The U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, Khaled Khiari, has warned against the escalation in the Red Sea following the US and UK airstrikes on Yemen. He has called on the Security Council to prevent the escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Yemen’s Houthis vowed fierce retaliation for […] The post UN
Get ready for the roar of the crowd, the electrifying goals, and the captivating drama of the Africa Cup of Nations, because Citi FM has you covered! We’ve secured the exclusive radio rights to bring you live commentary of every single game of the tournament, starting Sunday, January 14, 2024. But for us at Citi […] The post AFCON 2023: Citi FM secures radio broadcast
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Newage Agric Solutions Limited, in collaboration with Greenland Seeds Limited and the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Department (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), recently embarked on a seed training program for 67 youth farmers in the Volta Region of Ghana. The training, which took place from 18th to 22nd December 2023, […] The post Newage
Airline regulators will not be rushed into clearing grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a mid-air blowout, the US government has said. The aircraft, which were suspended in the US following an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight “need to be 100% safe”, said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. It is unclear when the planes […] The post US official says Boeing
A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea’s capital after at least 15 people were killed in rioting. More than 1,000 troops are on standby “to step in wherever necessary”, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday. Shops and cars were torched and supermarkets looted after police went on strike on Wednesday […] The post Papua
More than 5.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, an audit report has said. The vaccines are valued at 28.1bn Ugandan shillings ($7.3m; £5.8m) and were purchased using a World Bank loan. Authorities say the expired vaccines will be withdrawn from health facilities and destroyed. In the […] The post Uganda to destroy expired
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his good wishes to the Black Stars ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Akufo-Addo joined the players and technical team for a farewell dinner at their camp in Kumasi on Tuesday evening, ahead of their departure for Abidjan on Wednesday. Several dignitaries, […] The post AFCON 2023: Akufo-Addo
Liberia’s former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu, who was reportedly Ms Scott’s niece. In February last year, Charlotte was murdered by unknown people […] The post Liberia’s
Zambia expects to receive one million cholera vaccine doses from the World Health Organisation amid an outbreak that has killed 249 people since last October. Roma Chilengi, the health adviser to President Hakainde Hichilema, said the doses will be deployed to the most at risk regions and are due to arrive by Saturday. “But we […] The post Zambia to receive cholera
Rishi Sunak is facing a significant rebellion from Tory MPs over legislation to revive his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Over 30 backbenchers on the right of the party are backing plans to change the bill next week to make it harder for people to appeal deportation. The amendments underline the scale […] The post Rishi Sunak facing major Tory revolt over Rwanda
The 5th edition of the CenBA Africa Business Excellence Awards was held at the Golden Bean Hotel in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on 16th December 2023 to award companies that contributed to the success of businesses through creativity and innovation in Ghana and beyond. Angel Beverages Limited, producers of Angel Cola and other carbonated […] The post Angel
Africa50 Group, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the successful first close of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (Africa50 – IAF) on December 29th, 2023, securing $222.5 million in commitments. In an African first, Africa50-IAF secured participation from 16 African institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, social security funds, insurance companies, banks, […] The post Africa50
President Joe Biden was only told that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was being treated for cancer on Tuesday, the White House has said. Mr Austin, 70, was admitted to hospital on 1 January and then to the intensive care unit for complications following surgery in December. He has faced criticism for not telling senior […] The post US defence secretary
Few alliances have sparked as much interest and speculation in the complicated fabric of international relations as between Africa and China. The relationship between Africa and China has received a lot of attention and scrutiny from scholars, policymakers, and the media in recent years, prompting a lot of debate and, unfortunately, reinforcing certain persistent myths. […] The post
Businessman-author Robert Kiyosaki, known for his ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ series of personal finance books, recently shared that he is under a debt of $1.2 billion. “…so all the money I make, if I buy something with debt, I am a billion too in debt. Because if I go bust, the bank goes bust. Not […] The post ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ author Robert Kiyosaki reveals
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, making him the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. The 34-year-old education minister was named to the post on Tuesday, and is one of the country’s most popular politicians, according to recent opinion polls. ‘’I know I […] The post 34-year-old
Serial Ghanaian entrepreneur Nana Kwame Bediako, widely known as Cheddar or Freedom Jacob Caesar, has expressed his readiness to lead Ghana and Africa with positive intentions and progressive plans. Despite expressing his disinterest in political positions, presidential roles, and power struggles, Cheddar insists he is focused on using Africa’s vast natural resources to develop every […] The post I’m
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC. Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of All Nations members—five British—allege atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, by Nigeria’s late TB Joshua. The allegations of abuse in a secretive Lagos compound span almost […] The post TB
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