President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the Guest of Honour for the second edition of this year’s Kofi Annan Peace and Security forum from Wednesday, December 8 to 9, 2021 in Accra. The forum, organized by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Kofi Annan Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, is […]
UNICEF Ghana says it would soon introduce blood lead testing in Ghana to check lead poisoning especially in children. Lead poisoning occurs when the heavy metal builds up in the body, often over a period of time. It occurs naturally in the soil but has some uses where it finds application in some consumer products […]
We’re back in familiar territory – growing concern about a new variant of coronavirus. The latest is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far – and it has such a long list of mutations that it was described by one scientist as “horrific”, while another told me it was the worst variant they’d seen. It is […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on France to agree to “take back” people who cross the Channel to the UK. The PM said he had written to French President Emmanuel Macron setting out five steps to “move further and faster” to avoid a repeat of Wednesday’s tragedy where 27 people died. UK government officials […]
Ghana and Denmark on Wednesday signed two green agreements to boost cooperation to combat climate change. The two agreements are geared towards zero emissions in maritime transport, and water efficiency and conservation. The visiting Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms Mette Frederiksen, and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo initialed the agreements on behalf of their respective […]
At least 27 migrants drowned Wednesday after their inflatable dinghy capsized as they tried to cross the English Channel from France. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were aboard the boat. Two were rescued and one is missing, according to Reuters, in the worst recorded tragedy involving migrants between the two countries. Without […]
Sweden’s first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass. Instead, parliament voted for a budget drawn-up by the opposition which includes the anti-immigrant far right. “I have […]
Tawanda Carter is a school librarian in New Orleans, Louisiana. She said preparing for the holidays has presented a unique set of challenges this year, a sentiment shared by millions of Americans. “Food prices are higher, and a lot of items aren’t even in stock,” she said, as she gets ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with […]
When relationships end it might be because the spark has disappeared, or maybe you just can’t make time for one another. But can climate change cause break-ups? It might do, according to a new study which suggests albatrosses – some of the world’s most loyal creatures – are “divorcing” more. Research published in the Royal Society […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday received letters of credence from seven envoys at the Jubilee House, Accra. They are the ambassadors of Israel, Ms Shlomit Sufa; Mrs Anette Chao Garcia from Cuba; Egypt’s Aldesouky Mahmoud Youssef; Mauricio Mauro Epkua Obama Bindang of Equatorial Guinea; Japan’s Mochizuki Hisanobu; the Ambassador of Greece to Nigeria […]
