypt’s central bank, Tarek Amer, has resigned more than a year before the end of his second term in office. The move – which triggered a sell-off of government bonds – comes one day before the monetary policy committee is expected to raise interest rates. Inflation stands at nearly 15%, three times […]
The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The first round of talks are expected to begin in “early fall”, said the Office of US Trade Representative. Their discussion will include talks on trade facilitation, digital trade and anti-corruption […]
Thousands of people gathered in the South African town of Marikana to mark a decade since dozens of striking workers were killed in the worst act of police violence since the end of apartheid. On August 16, 2012, 34 people were killed and 78 injured when police opened fire on platinum mine workers who had […]
The runner-up in Kenya’s just-concluded presidential election has rejected the result, saying the announcement of the winner was illegal. Raila Odinga cited a split in the electoral commission and the chairman’s failure to explain how he came up with the final numbers. Addressing elected governors, members of parliament and politicians allied to his Azimio Coalition, […]
