Is this love or not? A Ugandan comedian named Ssebabi recently got married to his second wife in a grand style. The bride and groom were joined in holy matrimony and they look so happy. Love is a choice and who we choose to fall in love with solely depends on us. This lady is […]
Another batch of British travellers stranded in Nigeria are set to return home on three chartered flights by the UK Government in the next 11 days. The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement on Sunday in which it announced the dates of the flights. More than 1,700 British travellers had already returned […]
The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO).The 34-member Executive Board is composed of technically qualified members who were elected to serve a three-year term. The main functions of the Board were to implement the decisions and policies of the Health […]
Toronto, Tuesday May 19, 2020. Over 300 Canadian Ghanaians stranded in Ghana have returned home to Canada.
U.S. government agencies are working together to prioritize foreign assistance based on coordination and the potential for impact WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, April 3, 2020/ — The U.S. government is leading the world’s humanitarian and health assistance response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are mobilizing all necessary resources to respond rapidly, both at […]
While the focus of the COVID 19 response is mainly on health systems, the pandemic is already having a devastating impact on children beyond that LONDON, United Kingdom, April 3, 2020/ — Save the Children fears for the future of millions of children, as more than 120,000,000 children and students are currently out of school […]
Record-breaking $3 billion Fight Covid-19 social bond launches on LSE: a first for the Bank ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 3, 2020/ — The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) “Fight Covid-19” social bond, the largest social bond to date to be issued in the capital markets, listed on London Stock Exchange on Friday 3 April 2020, and […]
Many African countries have closed their borders and introduced curfews and confinement rules GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2020/ — The invisible threat of COVID-19 is looming in the conflict zones in Africa where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works. Patrick Youssef, the ICRC’s incoming regional director for Africa, explains what it means for […]
One virus has disrupted the whole world in a manner never seen before in history ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 30, 2020/ — By Dr Victor Oladokun, outgoing Director of Communication & External Relations at the African Development Bank Group Africa urgently needs a globally coordinated Ubuntu Plan in response to COVID-19, a fiscal stimulus that recognises our […]