Free speech advocates in Malawi have condemned the arrest of a nurse for insulting President Lazarus Chakwera during a WhatsApp debate on governance. Malawi police said 39-year-old Chidawawa Mainje was charged with cyber harassment and faces up to five years in prison and a fine of $2,500 if found guilty. Mainje was arrested after using […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) has echoed its commitment to Ghana in the quest to develop an industrialised-inclusive and resilient economy which impacts on zero hunger. The agenda is to work with stakeholders for improved food systems, nutrition, social protection and emergency preparedness – all geared towards achieving and sustaining zero hunger, says Ms. Barbara […]
The head of Guinea’s military government has announced the country will return to civilian rule after a 39-month transition period. Speaking on television, Col Mamady Doumbouya, said the proposal would now be put to Guinea’s parliament. His army ousted the elected president in a coup last year – a move many Guineans initially welcomed. But […]
The United Nations said Sunday it is conducting a “safe passage operation” to get as many as 1,000 Ukrainian civilians out of the steel plant blockaded by Russian forces in the war-ravaged southern port city of Mariupol. The operation, being coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross along with Russian and Ukrainian officials, […]
Ghana has been on a digitalization process to improve the workings of both the public and private sectors and to grow the economy, and the World has approved $200 million financing to accelerate the process. In a press release copied to Ghana Business News, the Bank says the financing is to help the government increase […]
The United States and the European Union have warned against giving in to what they called Russian “blackmail” over gas supplies to Europe. Russia, which supplies about 40% of Europe’s gas needs, had demanded that what it called “unfriendly” European countries pay their gas bills in rubles — seen as a way to prop up […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged that the world body would not give up on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and would scale up support to the Ukrainian people during a visit Thursday to Kyiv. “This war must end, and peace must be established in line with the charter of the United Nations and international law,” […]
A host of dignitaries, including former United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Tony Blair, have attended a reception hosted by the British High Commission, in Accra, to commemorate the 96th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, led Ghana’s guests to the event on Tuesday, which […]
President Biden is asking Congress for $33bn (£27bn) in military, economic and humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine “for the next five months”. Mr Biden said it was “critical” for US lawmakers to approve the package. The package includes more than $20bn in military aid, $8.5bn in economic aid and $3bn in humanitarian aid. He said […]
Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a “lightning-fast” response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. “We have all the tools no-one can boast of… we will use them if necessary”, he said, in what is seen as a reference to ballistic missiles and nuclear arms. Ukraine’s allies have stepped up […]
