NAIROBI,Devastating floods during Kenya’s rainy season, aggravated by climate change, have killed at least 38 people and displaced thousands as rivers burst their banks and inundated low-income neighborhoods.
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NAIROBI,Devastating floods during Kenya’s rainy season, aggravated by climate change, have killed at least 38 people and displaced thousands as rivers burst their banks and inundated low-income neighborhoods.
Sedinam Tamakloe, former "CEO of MASLOC", has been sentenced to 10 years in imprisonment with hard labour. Daniel Axim, former Operational Manager of MASLOC, has also been jailed for five years with hard labour. An Accra High Court on Tuesday, April 16, convicted and sentenced Sedina Tamakloe to 10 years of imprisonment for causing financial loss to the state to the tune of GHS90 million.
Tuesday, April 9, the British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) made a historic return of thirty-two royal objects to Ghana. These objects, taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars of the 19th century, include items from the Sargrenti War of 1874.
Government Statistician Professor Samuel Annim has revealed that the inflation rate for March 2024 has surged to 25.8 percent, marking a notable increase from the 23.2 percent recorded in February.
Mr.Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo has been appointed as the Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) of Ghana, taking over the position from Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang who was relieved of his duties by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mr.Herbert Krapa, the Deputy Energy Minister, has been asked to step in as the Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), following the resignation of Keli Gadzekpo for personal reasons. Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, conducted the official swearing-in ceremony of Herbert Krapa as the "ECG" Board Chairman.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced an adjustment in the fees for passport applications ,which has quicken the attention and Pessimism Concerns of Ghanaians; especially the Probability that usually travels to pursue their Businesses and also study abroad.
Mr.Keli Gadzekpo has resigned as the Executive Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
Team "XQT - MEDIA" (AFRICA NEWS) Conducted an important research in prospective to "Education for All" in Africa,"especially West-Africa". The team humbly and strategically compiled and highlighted several impediments to the initial access to Quality education in prospective to the respective successful Participation of their Various Endeavors.
The Majority in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has chided Speaker Alban Bagbin that while he is free to express his views on Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's actions regarding the Anti-gay Bill, he should refrain from denigrating the president in doing so.
The humanitarian situation in Darfur has been deteriorating since the beginning of this war. The 2.7 million displaced people living in camps for the last two decades, their host communities, and refugee populations from Chad, South Sudan and the Central African Republic are all affected by the new war.
Mrs.Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, has expressed serious concerns about Ghana's approval of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-gay bill. Executive director of the United Nations Aids agency UNAIDS, said in a statement that the bill will affect everyone if it became law, adding that punitive laws as embodied by the bill, are a barrier to ending AIDS, and ultimately undermine everyone's health.