Geneva, Switzerland// — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up to assist people seeking safety in countries neighbouring Sudan, where the fighting looks set to trigger further displacement both within and outside the country.
Geneva, Switzerland//– The world’s first effective malaria vaccine is finally available, but supply must grow significantly to meet demand. With an estimated 40-60 million doses currently to be needed by 2026 alone, growing to 80-100 million doses of vaccines needed each year by 2030, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today published a white paper outlining actions that must be taken […]
New York, United States of America// — Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing of scores of civilians in a village near the border with Mali, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Former Environment Minister is baffled by how a key New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Gabby Otchere-Darko perceives the fight against illegal mining in the country.
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, did not deny being Alistair Mathias’ friend in his response to Al Jazeera’s request for his comments.
Accra, Ghana//-Former Environment Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has offered fatherly advice to Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah after he cited him among officialdom who frustrated his illegal mining fight.
Accra, Ghana//-The former Environment Minister has disclosed that through the intervention of the cousin of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, some arrested Chinese engaged in illegal mining in the Ashanti Region were released.
London, United Kingdom// — As the escalation in violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads throughout Sudan, civilians in Darfur continue to suffer due to the country’s authorities failure to provide security, and their inability to deliver justice and accountability for war crimes and other violations 20 years […]
Abuja, Nigeria// — The attention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is drawn to the widespread public concern on the situation in Sudan especially in regards to the ongoing conflict and the safety as well as well-being of stranded Nigerian citizens including hundreds of students in various universities of the country.
The Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Dr. Steve Manteaw, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s inaction concerning Professor Frimpong Boateng’s damning report on galamsey in Ghana demonstrates that government is unserious about the fight against the menace.
