U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the “real risk” of multiple famines this year and that 2023 could be even worse. “The war in Ukraine has compounded problems that have been brewing for years: climate disruption; the COVID-19 pandemic; the deeply unequal recovery,” Guterres […]
“As I said in Marburg, the Pan-African Vaccine Manufacturing Project fits perfectly with Ghana’s roadmap for domestic vaccine development and manufacturing. Ghana is ready to play her role, and I reaffirm, once again, her determination to make the Project work successfully.” These were the words of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the groundbreaking […]
Mr James Heappey, the United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Armed Forces, has arrived in Ghana as part of a three-country visit to West Africa. A statement issued by the British High Commission and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the Minister would visit both Accra and Tamale in Ghana and then travel to Togo […]
South Africa’s Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has released a final and damning report after a long-running inquiry into influence-peddling and corruption during former President Jacob Zuma’s nine years in office. It recommends several high-ranking officials face investigation and prosecution. Acting Chief Justice Zondo late Wednesday gave the final report on the plunder of state resources […]
South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister said on Thursday. The country has recorded the most coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa, with more than 3.9 million confirmed infections and upwards of 101,000 […]
Rwanda is preparing to welcome leaders of 54 nations for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Friday in the capital, Kigali. The Commonwealth was formed in 1931 as the British Empire began to break up and nations claimed their independence. Its stated aim is working toward shared goals of prosperity, democracy and peace. Rwanda and […]
European Union officials are preparing to meet in Brussels on Thursday, where they are expected to grant EU candidacy status to Ukraine in a gesture of solidarity amid the conflict with Russia. At the same time, the bloc has been carrying out a global lobbying campaign to boost support for Kyiv, with EU chief Ursula von der […]
The European Union has pledged 600 million euros ($630m) to help vulnerable nations weather a food security crisis worsened by Russia’s war on Ukraine. The funds include €150 million ($158m) in humanitarian assistance for African, Caribbean and Pacific nations and €350 million to boost sustainable food production in the long term. “Russia’s war of aggression […]
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended the powers of Vice President Saulos Chilima after the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) accused Chilima of accepting kickbacks in return for government contracts. The bureau’s findings come a month after Britain’s National Crime Agency showed that Chilima was on the list of Malawi government officials receiving kickbacks from British-Malawian […]
A key advisor to Ukraine’s president has said the battle for the eastern cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has reached a “fearsome climax”. Oleksiy Arestovych said Russian forces could soon encircle the twin cities and cut them off from Ukrainian territory. “The threat of a tactical Russian victory is there, but they haven’t done it […]
