Govt investing to tackle piracy- Maritime Authority
The government is investing in the maritime sector to tackle the increasing spate of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, the Director General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mr. Thomas Kofi Alonsi has said. The authority, he said, had embarked on some interventions, including the introduction of new legislations, to deal with the […]
Militants kill 30 in Burkina Faso village attacks
Suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 30 people in the north of the country, officials say. Armed men targeted villages near the border with Niger on Wednesday, before opening fire on security forces who responded to the raids. Eleven civilians are among the dead. Burkina Faso’s defence ministry said 10 of the attackers were […]
Govt procures 3,408 vaccine fridges, cold boxes
The government has taken delivery of 3,408 vaccine storage fridges and cold boxes it has procured to boost immunisation in the country. The items, valued at $8 million, will enhance Ghana’s capacity to deploy a variety of vaccines with different storage (temperature) requirements. The storage facilities comprise 58 ultra-low temperature vaccine freezers, 50 normal vaccine […]
AU starts distributing 400m Covid jabs
The African Union has started the distribution of 400 million Covid vaccines to member states, its chairman, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Several countries will receive the first of the monthly shipments on Thursday. The AU’s aim is to deliver 25 million vaccines a month by January. Member states agreed in March to combine their […]
