Addis Ababa, Dec. 5, (dpa/GNA) - A freighter loaded with donated Ukrainian wheat has docked in Djibouti as it makes its way to Ethiopia, part of a…
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M23 rebels killed 50 civilians, forcefully recruited more, says Congo
Kinshasa, Dec. 2, (dpa/GNA) - About 50 civilians were killed amid fighting with M23 rebel forces in eastern Congo, according to the Congolese military on Thursday. The…
Nigerian police chief Usman Alkali Baba sentenced to prison
Nov 30 (BBC/GNA) – A court in Nigeria has sentenced the police chief to three months in prison for disobeying an earlier order to…
COP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (CNN/GNA) — The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN climate talks were “stonewalled”…
No fossil fuel deal in sight as COP27 nears end in Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh, Nov. 18, (dpa/GNA) – A deal on phasing out climate-harming fossil fuels appeared to be far from attainable at a global climate conference in Egypt on Thursday,…
Germany supports Ukrainian wheat donation to Ethiopia
Berlin, Nov. 18, (dpa/GNA) - The German government is financing the shipment of a Ukrainian wheat donation to Ethiopia with $14 million, Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir…
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…