UK charters return flight for vulnerable citizens, others in Ghana
The UK High Commission to Ghana has disclosed plans to transport some of its nationals to their home country. In a tweet cited by GhanaWeb, the outfit noted that beneficiaries…
Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus. Thousands of African migrants are stuck in…
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France
Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects of the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near Paris, the French justice ministry has announced. Mr Kabuga was detained in a dawn…
Ghana ranked 4th on Africa’s most tested coronavirus countries
Ghana's effective response to the Coronavirus pandemic has gained her a recognition both at home and abroad. The government's enhanced contact tracing of infected patients and its mass testing has brought the Nana…
Akufo-Addo signs UNAIDS public letter to make coronavirus vaccine free for all
President Akufo-Addo has joined a long list of leaders across the globe who have penned their signatures down to make the Coronavirus vaccine, when obtained, available to all persons regardless of their…
Africans are no longer being maltreated in China – Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Charles Owiredu, has averred that Africans living in China are no longer receiving harsh treatments from the Asian country. In April 2020, there was a widely…
Impoverished Burundi, battered by violence and coronavirus, gears up for elections
Burundi will have its first competitive presidential election since the civil war erupted in 1993, but simmering political violence and fears that campaign rallies could accelerate the spread of the…
Nigeria records 288 fresh cases of coronavirus, total rises to 5,445
Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. Announcing the new development on Friday night, the Nigeria Centre for…
China’s ambition to neo-colonise Africa – an Open Secret
Economic relations between China and Africa began in the 7th Century and this has continued until today. The population of China is close to 1.3 billion and they are now…
Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 5,735, 29 deaths
The Ghana Health Service has released new figures of the COVID-19 cases in Ghana indicating that 97 more persons have tested positive for the virus. This brings the total confirmed cases in…