Somali-born refugee Ali Duale has positive memories of his arrival in Canada’s Atlantic province of Nova Scotia, where he first entered his hotel room to find a welcoming note in his native language along with hygienic supplies and a check to pay for anything else that he needed. Twenty-five years later, Duale is repaying the […]
The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote Thursday on whether to remove Russia from the Human Rights Council because of its action in Ukraine. Two-thirds of the 193 member states would have to vote in favor of removing Russia. The council, which is based in Geneva, is largely symbolic, but it can authorize investigations […]
The European Union is expected to join the United States in imposing new sanctions against Russia as horrific reports of possible war crimes in Ukraine continue to surface. But critics, including some EU members, are calling the measures insufficient. The new EU sanctions — the fifth round by the bloc since Russia invaded Ukraine — […]
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson and the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have condemned “Russia’s hostile invasion and attempted subjugation of Ukraine”. During bilateral talks at Downing Street on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, the two leaders also agreed on the importance of continued support to the Ukrainian people […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the implementation of a social and behavioural change project for better health outcomes. The project, dubbed: “USAID-Ghana accelerating social and behavioural change (SBC) activities in Ghana”, is aimed at promoting health-seeking behaviours to […]
Western leaders are set announce a further set of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, the US has said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the measures will target Russian financial and state-owned bodies, as well as some officials and oligarchs. Ms Psaki said the move will “hold accountable the Russian kleptocracy that funds and […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday the end of the country’s state of disaster brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. That means that many restrictions on daily life and business that have been in place for 750 days have officially been removed. But some measures remain. Ramaphosa introduced a 30-day transition period that would […]
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan (SS), has completed three and a half years of duty in the country. Mrs Sullivan, who assumed duty in September 2018, initiated a number of bilateral interests which have gone a long way to deepen US-Ghana relations. She has championed issues on gender violence and child abuse […]
The European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has expressed the EU’s commitment to help nurture young entrepreneurs in the country. “Entrepreneurs trigger positive changes in their communities by creating jobs and developing innovative solutions to local and global issues such as climate change. “Today, I have seen remarkable projects and brilliant young […]
The first trial for atrocities committed in Darfur is due to open at the International Criminal Court (ICC), nearly 20 years after violence tore through the Sudanese region. A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia has been charged with 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman denies […]
