The World Health Organization says Millions of lives could be saved by reining in global warming, urging the COP26 summit to take serious climate action to improve public health worldwide. In the report, entitled “The Health Argument for Climate Action”,…

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his disappointment in the Nonaligned movements failure to disarm, recede the threat of nuclear war and the current politics of vaccine nationalism. The President made this know during a ceremony held to commemorate the…

Nigeria's minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has called for stiffer penalties against parents and guardians who deprive their female children access to education.  She made the call at an event organised to celebrate this year's international Day of…

Christian leaders in East Nigeria have blamed the emergence of separatist agitations in the country on lack of equity and fairness. They also justified why the Federal Government should grant amnesty to members of separatist groups, saying it would encourage…

The European Union Representative in Liberia has apologized for making unflattering remarks about the Liberian capital.  During a speech at an event organized by the Monrovia City Corporation last week, Laurent Delahousse described the Liberian capital as "dirty and very…

ECOWAS is organising high-level Consultations on the Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration for the International Migration Review Forum 2022 with the support of the African Union Commission, the Regional UN Network on Migration for West and Central Africa…

While many countries in West Africa and elsewhere report a rise in sexual and gender-based violence, the Island nation of Cape Verde is witnessing a lowering of cases.  The authorities attribute the progress to widespread sensitization and progressive laws that…