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Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal after Taliban takeover

United States President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s takeover of the country. According to the President, the US’s mission was never supposed to be about nation-building. Biden’s first comments Monday…

Chad to establish cancer registry

Chad has begun processes to establish a cancer registry. t According to the Chadian Ministry of Public Health and National Solidarity, the cancer registry constitutes a robust tool (for) a continuous and exhaustive collection of nominative and clinical data on people…

Guinea vaccine passes ignite human rights debate

Members of the public in Guinea are debating the Government’s decision to impose vaccine passes in state departments. While Lawyers argue that the administrative authorities have the right to impose this decision, human rights defenders say it is a violation…

Cote d’Ivoire confirms avian flu cases in the south

An avian influenza has been declared in the department of Bassam. The infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N1, a strain of avian influenza, was declared in the locality of Mondoukou, in the Department of Grand-Bassam, 40 km south-east…

CAF to hold draw for AFCON 2021

The 24 qualified countries for next year's continental showpiece will learn their fates in Cameroon today. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced the draw for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations will take place on August 17 in…

Ghana to partner German company to pilot digital currency

The Bank of Ghana is taking steps toward the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by partnering with a German currency technology provider. The apex bank officially announced Wednesday that it signed an agreement with German banknote and securities…