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 […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund and Zimbabwe have released a report saying nearly half the country’s youth are not in school due to poverty exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report says the percentage has more than doubled in the last three years. Still, the UNICEF representative in Zimbabwe, Tajudeen Oyewale, has praised the government […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Two people are known to have died so far in the city of over one million inhabitants where people live in close proximity to road, water and […]
California-based Google wants to get a bigger share of Africa’s growing online population, which is expected to top 800 million by 2030. The internet search giant announced this month it is setting up its first product development center on the continent, to be based in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It is scheduled to open next year […]
The United Kingdom (UK) is supporting Ghana in its economic recovery efforts, following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has said. She said given the existing relations between the two countries, the UK would continue to support Ghana to bounce back from the pandemic, which had […]
