Ex-Mauritanian president facing graft charges jailed
The former president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been jailed by a judge in charge of a corruption investigation. He’d previously been under house arrest. Mr Aziz, who led the West African state from 2008 to 2019, has been under investigation on charges including money laundering since March this year. He denies the […]
Sudan asks for UN meeting over Nile dam row
Sudan’s foreign minister has written to the UN Security Council to intervene on the row over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Nile River. Sudan wants the council to meet and discuss the dam’s “impact on the safety and security of millions of people”. Minister Mariam al-Mahdi’s letter to the council head asks him […]
Fight against malaria disease at crossroad- Prof Ansah
Director of Centre for Malaria Research, IHR- University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Professor Evelyn Korkor Ansah, says the fight against malaria demands rethinking to undertake things differently for acceleration in progress towards ending it. “It begins with a change in our mindset and attitude towards malaria. We cannot continue to do the same […]
Ghana needs strategies to improve on remittance flows
Director, Financial Sector Division, Ministry of Finance, Mr Sampson Akilgoh, says it has become necessary for the Government to develop strategies to improve remittance flows into the country. He said those strategies would also enhance the economic development of the country as a whole. Mr Akilgoh made these remarks at the GIZ- Ghana Programme Migration […]
Spousal Murder case: Police await AG’s advice
Prosecution in the case of Prince Charles Dedjoe, a business executive who is being held over his wife’s death, says they are waiting for the Attorney General’s (AG) advice. According to Police Chief Inspector Sophia Adumwaa, the Police were yet to receive the AG’s advice for committal proceedings to begin. Captain Retired Nkrabeah Effah Dartey, […]
Rights go with responsibilities-NCCE
Principal Field Officer (PFO) with the Keta Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Raymond Siameh-Carr, has asked pupils of Dzelukope E.P. Basic School to balance their rights with responsibilities. He said rights and responsibilities which could best be said to be two sides of the same coin must go hand […]
Achraf Hakimi: Chelsea and Paris St-Germain interested in Inter Milan defender
Inter Milan wing-back Achraf Hakimi is at the centre of a transfer battle between Chelsea and Paris St-Germain. It is understood Chelsea have made a bid in the region of 60m euros with full-back Marcus Alonso potentially included as part of the deal. However, the Serie A champions would prefer a cash-only transfer. Inter are […]
Police arrest hit and run driver
A 42-year-old hit and run driver has been arrested by the Police for allegedly causing the death of a female teacher, aged 27. Emeka Adams was in charge of Hyundai saloon car with the registration number GB 2126-20 when he knocked down Alice Adamtey, pretended to be sending her to the hospital, apparently to escape […]
Kiir: creating unified South Sudan army not easy
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Myardit has said that it was “not easy” to form a unified army between former foes, national broadcaster South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) has reported. “For you to organise the army made up of soldiers who used to fight one another, you need time,” President Kiir told army generals during […]
BoG directs banks to abolish unfair fees
The Bank of Ghana has directed all Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to cease the imposition of certain unauthorized fees and charges on customers. In a statement “The Bank of Ghana has observed with concern, a trend where some Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) impose certain fees and charges on customers. These practices […]
