Ghana, Nigeria detect Omicron variant, increase vaccination efforts
Ghana announced on Wednesday that its scientists have detected cases of the omicron variant in passengers who arrived in the country ten days ago. Speaking at a launch event for…
Landmark decision to negotiate new accord on pandemics
Agreement by countries to launch a process to develop a new global accord on pandemic prevention and response is cause for hope, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in Geneva. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the…
Ashanti Regional Youth Network holds educational accountability dialogue
Ashanti Regional Youth Network, as part of its activities for the year, has held a dialogue among young people in the region and duty bearers on problems of education in…
Africa marks World Aids Day with a warning
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the prevalence of HIV is low compared to other countries on the continent but the pandemic has had an effect on the provision of…
Government to reduce E-levy from 1.75% to 1.5% – Afenyo-Markin
Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said that the electronic transaction levy (E-levy) will be reduced from 1.75% to at least 1.5%. According to him, the reduced charge was captured…
US launches $45.5 million five-year project to improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Northern Ghana
The United States is committing $45.5 million over the next five years to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Ghana. U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan joined representatives of…
Ashanti Health officials worried about low patronage of COVID-19 vaccination
Health officials in the Ashanti Region are worried there could be a surge in the region’s Covid-19 cases with the festive season approaching, as many residents have failed to get…
Kenyan and South African presidents call for peace in Africa
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa. This was at the start of Kenyatta’s…
98 candidates register for Libya’s presidential poll
Libya's electoral commission has said that 98 candidates, including two women, have registered to run in a presidential election scheduled for December. "The candidate registration platform has received the papers…
Africa Education Watch demands 50% increment in allocation to basic education
Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch, has urged the government to increase the basic education share of the country’s education sector expenditure by at least 50% particularly to deprived public…
