Tag: Force
Nuclear weapons ban treaty comes into force against major headwinds
dpa/GNS - An international pact that bans all nuclear weapons came into force on Friday, but nuclear powers and many countries that are...
Security out in force ahead of Belarusian mass ‘anti-terror’ protests
Ahead of new mass protests expected in Belarus on Sunday, the police and military have deployed with heavy equipment.
The independent news portal tut.by published...
Ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan enters into force
A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan in their conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh came into force on Saturday at 12 pm (0800 GMT), with Azerbaijan...
11 including 7 security force members killed in Afghan clashes: officials
At least seven security force members and four militants were killed and 14 people wounded in fresh clashes in two Afghan provinces on...
UN voices concern over excessive use of force against demonstrators in eastern Libya
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday expressed concern over reports of excessive use of force against demonstrators in the eastern...
2 border force members killed in East Afghan attack: police
Two Afghan Border Forces members were killed and two others wounded after militants stormed a border forces' camp in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province Wednesday...
Security Council extends mandate of UN Interim Force in Lebanon
The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year,...
UN urges probe into suspected excessive use of force against protests in Libya’s capital
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday called for "immediate and thorough" investigation into suspected excessive use of force by the UN-backed...
Multinational force hand over 94 rescued persons to Nigeria
A multinational force comprising troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, have handed over to Nigeria's Borno state 94 persons who were rescued...
Wildfires force closure of over 20 parks in San Francisco Bay Area
Wildfires forced closure of more than 20 parks and evacuation of tens of thousands of residents across the San Francisco Bay Area in...
USMCA trade deal enters into force, replacing NAFTA
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) officially entered into force on Wednesday, replacing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
"Today marks the beginning of a...
Tanzanian government says ban on rice imports still in force
Tanzanian authorities said on Wednesday a ban imposed on the importation of rice and other food crops has not been lifted.
"The...
AfCFTA Enters Implementation Stage
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) protocol has been given a head-start and set to enter into force on May 30, 2019.
This date...
AfCETA Comes into force on May 30
The African Union (AU) Commission has said that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to enter into force on May 30.
The...
Galamsey Ban is Still Very Active – President
Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President has stated that the ban on illegal mining, popularly known as “Galemsey” was still in force.
He, however, said the...
AU Official Says 6 More Authorisation for AfCFTA to Go into Force
Six more AU member-states are expected to deposit ratifications of the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) with the African Union (AU), a senior...
Six more ratifications for AfCFTA to enter into force – Albert Muchanga
Six more AU member states are expected to deposit ratifications of the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) with the African Union (AU), a...
Ghana’s First-Port-Rule Goes into Force on March 1
The “First-Port-of-Call Rule”, an arrangement that allows customs officials from neighbouring landlocked countries to set up desks at Ghana’s Ports to collect taxes on...
CJN Cannot Be Uprooted by Force
President Muhammadu Buhari has been stopped from removing the estranged Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen.
According to a Federal High Court in Abuja...
Kenyan online users in dilemma as tough cyber laws come into force
When Nairobi resident Anthony Ngegi on Wednesday received a message on his phone from an estate group informing members of an attack in the...
Libyan naval force recuperates 11 bodies, salvages 283 migrants
The Libyan navy said Sunday that it has recovered the bodies of 11 migrants and rescued 283 others off the country's western coast in...
Ghana’s police force new website launched
The Ghana police Service on Thursday officially launched a new website alongside its social media handles to increase its visibility and accessibility in the...
Johannesburg mayor to force S. African government to deport illegal immigrants
The Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on Thursday said he will take the country's department of home affairs to force them to depot undocumented migrants.
Mashaba...
Delta force probe is an attack on Ghana’s Judiciary
Kumasi based private legal practitioner Lawyer Kwame Adofo has described as worrisome the position taken by government against the principal state prosecutor in Wednesday’s...
A/S: NPPs Delta Force Takes in 2500 New Members
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Chairman of the pro vigilante group of the governing New Patriotic Party Delta Force Salu Musa has indicated that his group is recruited...
Minority Accuse NPP of Causing Fear and Panic Among Work Force
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority in Parliament has expressed regret at what it said was the creation of fear and panic among the...
Government Urged to Handle Delta Force Issues Conclusively
A Non-governmental Organization, Right Alliance-Ghana, has called on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, to work to end the incessant violent attacks by members...
13 Delta Force Escapees Posts Bail
The Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Obri Yeboah, has granted the 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group bail.
These 13 were...
‘Escaped’ Members of Delta Force Slapped With GH¢2,400 Fine Each
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13 Members of Delta Force, the vigilante group of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) have been fined GH¢31,200 by Kumasi Circuit Court for escaping...
Delta Force Attack Puts Ghana’s Image on a Spot – UN
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The United Nations (UN) has expressed fear that the attack on Kumasi Circuit Court by a vigilante group of the ruling New Patriotic Party...