The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which came at a time when economies worldwide are still grappling with the negative effects of COVID-19, poses a new challenge to global food security, an official with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said. “Many countries rely on supplies from Ukraine and Russia for their food import … The post ‘Russian-Ukraine
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, and his First Vice President, Riek Machar, are holding discussions to end the deadlock over the security arrangements, a senior official said on Thursday. Bol Makueng, Secretary for external affairs of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by President Kiir, said the two principals were already consulting each other on … The post South
Millions of dollars of public funds allegedly stolen by two of Kenya’s richest men are being returned to the country to buy life-saving Covid-19 equipment following a landmark agreement signed in London. The deal with Jersey, a self-governing island in the English Channel, was hailed as “a victory for the people of Kenya” by its … The post Landmark deal
Five more victims of a boat accident involving women and children fleeing armed gang violence in central Nigeria have been found. The head of the Niger state emergency agency, Ahmad Ibrahim Inga, told the BBC the bodies of four children and one man were found on Thursday. Now a total of 13 people have been … The post More children’s bodies found in Nigeria boat tragedy
Accra Lions recorded a 1-0 victory over Bibiani GoldStars in their match week 22 game of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) played at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. Daniel Kwame Awuni scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute to break the deadlock having tried several times without success. Dubbed a game … The post Accra Lions pip GoldStars appeared first on Ghanaian
Defender Vincent Atingastruck from the penalty spot in the first half to hand Medeama a narrow 1-0 win over Kumasi based King Faisal in their week 22 match of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) played at the Akoon Park. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the game was abandoned in the 27th minute after a heavy downpour … The post Atinga’s penalty powers Medeama over King Faisal
A delegation of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Accra 2023 African Games, yesterday paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Dr Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharabutu at his office in Fadama, Accra. The team, led by the Chairman, Dr Kweku Ofosu-Asare, elaborately briefed the Chief Imam on Ghana’s preparations towards the quadrennial … The post LOC calls on Chief
The third edition of the Accra City Open Doubles tournament will commence today at the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. According to the organisers, matches will start with round robin format till April 5, followed by the knock out round.Men and women will compete for honours in both the socials and professionals games.The event is supported … The post 3rd Accra Open doubles tourney starts
Manchester United will face Liverpool in a pre-season friendly in Thailand in July before facing Crystal Palace in Australia seven days later. The Old Trafford club will take on Jurgen Klopp’s side at the Rajamangala stadium in Bangkok on July 12. They will then take on Melbourne Victory at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground on … The post Pre-season friendlies:
Cup teams so far Argentina, Belgium Brazil, Cameroon Canada, Croatia Denmark, Ecuador England, France Germany, Ghana Iran, Japan Mexico, Morocco
The countdown to the Qatar 2022 World Cup has begun. The draw for the showpiece tournament will be held today at 4pm GMT in Doha, more than seven months before the event kicks off on November 21. As is customary, the tournament will run for roughly a month with the final held on Sunday, December … The post Qatar World Cup draw to be held today appeared first on Ghanaian
Austin Eguavoen has stepped down as Super Eagles Head Coach, following the failure of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Eguavoen is reported to have sent an official resignation letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday. According to multiple sources, Eguavoen will now return to his role as Technical Director of all … The post Eguavoen steps down as Nigeria
AFP Sport runs the rule over the eight stadiums which will host matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from November 21 to December 18: LUSAIL, LUSAIL ICONIC STADIUM (80,000 capacity) Qatar’s biggest stadium will host the final on December 18 as well as, amongst other matches, the first semi-final. Built in Lusail, a … The post Qatar’s eight World Cup stadiums looking
The United States and Mexico booked their tickets to the World Cup finals in Qatar on Wednesday after securing the results needed to claim the last two automatic qualifying places from the CONCACAF region. The USA were beaten 2-0 by Costa Rica in San Jose to finish third in the standings while Mexico eased past … The post Mexico, USA clinch Qatar 2022 berths appeared first on
About two million Ghanaian smallholder farmers are to benefit from a climate-smart agriculture initiative that preserves soil, water, plant, animal and human health. The project, which would end in 2024, focuses on farmers’ ability to adopt technologies and practices for maize, yam, sweet potato, cowpea and other vegetable production, to improve the quality of yields … The post Smallholder
President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has said stakeholders in the trading industry are making efforts to reduce importation. He indicated that the move, among other things will help to expand the tax net and make life comfortable for traders and consumers. Speaking in a reaction to the fresh … The post Traders are making
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) as part of its quest to improve informal pension coverage in Ghana has embarked on an outreach programme in Oti Region to create awareness of pensions. The Head of Corporate Affairs, Nana SifaTwum, told the Ghanaian Times in Accra on Wednesday, that the move is to educate and sensitise … The post NPRA embarks on
The Member of Parliament for Dormaa East, Paul AprakuTwum Barimah, has indicated that the passage of the €20 million loan agreement between the Government of Ghana and the German Development Bank will help promote the development of renewable energy and further boost energy transition in the country. Speaking to the media after the passage of the agreement, Mr Twum Barimah said this … The post Govt’s
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has injected $100 million into the forex market to shore up the Cedi. This is part of moves to boost supply of dollar to the foreign exchange (FX) market and ease the depreciation of the cedi to dollar further. A statement issued by the BoG in Accra on Wednesday and … The post BoG injects $100m into forex market to shore up Cedi appeared first
Some Ghanaians have expressed mixed-reactions to the State of the Nation’s Address (SONA) delivered by President Nana AddoDankwaAkufo-Addoon Wednesday. While some applauded the government for its good initiatives, particularly for containing COVID-19, others said the SONA did not reflect the suffering of Ghanaians. They said this in separate interviews with the Ghanaian Times, Wednesday, after … The post Ghanaians
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