Legislation has advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives to impose sanctions on Ethiopians committing human rights abuses, blocking food aid delivery, or taking other actions that are worsening the country’s 15-month crisis. It would also sanction those providing training, weapons, or financial support to those involved in the conflict. The proposed Ethiopian Stabilization, Peace […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark vaccine inequities among high- and low-income nations and has underscored Africa’s dependence on outside countries for shots. A new initiative in Senegal, however, hopes to reduce that inequity and make the continent more vaccine self-sufficient. Senegal administered its first doses to the public in March 2021, months after COVID-19 […]
Mali’s army has confirmed it took part in a joint attack last week with French and European forces that killed at least 20 Islamist militants. The attack in southern Mali went ahead despite rising tensions between Mali’s government and the country’s former colonial power. French and Estonian Takuba Task Force troops, along with soldiers from […]
Libya’s parliament is set to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, but incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has rejected the balloting, saying Libyans should not have another period with an interim government. “I will not allow new transitional periods. We will not retreat from our role in government that we pledged to the people until […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has told reporters that President Vladimir Putin assured him that Russian forces would not ramp up the crisis near Ukraine’s borders. “I secured an assurance there would be no deterioration or escalation,” he said before meeting Ukraine’s leader. However, Russia said any suggestion of a guarantee was “not right”. Russia has […]
The Spanish company in charge of a truck that exploded and killed 13 people last month en route to an internationally-run gold mine in Ghana violated storage and transport laws and has been fined $6 million, the lands ministry said on Tuesday. The truck was transporting explosives for Madrid-based Maxam Corp to the Chirano gold […]
Mali’s interim prime minister has accused France of using its military mission there against Islamist militants to divide the African country. Speaking to diplomats late Monday, Interim Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said Mali would always be grateful to French soldiers who died in the fight against Islamist militants. But he added that the French […]
A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers for terrorism on Monday over plans to attack the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria and join the Islamic State group, local media reported. Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie, both 28, were arrested in South Africa in July 2016 and have been held in custody since. The South […]
More than half a million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport on February 6. The United States has donated 7.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ghana since September 2021. These vaccines are being used across Ghana to protect Ghanaians from serious illness and to save lives. The Ghana Health […]
The government of the United States of America (USA) has conferred on the Founder and General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, Apostle General Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, the esteemed US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. The Ghanaian minister and televangelist was honoured for his dedicated and life-long service to humanity in the US and […]
