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Ecuador faces stark choice in presidential run-off
(dpa) - In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and a severe economic crisis, Ecuadorians took to the polls on Sunday to elect a...
Fox News faces lawsuits for alleging 2020 election fabrications
America's media network Fox News is facing a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for allegedly spreading and reinforcing lies about the results of...
Africa faces first recession in 25 years amid COVID-19 pandemic – UNECA
The African continent has faced its first economic recession in 25 years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the United...
Henry Quartey, Seth Acheampong and George Boakye faces Appointment Committee
The Appointment Committee of Parliament would continue its hearing to consider three more of President Akufo-Addo’s nominees for ministerial roles.
Mr Henry Quartey, Mr Seth...
UNOCHA faces funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in restive Ethiopian region
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Sunday said it has only received 58 percent of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars...
Uganda faces foreign pressure amid election process
The U.S. envoy to Uganda has been denied access to the country's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, who was incumbent President Yoweri Museveni's closest rival...
McConnell faces growing conservative heat on impeachment
dpa/tca/GNA — A myriad of conservative voices are warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against doing anything to facilitate a conviction of former...
UNICEF faces funding gap to meet needs of 2.8 million in restive Ethiopian region
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed it has only received 30 percent of 33.3 million U.S. dollars it requires to meet the...
South African sugarcane industry faces sustainability challenges
The South African Canegrowers Association on Thursday said they are facing stiff competition from imported sugar and called on compatriots to purchase home-grown ones.
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Russia faces double-edged sword with increasingly warmer Arctic
dpa/GNA - Russia, which spans across more than half of the world's Arctic coastline, is seeking to benefit from the region's increasing accessibility...
Ghana faces 12 percent youth unemployment, 50 percent underemployment – World Bank
Ghana faces 12 percent youth unemployment and 50 percent underemployment, according to a new report received from the World Bank early Wednesday.
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Kenyan top-flight football management faces uncertain future with lapse of deal
The future management of Kenyan top-tier club football remains in question following the lapse on Thursday of a contract between the country's federation and...
Botswana capital stock market faces challenges
Botswana's capital stock market has experienced a 5.8 percent decline since January due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...
New COVID-19 treatment center in northern Mozambique faces overload
Mozambique opened Wednesday the largest treatment center for people infected with COVID-19 in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which was said to face...
Tanzania faces shortage of seeds for key crops – minister
Tanzanian authorities said on Tuesday that the country is facing a shortage of over 110,000 tons of high quality seeds for key crops,...
Israel faces major hurdles to economic recovery amid COVID-19 pandemic
by Keren Setton
Israel is facing obstacles to economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic because of a lack of a clear and...
Israeli government faces mounting criticism amid economic fallout from COVID-19
by Keren Setton
As the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel becomes more widespread, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Uganda’s former security minister faces treason charge
Uganda's former security minister Henry Tumukunde appeared before a court on Wednesday in the capital, Kampala, charged with treason.
Tumukunde, who appeared before City Hall...
South Sudan’s unity government faces daunting challenges
The UN's envoy for South Sudan on Wednesday said the country's new government faces a daunting array of challenges, which "will test its unity."
Shearer,...
Australian deputy PM faces leadership crisis after minister’s resignation over scandal
Australia's governing Coalition has faced a leadership crisis after the agriculture minister stood down on Sunday over an ongoing sports grants saga.
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Yearender: Sahel region faces unprecedented security deterioration
The year 2019 was marked by an unprecedented deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel countries, while the presence of foreign troops is...
Sudanese Transitional Government Faces Profound Challenges
Administration holds discussions seeking to resolve conflict and normalize relations with the West
Interim Prime Abdallah Hamdok of the Republic of Sudan visited the United...
Afigya-Kwabre South faces developmental challenges
The Afigya-Kwabre South District Assembly is facing a number of development challenges due to protracted chieftaincy feuds in the communities.
Mr Christian Adu-Poku, the District...
Palestinian arrangement for financial withdrawal faces Israeli threats
Palestinian government's plan for economic disengagement from Israel faces grave challenge, including Israeli threats to impose sanctions on the Palestinians.
The plan...
Viewpoint: Plan to hold Palestinian elections faces tough challenges amid internal split
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is determined to hold the first Palestinian legislative elections in 13 years, but analysts said the move faces tough challenges...
Acute Water Shortage Hits Mampelingo
The Mampelliga community in Pwalugu in the Upper East Region over the past two years has not seen water flow through their stand pipes.
The...
Information Centres Faces Close Down
New Juaben North Municipal Assembly has warned that Information Centres in the Municipality that make excessive noise beyond the acceptable limits would be closed...
Namibia’s agricultural sector faces difficult year ahead
Namibia's agricultural sector will be facing a difficult year ahead, a trade group said on Monday.
The group, Meat Corporation (MEATCO) of Namibia, said in...
Art Centre Faces Possible Collapse Over Fake Artefacts
Fake artefacts dealers operating around the vicinity of the Accra Art Centre, Ghana’s biggest craft market is threatening the existence of the art village...
The Historic Hour Has Come for Korean Peninsula Issue – Xi
Political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue faces a rare historic opportunity, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party...