Category: Africa
Residents of Ho shocked by revelation that a state land was sold at ¢41
There has been a public outcry following allegations that a state land in the Volta Regional capital of Ho was sold for GHC41.00 by the Lands Comm [...]
Sacked police chief arrested in connection with $150m corruption scandal
Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former police chief George Kainja two days after he was sacked
He has been charged in connec [...]
Nigerian airlines to halt domestic flights over jet fuel hikes
Nigeria’s airlines are to stop domestic operations from Monday in protest at the spiralling cost of jet fuel.
It has risen almost fourfold this [...]
Airport boss sacked over low fuel and dark runways
Liberia’s president has sacked the head of the country’s only international airport after dark runways, caused by power failures, had forced numer [...]
Ghanaian Member of ISIS Jailed For Life In US
A British-born terrorist of Ghanaian descent, Alexander Kotey has been sentenced to life by a federal judge in Virginia, United States of America. [...]
57 entrepreneurs and SMEs receive support under EU programme
A total of 57 entrepreneurs and SMEs (25 for cohort 1 and 32 for cohort 2) in the SNV’s Netherlands Development Organisation three sectors have r [...]
ECOWAS MPs meet in Accra to tackle malaria menace
Members of Parliament from the sub-regional bloc, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) are meeting in Ghana’s capital of Accra to discuss way [...]
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ghana expresses appreciation to Romania for warm reception
A Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Thomas Mbomba has met with the State Secretary for Global Affairs and Diplomatic S [...]
Gas and oil prices soar to all-time highs amid Russian supply fears
France's economy minister has warned people will have to “pay more attention to consumption” after the price of natural gas in Europe jumped by 60 [...]
Ghana’s Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor completes successful run as ITU SG 12 Chair
Ghana’s Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor has just completed an almost 10-year run as Chairman of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Study Group 12 [...]