Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area”, while Dutch FM Hanke Bruins Slot said there could be “many civilian casualties”. Saudi Arabia warned of […] The post Warnings
Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. At a rally on Saturday, he said he had once told a leader he would not protect a nation behind on its payments, and would “encourage” the aggressors to […] The post Trump
The cruise ship MV World Odyssey, which hosts a sailing university campus, has docked in Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students taking a gap year to study for one semester at sea – which involves cruising to different countries to learn about their histories and cultures. […] The post World’s
People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are now dwindling, they say. People have also […] The post Gaza residents surviving off
West African foreign ministers are holding emergency talks on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to discuss the political crisis in Senegal and disputes with military rulers in three other member states. The extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) follows President Macky Sall’s sudden decision to delay elections in Senegal, just […] The post ECOWAS
A court in southern Russia sentenced a Ukrainian woman to a decade in prison for spying, state-run news agencies reported on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Russian courts have handed down a string of heavy sentences, including Russian citizens against people accused of working with Ukraine during the Kremlin’s two-year military offensive against that country. The […] The post Russia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has praised the life-saving impact of logistic delivery company Zipline, in enhancing healthcare accessibility across Ghana. In a stirring speech delivered at the launch of his visionary plans for Ghana, Dr. Bawumia recounted a personal tragedy that inspired his relentless pursuit of innovative solutions to save lives. Reflecting on the […] The post Bawumia
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The number of recorded cancer cases and deaths among women in Ghana is increasingly overwhelming. Research has shown that every year, 2797 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 1699 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. Other research works […] The post Remove import
This week’s meeting between Rishi Sunak and the King will take place on the phone, rather than face-to-face, the PM’s office says. King Charles is resting at Sandringham after beginning cancer treatment on Monday. The prime minister and the monarch meet every week to discuss government business – the PM’s office say they don’t usually […] The post William
Russian missile and drone strikes targeted cities across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said. Four people were killed when a block of flats was hit in Kyiv’s southwestern Holosiyivsky district. A man was also killed in the southern city of Mykolaiv, officials said. The whole […] The post Ukraine
Mr. Kwame Owusu-Boateng displaying the award, flanked by the management team Opportunity International Savings and Loans (OISL) Ltd. has received ISO/IEC 27001 certification in line with Bank of Ghana’s Read More... The post Opportunity
Russia and China have slammed the United States for its recent air strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria. The two countries accused Washington of raising the risk of regional escalation at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council late on Monday. Moscow also asserted that the US decision to launch the attacks was […] The post Russia and China slam US for Middle East strikes
Switzerland, through its State Secretariat for Migration, is partnering the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to host a two-week Migration Management Course. In her opening remarks, Swiss Ambassador to Ghana Simone Giger began by quoting Amy Pope, Director General-International Organisation for Migration, who said: “Migration is a transformational force that can facilitate innovation, […] The post
A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies were found buried in shallow graves in a remote forest in the east of the country. Survivors and victims’ families have said Paul Mackenzie urged followers to fast in order to “go see Jesus”. He and 29 others pleaded not […] The post Paul Mackenzie: Kenyan cult leader charged
Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled. Mr Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was immune from criminal charges for acts he said fell within his duties as president. But Tuesday’s ruling in […] The post Donald Trump does not have presidential
At least 112 people have been killed by forest fires in Chile’s Valparaíso region, local authorities have said. Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency and said he would make “all necessary resources” available to tackle the situation. It is believed to be Chile’s deadliest forest fire on record. Many of those affected were visiting […] The post Chile
Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say. The attackers stormed the palace of Segun Aremu – a retired army general and monarch whose official title is the Olukoro of Koro – on Thursday night. It is not clear who the gunmen […] The post Nigerian traditional monarch
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