Ghana has been urged to prepare for post-COVID-19 challenges that may occur after the pandemic in order not to be overtaken by events. The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, Mrs Diana Acconcia, said the devastating effects of COVID-19 that continued to take a toll on people and the economies of nations […]
More than half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die between now and next year from Aids-related illnesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic – unless governments move to address the issue. A modelling analysis done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAids shows that the impact of a six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy could […]
Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis. In a private conference call, he called the US handling of the pandemic “an absolute chaotic disaster”. Mr Obama has said he wants to play a larger role supporting Joe Biden in the presidential election in […]
The United Nations announced Thursday it is increasing its appeal to fight the coronavirus pandemic in fragile and vulnerable countries from $2 billion to $6.7 billion. U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock reiterated that the peak of the pandemic is not expected to hit the world’s poorest countries for three to six months. But he said […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has stated that Africa can only avoid a total collapse of its economies from the COVID-19 pandemic if intensive social distancing measures are practised. He added that Africa will only achieve the necessary behavioural change if people can trust the information they have access to. “Our governments need to invest […]
The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) is implementing a programme in Ghana, in partnership with the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases (WACCBIP) and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) of the University of Ghana, to strengthen the country’s strategy to respond to the disease. […]
UNESCO and its Director-General, Madam Audrey Azoulay has hosted an online discussion on the importance of free media in providing the public with reliable independent information, vital in times of crisis. The discussion was part of activities outlined to celebrate the ‘World Press Freedom Day’, which falls on May 3 of every year.A statement from […]
This year’s Africa Energy Forum (aef) has been rescheduled to take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 20-22 October 2020. Previously due to take place in July, the move comes in the interests of all attendees’ safety after monitoring the COVID-19 situation and its impact on global economies. The Forum, organised by EnergyNet, brings together […]
Former President of African Court on Human and People’s Right, Justice Augustino S. L. Ramadhani, has died, a statement by the African Continental Court said on Saturday. The statement, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said: “It is with the deepest sorrow that we have learnt of the death of Justice Ramadhani, who served as […]
Boris Johnson has revealed “contingency plans” were made while he was seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus. In an interview with the Sun on Sunday, the PM says he was given “litres and litres of oxygen” to keep him alive. He says his week in London’s St Thomas’ Hospital left him driven by a desire to […]
