May 2021

Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) has been officially inducted into office. Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), and Major General Nicholas Peter Andoh, Chief of Staff (COS) were…

At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in part to COVID-19, an UN-partnered flagship report said on Wednesday. It’s been five…

Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Special Representative and Head, United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), has urged Chad to us solid democratic principles build a sustainable society. He said African leaders…

The Krachi West and Jasikan District Assemblies in the Oti Region have been upgraded to the status of Municipalities. Mr Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, the Oti Regional Minister, announced this when the Parliamentary Select Committee of…

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has expressed worry about the continuous award of contracts by the government for the implementation of capital projects at the local level. The Committee said…

The operations of Susu collectors in Ghana are increasingly becoming digitised following a partnership between the Ghana Co-operative Susu Collectors Association (GCSCA) and Savings at the Frontier. Operators of the financial scheme say…

The Ethiopian government confirmed on Monday that police officers and soldiers were involved in rapes committed in November in the conflict region of Tigray. An inquiry recorded 116 testimonies of rape that took place during the…

China's population has grown by 5.38 per cent in the last ten years to 1.41 billion people, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday in Beijing. The rate of population growth has slowed down, however. The data shows an ageing…

On 1 January 2021, Africa officially started trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. As of February, 54 of the 55 African Union Member States have signed on. Thirty-six countries (including 19 African…

Wonder Ahiadzro, a driver of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Customs Division, who stole and sold a Toyota LandCruiser at the cost of GH¢20,000, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by the Kaneshie District Court. The original price…