AFRICA NEWS

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the global economy especially on African countries. The president holds that the war which started in February 2022 aggravated an already precarious situation for African economies that were starting to recover from the effects of …

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists that the victim had exhibited symptoms before succumbing to the disease.   He was a resident of Ngabano village in Mubende district, about 147km (91 …

Among the military men who escorted the cortege of Queen Elizabeth II on its last journey from Westminster Abbey to the St. George’s Chapel was a Ghanaian-born British soldier, Lieuetenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah.   He was the only Black person in the group of over a dozen officers who …

On his first day at work as President of Kenya, Dr William Ruto, today, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, played host to Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to Dr Bawumia, the two had fruitful discussions on deepening the economic cooperation between Ghana and Kenya. Dr Bawumia’s wife, Samira Bawumia, …

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that all National flags fly at half mast for 7 days following the passing on of the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.   In honour of her memory, I have directed that all official flags in the nation fly at half-mast for seven (7) …

At least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in northern Burkina Faso where jihadist rebels are active, authorities say. Dozens of others were wounded in the blast on the road between Djibo and Bourzanga. Convoys escorted by Burkina Faso’s army are used …

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has told a high-level Africa Caribbean summit in Barbados how the Akufo-Addo government has been implementing policies to address the issues of gender inequality in the country. Addressing gender inequality from an African perspective was one of the topics …

A final-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been listed among the top ten global students making societal impacts. Mathias Charles Yabe, studying communication design, is the only Ghanaian and African among other shortlisted students. The 2022 Chegg.org Global Student Prize received applications from …

Potentially, Ghana is endowed with every resource, both natural and human, to develop to the level of any industralised nation on the globe. But since independence, we appear to be going round in circles, vis-a-vis socio-economic advancement to improve living standards of our people. Our developmental agenda has been disjointed …

The New York City police have released footage of the moment five teenagers fatally beat a yellow cab driver. A disturbing footage about how the Ghanaian was beaten to death in the US has surfaced. The 52-year-old taxi driver, Gyimah Kutin was jumped by five passengers who reportedly refused to …