Egypt under fire over coronavirus deaths among healthcare workers
Egypt’s medical union blamed the government for the rise in coronavirus infections and deaths among healthcare professionals, warning of a “complete collapse” of the country’s health system. Citing growing frustration about a lack of protective equipment, testing and hospital beds for front-line doctors, the union on Monday described the Egyptian health ministry’s negligence as “a […]
Ghana Statistical Service conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on businesses
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Tuesday begins the conduct of a Business Tracker Survey to track the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on businesses in the country. The survey, being done in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank, will run from Tuesday, May 26 to June 20, 2020. […]
Ethiopia’s indefinite postponement of polls heightens political tempers
Ethiopia’s decision to postpone its August 2020 elections indefinitely has raised political temperatures in the country, as both the government and opposition parties accuse each other of attempting a power grab. Beginning late March, Addis Ababa sought to reorganise its electoral calendar, which would have seen the country hold its first democratic elections in 15 […]
Coronavirus: Hairdressers offer virtual appointments in lockdown
Hairdressers have been offering virtual appointments to help people style their hair at home. Stylists are using apps including FaceTime, Zoom, and YouTube to provide customers live one-to-one advice and tutorials. While salons have already reopened in France and Germany, hairdressers in the UK expect to remain closed until July. An industry report estimated the hair […]
GJA President reiterates need for cordiality with the media
As the political temperature inches, Election Stakeholders are beginning to pitch in measures that will ensure that once again, Ghana comes out of a Presidential and Parliamentary election without a dent to its democratic trajectory. At an Editors FORUM at Aburi in the Eastern Region organised by the Ghana Journalists Association with support from the […]
Health expert advises against indiscriminate spitting to curtail coronavirus
The Eastern Regional Health Promotion Officer, Mrs. Bridget Anim says persons who spit around should avoid the practice because Coronavirus is spread through droplets therefore sputum from an infected person could easily be transmitted to others around. She reiterates that coughing should be done into the elbow away from people if a person is hard-pressed […]
CHASS calls for mass COVID-19 testing ahead of re-opening of schools
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools, CHASS is proposing mass COVID-19 testing of students, teaching and non-teaching staff of Senior High Schools before they are reopened. The National President of CHASS who doubled as Headmaster of Kumasi T. I Ahmadiyya SHS, Alhaji Yakubu Abubakari in an interview with GBCNEWS suggested that such an […]
Odion Ighalo: China return likely for on-loan Man Utd striker
Striker Odion Ighalo looks set to return to China when his loan deal expires on 31 May, with Manchester United struggling to agree an extension with Shanghai Shenhua. The Nigerian, 30, was signed on a short-term loan deal in January as cover for striker Marcus Rashford, who had been ruled out by a back injury. […]
WHO suspends coronavirus hydroxychloroquine trial
The World Health Organization (WHO) has temporarily suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference on Monday. Meanwhile, Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme, warned in the same virtual news conference that, despite countries […]
African Union Day
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE COMMEMORATION OF AFRICA UNION DAY. Africa Union Day is a day set aside to remember the contributions of the founding fathers and mothers of the Organisation of Africa Unity, OAU, established, on May 25, 1963, and now called the African Union, AU. The day is observed once a year with programmes […]
“COVID-19 has exposed structural weaknesses in Africa’s economy.”
Former President and flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, has called on Africa and African governments to dedicate themselves towards realizing the objectives of Agenda 2063 and building the Africa We Want. He said it’s been nine years since Heads of State met in Addis Ababa to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the African […]
NDC drags Electoral Commission to Supreme Court over compilation of new voters’ register
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dragged the Electoral Commission to the Supreme Court over the compilation of the new Voters’ Register. The NDC is praying the Court for an order directed at the EC to include all existing voter identification cards duly issued by the second defendant,(EC), as one of the documents serving as […]
VIDEO: AU marks virtual 57th Africa Day 2020 Anniversary
Ghana joins rest of Africa to celebrate AU Day
Today is Africa Union Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of Africa Unity, now the African Union, on May 25, 1963. The day is marked annually as ‘Africa Day’ with programmes to remember Africa’s heroes who fought for Africa’s unity and led the liberation from colonial rule. […]
