Tag: eastern
Wiawso Paramount chief supports Forestry Commission with drones
The Paramount chief of Sefwi-Wiawso Traditional Area, Katakyie Kwasi Bumankah II, has presented two Mavic mini-drones to the Forestry Commission to help protect the...
18 people killed in military plane crash in eastern Ukraine
Eighteen people were killed and two seriously injured in the crash of an An-26 military plane in Kharkiv region in Ukraine, the press service...
UNICEF urges re-opening of schools in Eastern, Southern Africa
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called on governments, parents, and teachers across Eastern and Southern Africa to urgently and safely re-open...
Remains of near 800 genocide victims exhumed in eastern Rwanda
Remains of at least 791 victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against Tutsi have been exhumed from the shores of Lake Mugesera in...
Israeli strikes target pro-Iran fighters in Eastern Syria, killing 10
Israeli strikes targeted positions of the pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria on Monday, killing 10 of them, a war monitor reported.
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25 militants killed, 8 wounded in airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
At least 25 militants were killed and eight others wounded after Afghan security forces repelled a Taliban attack in eastern Laghman province during...
Landslide in eastern Uganda kills at least one
Torrential rains in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale on Sunday triggered off a landslide which has affected three villages leaving one person so...
![A sailor is taking part in the fire drill on the Chinese patrol vessel "Haixun 01" on April 8, 2016 in the South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua]](https://i2.wp.com/newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/d8cb8a51575818a4d1f706.jpg?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Sailor presumed dead as oil tanker on fire off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast")
Sailor presumed dead as oil tanker on fire off Sri Lanka’s eastern coast
At least one crew member has been presumed dead as an oil tanker carrying 2.7 million metric tonnes of crude oil continued to be...
6 killed in car bomb blast, gunfight in eastern Afghanistan
At least three Afghan police and three assailants were killed in a suicide car bomb blast and ensuing gunfight outside a police camp in...
14 soldiers killed in battles with Islamic State in eastern Syria
A total of 14 Syrian soldiers were killed on Friday in battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants in the eastern province of...
Formal diaspora remittances into Zimbabwe surge amid COVID-19
Diaspora remittances continue to play an important role in Zimbabwe's economy, posting a 33 percent increase to 466.2 million U.S. dollars as of July...
Commentary: U.S. signals to “Taiwan independence” forces wrong, dangerous
The United States has recently sent a string of wrong signals to separatist elements advocating "Taiwan independence," seriously damaging China-U.S. relations and posing...
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus plunge 85.3 percentage in first seven months
Tourist arrivals in Cyprus plunged 85.3 percent in the first seven months of this year, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on one...
Eastern, Volta and Oti branches of AGI launch E-Commerce portal
The Eastern, Volta and Oti Regional branches of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) have launched an E-Commerce Portal to help boost the sale...
A storm appearing along the coastal areas
The Ghana Meteorological Agency on Friday said it has observed that the marine environment of Nigeria stretching into Togo is engulfed by a rainstorm.
It...
At least 20 killed in gunmen attack in eastern Burkina Faso
At least 20 people were killed on Saturday as gunmen on motorbikes fired into a crowded market in Kompienga town in eastern Burkina Faso,...
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases soar to 636
Ghana's COVID-19 cases climb to 636 with 70 new cases confirmed on Tuesday, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said.
Among all the...
Skirmishes flare up in eastern South Sudan amid displacement of civilians
Inter-ethnic clashes in the newly created Pibor Administrative Area of eastern South Sudan, have displaced thousands of civilians, medical charity Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF)...
Major road in eastern Zambia washed away due to heavy rains
A large portion of a main road that connects the eastern part of Zambia to the rest of the country has been washed away...
Plane crashes in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province
A passenger plane crashed in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province on Monday with dozens killed or injured, a member of provincial council Khaliqdad Akbari said...
National Cyber Security Center takes Cyber Education to Schools
The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of the Ministry of Communications (MoC) has embarked on a regional sensitization programme to create awareness about the...
Chinese engineers in to revamp Ghana’s eastern port city rail services
A team of engineers from the China Railway Rolling-stock Corporation (CRRC) is in Ghana to help revamp railway services in the eastern port city...
Practice Libertarianism : Prof. Baugus urges governments
Imagine we live in a society where individuals are free to pursue their own lives so long as they respect the equal rights of...
Eastern Nigerian Political Rally Stampede Claims Five Lives
A stampede on Thursday among thousands of supporters at the political rally for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's reelection killed five people and injured others...
AirtelTigo network upgrade reaches Greater Accra Region
The network integration and upgrade exercise by AirtelTigo, the country’s second-largest telecommunications network, takes off in the Greater Accra region today.
Greater Accra is the...
2020 ICC: Uganda prepares for battle eastern Africa Qualifier
Uganda's national cricket team on Thursday set off for neighboring Rwanda where it will battle with other east African countries in the 2020 ICC...
Tanzanian authorities looks to eastern Europe for tourism boost
Tanzania is now focusing on Eastern Europe in its tourism marketing strategies after registering success in Western Europe and North America, an official of...
12 dead and sixteen injured in Afghanistan
Up to 12 people have been confirmed dead and 16 others injured after a suicide attacker detonated his explosive device among mourners in a...
Executives of Sandoz meet Ghanaian app developer
Top executives of Sandoz, a multinational pharmaceutical company has met Elvin Blankson, who won from Ghana the Sandoz Healthcare Access Challenge (HACK) worldwide competition.
The...
National Best Farmer recieves US$100,000
Fifty (50)-year Philip Kwaku Agyemang from the Dormaa West District in the Brong-Ahafo Region, has been adjudged the National Best Farmer for the year.
For...