Tag: Jan. 19
Trucks queue after deadly attack on drivers in Cameroon-CAR border
Hundreds of trucks lined roads leading to the normally bustling Garoua-Boulai border town in Cameroon's East region on Tuesday, after a deadly attack on...
Somalia denies troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
The Somali government has denied claims that its troops had participated in fighting during the conflict in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Osman...
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...
3 killed in roadside blast in Somali capital
Two Somali government officials and their driver were killed in a roadside blast on the outskirts of Somali capital, Mogadishu on Tuesday.
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Five MMDAs launch COVID-19 Recovery Plans
COVID-19 Recovery Plans and Integrated Assembly Financing Frameworks (IAFF) have been launched for five Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to help them build...
President Akufo-Addo names Jubilee House officials
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday night called his core second term administrative staff for the Jubilee House.
Immediate former Chief of staff, Madam...
COVID-19: Ghana confirms 6 more deaths
Ghana's COVID-19 death toll surged to 358 from a previous 352 after six new deaths were confirmed by the Ghana Health Service on...
Police caution youth against lawlessness
Mr Samuel Monney, Commissioner of Police (COP) the Director General, Technical Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has cautioned the youth against vandalizing Police...
Mr Mahama files motion asking the EC to admit error in Presidential election results
The 2020 Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking the...
Events in Parliament were chaotic and reprehensible-Bishop Mante
Most Rev Gabriel Mante, Bishop of Jasikan Diocese of the Catholic Church has said the events of January 8th to elect a speaker for...
Election Petition: GBC needs over GH¢600k for live coverage
The State Broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), needs about GHC600,000 for the live coverage of the 2020 Election Petition, the Ghana News Agency (GNA)...
Melania Trump says first lady role was ‘greatest honour’ of her life
dpa/GNA - Melania Trump said Monday her role as US first lady has been "the greatest honour of my life" in a farewell...
Biden inaugural rehearsal evacuated amid fire near US Capitol
tca/dpa/GNA - The US Capitol was briefly locked down Monday after a fire broke out a few blocks away in the middle of a...
Biden team rejects Trump plan to lift travel limits on Europe, Brazil
dpa/GNA - Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Monday said limits on arrivals from Europe and Brazil will be lifted from January 26, though...
Turkey turns screws on Twitter, Periscope with advertising bans
dpa/GNA - Turkey has imposed advertising bans on Twitter and other social media platforms in line with a new law that critics warn...
Europe’s new car registrations continue to decline
dpa/GNA - Europe's new car registrations continued to fall in December, data published by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA, showed on Tuesday.
Car...
Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes Argentina-Chile border region
dpa/GNA - A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Argentina on Monday night near the border with Chile, the US Geological Service (USGS) and Argentinian authorities said.
The...
Indonesian president visits quake-hit town
dpa/GNA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday visited the province where at least 84 people were killed in a 6.2-magnitude earthquake last...
15 sleeping workers crushed under truck in India
dpa/GNA - At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by a...
Taliban kills at least 20 soldiers in northern Afghanistan
dpa/GNA - Taliban attacks left at least 20 soldiers dead in two parts of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, provincial council chief Yousuf Ayoubi...
Pakistani opposition protests PM Khan over campaign fund allegations
dpa/GNA - Pakistan's opposition began gathering Tuesday for a protest against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is accused of raising campaign funds illegally...
US announces sanctions on Russian ship over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
dpa/GNA - The US government plans to impose sanctions on the Russian lay barge Fortuna on Tuesday for its involvement in the Nord...
More than half of German firms expect skilled labour shortage
dpa/GNA - More than half of German firms are expecting skilled labour shortages to be an issue for them again in 2021.
Some 54 per...
Brazil starts coronavirus vaccine campaign a day after authorization
dpa/GNA,- Brazil started its nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday, just a day after an emergency authorization for the SinoVac and AstraZeneca jabs.
The campaign...
Merkel, premiers to extend lockdown as Germany braces for new strains
dpa/GNA - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the nation's 16 state premiers are expected to extend an ongoing coronavirus lockdown in talks on...
Israel confirms record number of new virus cases, vaccinations
dpa/GNA - Israel on Tuesday confirmed a record 10,021 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said, as the country continues to vaccinate its...
EU Commission wants 70 percent vaccination rate in bloc by summer
dpa/GNA - Up to 70 per cent of adults in the European Union should be vaccinated against the coronavirus by summer, according to...
Tesla starts delivery of China-Manufactured Model Y
dpa/afx/GNA - Tesla has reportedly started delivering China-produced Model Y crossovers, a significant achievement for the US luxury electric car maker in the...
‘I won’t be part of cedi rescue committee’- NDC MP
Mr Benjamin Kpodo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central in the Volta Region has declined invitation to serve on the 40-member Committee set...
7 killed in Cameroon bridge collapse
Seven people were confirmed dead and 14 others seriously injured on Sunday after a bridge collapsed in Massok, a locality in Cameroon's Littoral region,...