Mr. Abdourahamane Diallo, the Country Head of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says the Organisation was working to strengthen the capacity of Ghana towards safeguarding its historical books and intangible cultural heritage. The intervention, he said, was necessary to help preserve the history of Ghana noted for a long tradition of oral […]
Snowy northern winters tend to see a drop in asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada at Roxham Road, Quebec. Not this past winter. In December, the number of asylum-seekers entering Canada outside formal land border crossings reached its highest point since August 2017, government statistics show. The growing caseload is lengthening wait times […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will start a difficult three-day trip to Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday amid criticism for the limited role played by the United Nations in the management of the crisis. Three months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN agencies are struggling to reach civilians under siege in the east of the […]
Emmanuel Macron has done something no other French president has achieved before: winning re-election while still being in charge of his own government. The centrist president’s victory over Marine Le Pen may have been convincing, but he has a problem. There are new elections around the corner to France’s National Assembly and a big section […]
The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock. He also called for a series of changes from relaxing its content restrictions to eradicating fake accounts. […]
A high-powered delegation from Costa Rica on Saturday, April 23, 2022 toured the Nkyinkyim Museum located at Nuhalenya-Ada in the Greater Accra Region to explore and understudy Ghana’s cultural tourism. Led by Costa Rican Vice President Madam Epsy Campbell Barr, the visit formed part of efforts by Costa Rica to build the history of the […]
American diplomats will start returning to Ukraine this week, first to the western city of Lviv and then eventually to the capital, Kyiv. The United States is also providing further foreign military financing to Ukraine to help the country obtain more advanced weapons and air defense systems to fend off Russian attacks, according to senior […]
Guinea’s deposed president Alpha Conde has been released from house arrest and can receive visitors, including family members, the ruling military government announced. A statement by the military released late on Friday said that coup leader and interim president Colonel Mamady Doumbouya “informs national and international opinion that the former president of the republic is finally free”. […]
Russia has deployed the Wagner Group in military operations across at least half a dozen African nations. When abuses were reported in recent weeks in Mali – fake graves designed to discredit French forces; a massacre of some 300 people, mostly civilians – all evidence pointed to the shadowy mercenaries of Russia’s Wagner Group. Even before […]
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s highest share of the vote yet. He won by 58.55% to 41.45%, a greater margin than expected. The centrist leader told jubilant supporters at the foot of the Eiffel Tower […]
