The U.N. high commissioner for human rights on Wednesday called Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stop the war that she said had caused immeasurable suffering and grief for millions of people. In a dramatic rendering of conditions in Ukraine to the U.N. Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet described the living nightmare […]
An Ethiopian court has ordered Ethiopian journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to be released on bail after being imprisoned for four months without charges. A judge in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday granted bail to Kiyaro while prosecutors determine whether or not to press charges against him. Kiyaro remained in custody while bail procedures were […]
A United Nations spokesperson says no one survived Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with eight U.N. peacekeepers on board. Earlier, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the helicopter was carrying six crew members, all from the Pakistani military, and two military personnel – one from Serbia and one from […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation, setting up a vote next week to recommend her nomination to the full Senate and seat her as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Jackson appears to be on a glidepath to confirmation by mid-April, even if she doesn’t receive the […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday his aid chief will immediately begin exploring with Moscow and Kyiv the possible arrangements for a humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine. “But let’s be clear: The solution to this humanitarian tragedy is not humanitarian, it is political,” Guterres told reporters at U.N. headquarters. “I am, therefore, appealing for an immediate […]
Madam Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged world leaders at the 20th Doha Forum to work together to ensure global food security. Speaking during a panel discussion on the topic “Economic Crises and Coordinated Global Recovery Efforts: Towards An Inclusive Multilateralism”, Madam Georgieva warned that global economic crisis […]
The United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa Topside Brass Band who are in Ghana, as part of their activities, performed for a Non-Governmental Organisation, Universal Wonderful Street Academy (UWSA), at Mantse Agbona in Accra. UWSA, located in Accra Central is into informal education for children between the ages of 6 and 20 years. Their […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted the economies of the world, particularly Africa, it has also exposed the inadequacies and weaknesses in the health sector. As a consequence, African countries have seen the urgency to make efforts at strengthening their health sectors, especially the pharmaceutical industry. The ECOWAS Commission has signed a protocol agreement […]
The government on March 24, 2022, held a novelle political consultation with the government of the Netherlands to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The consultations, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration behind closed doors, centred on Defence and Security; Migration and Development; Trade and Investment and Agriculture. Other areas […]
West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday said it would maintain sanctions on Mali over the military rulers of the Sahel country delaying a return to civilian rule after a coup. At the end of a summit in Ghana, the Economic Community of West African States also issued warnings to the juntas that recently seized power […]
