Some countries have resisted 1.5°C goal in COP27 text, US says

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 13 (Reuters/GNA) – A few countries have resisted mentioning a global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in…

Reform of UN Security Council long overdue – President Akufo-Addo  

New York, Nov. 10, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the structure of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as an…

Akufo-Addo, Sunak launch global initiative to restore forest loss 

Sharm El Sheikh, Nov. 8, GNA- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday joined the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, to launch…

Ghana committed to boosting renewable energy proportion—President Akufo-Addo  

Sharm el-Sheikh, Nov. 7, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday assured the global community of Ghana’s full commitment to enhancing the proportion…

Military says 23 dead in battle with al-Shabaab in central Somalia

Mogadishu, Nov 7, (dpa/GNA) – At least 23 people have been killed in recent fighting, between the army and the al-Shabaab group in central…

Evoking the spirit of storytelling beyond the stage of COP 27

By Nii Commey Egypt, Nov. 7, GNA – The curtains are raised, and the stage is set in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik for the Conference…

African leaders asked to create room for climate adaptation investments 

Accra, Nov. 3, GNA-Leaders in Africa are being urged to create an enabling environment to facilitate the flow of climate adaptation investments.  With that…

Erdogan: Poor African nations to receive grain shipments first 

Istanbul, Nov. 2, (dpa/GNA) - Impoverished nations in Africa will be given priority regarding new grain shipments from Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says.  Russian President…

UN says Egypt must allow protests at COP27 climate summit 

Geneva, Nov. 2, (dpa/GNA) - The new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Egypt to “guarantee meaningful and effective participation” for…

Aid for majority of largest group of refugees in West Africa threatened: UN 

United Nations, Nov. 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — A lack of funding threatens assistance for most of the 575,00 refugees in Chad, the largest number of…

13 African countries report 6,883 monkeypox cases in 2022: Africa CDC 

Addis Ababa, Nov. 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — Some 13 African countries have reported 6,883 monkeypox cases since the start of 2022, the Africa Centers for…

WHO chief says Ebola spread in Uganda concerning 

Kampala, Nov. 1, (Xinhua/GNA) — Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the spread of the Ebola virus beyond…

Another fire breaks out on Africa’s highest summit, Mount Kilimanjaro

Dar es Salaam, Oct 31, (DPA/GNA) – Another fire has broken out on Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa. The…

Training workshop on road safety for Journalists opens in Nairobi 

By Albert Futukpor  Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 26, GNA – A three-day training workshop on road safety reporting for selected African journalists have opened in…

600 people dead in Nigerian floods

Nairobi, Oct 17, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in Nigerian floods has risen to more than 600, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Umar Farouq…

Floods kill 24 people in northern Nigeria 

Lagos, Oct. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) – At least 24 people have been killed and more than 18,000 others displaced by floods in the rainy season…

AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries 

Accra, Oct. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra has launched a guided trade initiative for seven…

6th FAAPA GA Adopts 2 Proposals on Expanding Federation’s Executive Council, Creating Honorary Committee

Rabat, Oct 9, (MAP/GNA) – The 6th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African News Agencies (FAAPA) adopted, Friday in Rabat, two proposals…

ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso’s people to settle their differences through dialogue

Bissau, Oct. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the people of Burkina Faso to settle their…

Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré: ‘No more red tape’

Oct. 03, (BBC/GNA) – Burkina Faso’s new military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has urged cabinet ministers to “move faster” to fix the country’s “urgent”…