Reports that Russia is connected to this week’s coup in Burkina Faso have made their way to the Pentagon, though U.S. defense officials decline to say whether the allegations have merit. Burkinabe soldiers went on national television late Monday, announcing they had deposed President Roch Kabore due to “the continuous deterioration of the security situation […]
The BBC has begun the search for a future star of African journalism with the launch of the seventh BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. The search for the next worthy winner of the Komla Dumor award launched with an online event on 26 January 2022, featuring an exclusive interview with Komla Dumor’s family. The […]
The UN secretary general has mourned as a “true pioneer” Ghana’s first female brigadier general, Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, who died on Monday. Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Brigadier-General Edjeani-Afenu for making history in peacekeeping as the first female deputy force commander of a UN mission in Western Sahara. During her more than 40 years of […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, while contributing to a debate at the UN Security Council in New York, USA, has called for drastic action by governments to prevent domestic inequalities that lead to urban migration. He said inequalities created fertile grounds for conflicts and should be avoided at all cost. Vice President Bawumia was speaking […]
President Joe Biden will honour his commitment to make an African-American woman his first nomination to the Supreme Court, the White House says. She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June. His retirement plans are yet to be officially […]
The West African bloc ECOWAS will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where army officers have deposed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the group said. The 15 member Economic Community of West African States, which includes Burkina Faso, had already condemned Monday’s coup, which came amid deepening anger about Kabore’s response to […]
The US has rejected Russia’s demand to bar Ukraine from Nato, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbour. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was giving Russia a formal response to its demands to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Mr Blinken gave no concessions but said that he was offering Russia “a serious diplomatic path forward, should […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghana is on her way to establishing a domestic manufacturing plant for COVID-19 vaccines. He said with the Presidents of Senegal, Mr Macky Sall, and Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, the three would inspect production facilities needed for that in Germany on February 16, 2022. “We are going […]
Uganda on Monday lifted its two-year COVID-19 curfew, allowing bars and nightspots to re-open. Excited revelers celebrated the end of one of the world’s longest lockdowns. A reveler who only identified herself as Peace said she has been drinking every night of the lockdown. Uganda imposed the nighttime curfew in March 2020 in a bid […]
The head of the World Health Organization warned Monday that COVID-19 will be around for the foreseeable future, and everyone will have to learn to live with it. The WHO chief issued the warning at the opening of the agency’s weeklong executive board meeting. Two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a public […]
