South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was “deeply disappointed” by the action, which he described as unjustified, and called for the bans to be urgently lifted. The UK, EU and US are among those who have imposed […]
Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel. The decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long complicated the government’s relations with the country’s Ethiopian community. Some 140,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel. […]
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Saturday he dismissed the chief of police, Lieutenant-General Khaled Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Emam, and his deputy. Lieutenant-General Anan Hamed Mohammed Omar was appointed as the new police chief and Major General Muddathir Abd al-Rahman Nasr al-Din as his deputy, Hamdok added in a post on Twitter. Source: voanews.com
A third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency has said. It said the case involves a person who visited the Westminster area of London but who is no longer in the UK. The individual is linked to travel in southern Africa, where Omicron was first […]
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa. They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for coronavirus. It comes as tighter restrictions come into force in the Netherlands, amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new variant. […]
Greek Foreign Minister, Mr Nikos Dendias, has called for the strengthening of the friendly relationship with Ghana for the mutual benefit of both countries. “I will like to say that my country Greece will like to be part of Ghana’s future. We would like to work together and transform our common friendship to a new […]
The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new coronavirus variant spreading there. From Monday, only US citizens and residents will be allowed to travel from the region. This follows a similar flight ban imposed by the EU earlier on Friday. The World Health […]
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Ghana, has held its 2021 Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Awards Night in honour of the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Stephanie Sullivan, who leaves the country next year after a successful tenure. Ms Sullivan was honoured for her leadership contributions to strengthening cultural and commercial relations between […]
A project which aims to build technology-enabled systems that will connect school-based and home-based learning has been launched in Accra to ensure the continuity and quality of learning even under crises situations such as pandemics. Dubbed Technology-enabled Open School Systems (TeOSS), the project which is being funded at a cost of $720,000 is being implemented […]
Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says the body is prepared to help Nigeria to rehabilitate Chibok girls, who were kidnapped and abused by jihadists for years. She said the girls were still trapped in psychological trauma after their ordeal. She made the remark when together with other delegations from the […]
