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Africa

Humanitarian crisis hits South Sudan following devastating floods

dpa/GNA) - Devastating floods have caused a humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, with at least 700,000 people affected, Arafat Jamal, the head of the UN refugee agency there said on Tuesday. In many places, water flooded areas where there had...

Critically appraise electoral systems to enhance democracy – President to WA parliamentarians.

GNA - ECOWAS Chairman, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged regional lawmakers to critically appraise the bloc’s electoral systems to enhance democracy. He said by taking a critical look at electoral systems and processes, ideas and actions would be...

Pan-Africans stage one of continent’s largest virtual gatherings to discuss development issues

GNA - ‘All African Citizens Convening’, one of the largest online Pan-African gatherings designed to enhance solidarity towards building the continent, has been slated for October 13 to 15, this year. The programme, targeting African citizens both on the continent...

More vaccine production planned for Africa

(dpa/GNA) - US vaccine manufacturer Moderna has announced plans to produce mRNA vaccines in Africa. Moderna wants to build a drug production plant that can produce, fill and package up to 500 million vaccine doses a year, the firm...

Over 50 people die after boat capsizes on Congo River

dpa/GNA) - At least 55 people have died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities confirmed to dpa on Friday. Many people were still missing, spokesperson Jose Misiso said. The overcrowded boat was travelling on the...

Winneba to host Guinea for ECOWAS Summit

GNA – Winneba, a prominent coastal town in the Central Region, would next week host Guinea at an Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Ghana. The session, which runs from 12th to 22nd October, 2021, would be addressed by...

Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 8.33 mln: Africa CDC

Xinhua/GNA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,333,206 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said...

Nigerian president lifts ban on Twitter with conditions

Xinhua/GNA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given a directive that the ban of Twitter's operations in the country be lifted, but only if the California-based microblogging giant meets certain conditions given by the government. In an Independence Day broadcast...

Inflammatory remarks are unacceptable – ECOWAS parliament says to Gambian politicians

(Xinhua/GNA) - Mohamed Sidie Tunis, Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, has called on Gambian politicians to be cautious with their utterances so as to ensure peaceful elections on December 4. "I call on everybody,...

Registrar-General’s Department to delist more than 100,000 Companies

GNA - The Registrar-General's Department will in October begin the delisting of dormant Companies from the Companies Register. The delisting will affect companies which failed to comply with the Department's directive to file their Annual Returns or Update their records. These...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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