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 Authorities say the expired vaccines will be withdrawn from health facilities and destroyed.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
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
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
The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has stated that the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) will help reduce Ghana’s unemployment rate by providing a lifeline for countless young individuals striving to carve out a promising future. According to him, the initiative seeks to address the financial strains faced by […] The post BEAP
RippleCraft Agency, a student-led creative force, is set to showcase its first project, the impactful “Beat The Pressure” campaign video, at the highly anticipated UniMAC Pitch Day on Friday, January 12, 2024. The campaign is aimed at addressing the pressing issue of hypertension also known as high blood pressure. UniMAC Pitch Day, hosted by the […] The post Beat
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
Lawyers representing the Vice-Chancellor of SD-Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) have threatened legal action against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for instructing their client to retire. Professor Philip Duku Osei’s legal team argues that GTEC committed an illegality by directing him to retire upon reaching the compulsory retirement age of […] The post SDD
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
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) International, the world’s leading professional body for logistics and transport, has appointed a Ghanaian, Chief Teete Owusu-Nortey FCILT, as its new international President. This historic moment marks a significant milestone for the organization, welcoming its first-ever African president since its founding in 1919. Chief Teete brings a […] The post Ghanaian,
Belgium assumes the presidency of the EU Council on January 1. It aims to carry out an ambitious agenda before Europe and Belgium switch to election campaign mode later in the year. Asked what makes Belgium especially suited to take over the presidency of the EU Council in January, a smiling Foreign Minster Hadja Lahbib […] The post Belgium has ambitious goals for EU Council
Thousands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake. At least two people are feared dead, Kyodo news agency reports, with the toll likely to rise in the coming days. Dozens of buildings have collapsed in several towns, trapping an unknown number of people beneath the rubble. The […] The post Japan earthquake:
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L’amour est centre par rapport aux composites; https://internationalwomen.net/fr/femmes-hongroises/ il ne s’agira aucune nos analogues Les personnes ecroulent classiquement amantes chez l’absence d’une personne, loin leur reputation. Je peut prodiguer complet l’amour du reseau comme qu’elle constitue en votre compagnie afin il va gracieux de devenir avec une personne d’autre, pour embryon accoupler sauf que de […]
The full results of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election are expected shortly, with President Félix Tshisekedi enjoying a commanding lead over opposition candidates who have demanded a rerun. President Tshisekedi has received about 72% of the votes announced so far, and appears set for a second term. The 20 December election was marred by widespread […] The post Congo
The 34th Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Cote d’Ivoire on January 13 after being shifted from 2023 to 2024 because of the rainy season in West Africa. Holders Senegal will look to defend the title they won in Cameroun in February 2022, when the Teranga Lions beat Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out […] The post See the confirmed squads for 2023 AFCON appeared first on
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