Malian authorities on Wednesday issued a decree banning political party activities amid calls on the ruling army junta to organize elections. The announcement was made by the government spokesperson on state television on Wednesday evening. Abdoulaye Maiga said the ban on political activities was made in the interest of maintaining public order. The statement did […]
European Union lawmakers approved Wednesday a major revamp of the bloc’s migration laws, hoping to end years of division over how to manage the entry of thousands of people without authorization and deprive the far right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections. In a series of 10 votes, members of the European […]
Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president’s lawyers, who argued he should be on the campaign trail rather than “in a courtroom defending […]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, during his working visit to Ghana, launched the ‘Ghana Project’ at the Don Bosco Training Institute at Ashaiman, Greater Accra Region. The project, a collaboration between Ghana and Italy, aims to train 250 Ghanaian youth in practical skills such as welding, catering, and forklift truck operation, among others. It is led […]
Health facilities in Ghana and other parts of Africa have been advised against detaining patients who are unable to pay their medical bills after treatment. Not only was the detention of patients and family members for non-payment of medical bills harmful to their health, but it also contravened international law. The Director in charge of the […]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are looking forward to the first flights under Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda departing in the spring, a readout of their meeting said on Tuesday. Sunak wants to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in Britain on small boats each year to Rwanda, […]
Last year’s coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European Union, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday, the eve of a key vote on overhauling the bloc’s migration rules ahead of a June election. The military junta that seized power in Niamey in a 2023 coup has since revoked a […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rallied the private sector, foundations and philanthropists to raise more than GH¢1.3 million in less than two weeks towards the maintenance of Burkinabe refugees in the country. At the inaugural UNHCR Ramadan Iftar, the partners contributed GH¢837,000 towards the upkeep of the refugees and host communities in the Upper […]
The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people are still fleeing Sudan every day as clashes between two warring army factions, raging for nearly a year, show no signs of abating. The latest UNHCR figures show that more than 8.5 million people in Sudan have been forced to flee their homes since war erupted […]
The U.S. must boost commercial ties with African countries to curb reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, a Washington-based think tank said on Tuesday. “U.S. economic and national security depend on securing a reliable supply of critical minerals, including from Africa,” the United States Institute of Peace said in a report. The U.S. […]
