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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described the fight against the climate crisis as the top priority for the 21st Century, in a passionate, uncompromising speech delivered on Wednesday at Columbia University in New York. The landmark address marks the…
Amnesty International has described as growing crackdown, last weekend’s arrest of key opposition figures in Togo by the authorities. It said in a statement on Wednesday that Togolese authorities have continued to arbitrarily arrest political opponents since President Faure Gnassingbé…
The World health organization WHO Africa regional office has announced the launch of the Africa’ infodemic response alliance IRA – an alliance that brings together health professional and relevant stakeholders from across the continent. WHO’ regional director for Africa, Dr…
Alieu Kosiah, a former rebel commander accused of being involved in the murder of civilians, rape and consuming pieces of a teacher's heart during the civil war in Liberia has denounced his lengthy pre-trial detention as proceedings began on Thursday…
The Gambia Thursday launched the National Codex Committee (NCC), a body tasked with the responsibility of ensuring food safety and quality. This comes at a time the country has realized a decline in the exportation of her main cash crop…
In a related development, an additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe longterm impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new study from…
Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast said on Thursday they would withdraw from chocolate industry sustainability programs if companies try to avoid paying a premium aimed at combating farmer poverty. The world’s top producer introduced a 400 dollar per tonne premium…
Leading UN economists said on Thursday that more than 32 million of the world’s poorest people face being pulled back into extreme poverty because of COVID-19. The experts highlighted data showing that the pandemic is likely to cause the worst…
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has established a toll-free call centre to enable voters to relay their concerns and difficulties on Election Day, Monday, December 7th, 2020. The Commission on Thursday said the initiative is to provide prompt responses to voters’…
The Nigerian Police has confirmed the arrival of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairperson of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) from Niamey, Niger Republic. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Local news portal, PREMIUM TIMES…
Javier Nart, the Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Ghana, will this week travel to the Western regional Capital, Takoradi, Central regional capital, Cape Coast and Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, to follow the final…
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