When Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office four years ago, Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based group that promotes press freedom, raised Ethiopia’s ranking in its international press freedom index by 40 places. It was a giant leap forward after decades of media repression by the state. But since the war between federal government forces […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, at the start of a two-day visit to Nigeria, is in northeast Borno state, where the country has been struggling in its fight against Islamist militants. The United Nations information center in Nigeria said the Secretary General is expected to meet with the Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, the […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is investigating a video shared online that appears to show government troops abusing and shooting an ethnic Tigrayan boy. The four-minute video shows an alleged ethnic Tigray teenager being surrounded by men in Ethiopian army uniforms. The forces are seen abusing the boy, who they refer to as being from […]
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he has asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply. The pontiff also told the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera that Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, […]
As part of his vision to empower the youth, women and people with disabilities, Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu and Sheikh Abdul Aziz on behalf of the United Arab Emirates Embassy and the Afro Arab Group of Companies have donated food items to Skate Soccer Ghana. The items included: bags of rice, bottles of cooking oil, […]
Mali’s ruling junta announced Monday it was breaking off from defense accords with its former colonial ruler France, condemning “flagrant violations” of its national sovereignty by the French troops there. The announcement — threatened several times over the past few weeks — was the latest confirmation of deteriorating relations between the junta in Mali and […]
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, […]
