The Israeli government on Wednesday said it was donating 1 million coronavirus vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX program. The Foreign Ministry said the AstraZeneca vaccines would be transferred in the coming weeks, a decision that was part of Israel’s strengthening ties with the African countries. “I am delighted that Israel can contribute and be a […]
The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, adding that the tendency to dismiss it as mild is concerning. Speaking during a news conference on Tuesday, Tedros said the variant has been detected in 77 countries.”The reality is that Omicron […]
French troops have left a military base in Timbuktu, Mali, where they were posted since liberating the area from Islamist militants in 2013. French forces have been gradually withdrawing from the region, despite ongoing fighting with militants that threatens stability. Locals are expressing unease about the French troops’ departure. On Tuesday, French troops left their […]
South Africa’s High Court has ordered former President Jacob Zuma back to jail, to serve out the remainder of his 15-month sentence for contempt of court.It called the decision in September to release Zuma on medical parole unlawful. There is no evidence South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is terminally ill or incapacitated, the country’s […]
The president of the European Commission is warning that the omicron variant could become the dominant coronavirus variant across the 27-nation bloc by mid-January. Ursula von der Leyen told members of the European Parliament Wednesday in Brussels that many member nations are already seeing a sharp rise in new infections from both omicron and the […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged continuous support to Ghana to make the country the most preferred investment destination. This will be done through the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Investor map, a digital tool that provides market intelligence on investment opportunities in Ghana and its related impact data to identify and increase SDG-aligned […]
“I am a firm believer in the statement that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’. Let us help make vaccines available to all parts of the world, encourage our citizens to take the jab, and we would win the fight against COVID faster and together. These were the words of the President of […]
Ghana is expected to receive over one million Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany and other EU partners. This forms part of efforts to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by the German Embassy on Tuesday, the country is expected to take delivery of 1,037,700 vaccines through the COVAX facility. “On […]
Kenya’s high court has suspended a government order that required everyone accessing public services and places to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 21. Kenyan High Court Judge Antony Mrima put a hold on a government directive that would have denied services to unvaccinated persons beginning next week. A petition challenging the rule was filed […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the new coronavirus variant Omicron is probably already present in most countries around the world. Cases of the heavily mutated variant have been confirmed in 77 countries. But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was probably in many others that had yet to detect it, and […]
