Tag: Jan. 6
Help lift the curfew in our area-Drobo Chiefs to President
The Drobo Traditional Council in the Bono Region has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove the curfew placed on the area...
Zimbabwe eyes Expo in Germany to boost horticulture sector
Zimbabwe's horticultural sector is set to get a boost as the country showcases its horticultural produce at Fruit Logistica currently underway in Germany.
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PMCI cleans Dzodze
As part of New Year festivities, the headquarters of Power Mission Church International (PMCI) at Dzodze in the Ketu North District, has organized a...
California sues Silicon Valley billionaire for public access to scenic beach
California state Monday sued a Silicon Valley billionaire in a legal battle to fight for the public's right to access a scenic beach near...
Ford reports U.S. sales decline in 2019 despite upbeat truck data
Ford sold more than 2.4 million vehicles in the U.S. market during 2019, representing a 3-percent year-on-year decline despite upbeat truck sales.
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Senate trial of Trump’s impeachment still in limbo as Bolton offers to testify
A Senate trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment is still in limbo as Republicans and Democrats remain locked in an impasse over its...
Barcelona eyeing Palmeiras midfielder Fernandes
FC Barcelona have opened talks with Palmeiras to sign highly-rated midfielder Matheus Fernandes, according to reports in Brazil's press.
Globo Esporte said...
Kenya to host wellness festival in February
Kenya said on Monday it will host a family wellness festival in early February to promote healthy lifestyles and counter the growing burden of...
National ID registration facilities stolen in northern Tanzania
Unknown people in Tanzania's northern district of Arumeru in Arusha region have stolen facilities for biometric registration of national identification cards, including two cameras...
Infighting between separatists kills 2 in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region
Infighting between two separatists at the Marumba Botundua locality of Southwest, one of Cameroon's two troubled English-speaking regions, has left two dead, according to...
Global networking key to women’s advancement – Zambian specialist
Advancing women's involvement in trade and commerce is key to enhancing global trade and economic emancipation for all, a Zambian women's development specialist said...
Zambia launches outgrower scheme to boost cassava growing, processing
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday launched a massive outgrower project aimed at boosting cassava growing and processing.
The 190 million U.S....
Flamengo boss Jesus slams Reinier sale to Real Madrid
Flamengo head coach Jorge Jesus has criticized his club's handling of the impending sale of teenager Reinier Carvalho to Real Madrid.
The...
Oil prices rise amid geopolitical tension
Oil prices continued to rise on Monday after the U.S. military killed a senior Iranian commander, sparking concerns that the heightened Middle East tensions...
Nabdam MP to sponsor surgical operations on constituents
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nabdam Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, on Monday, led a team of...
Coach Kwasi Appiah heading to Sudan
Kwasi Appiah, former Head coach of the senior national team Black Stars, could be heading to Sudan to handle their senior national team, few...
Mexico to invest US$1 billion to bring banking, internet access to poor areas
The Mexican government will invest 20 billion Mexican pesos (about 1 billion U.S. dollars) in bringing banking and internet access to impoverished areas of...
Great Olympics will get better – Gladson Awako
Accra Great Olympics midfield gem, Gladson Awako, is confident of getting positive results despite their poor start to the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season.
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Refugee, migrant arrivals to Greece spike in 2019
Greece witnessed 74,482 refugee and migrant arrivals in 2019, significantly higher than the figure of 50,508 registered in 2018, according to a weekly report...
Ireland to ban sale of fossil fuel cars by 2030 under proposed bill
The Irish government published on Monday a draft bill proposing to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars in the country by 2030.
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Netanyahu says Israel takes no part in U.S. killing of Iranian commander
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel took no part in the U.S. attack that killed the top Iranian commander Qassem...
Turkey inaugurates new headquarters of intelligence agency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated on Monday in the capital Ankara the new high-tech headquarters of the country's intelligence agency which has seen...
Libya’s oil revenue tops US$20 billion in 2019
Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Monday that the country's oil revenues in 2019 exceeded 20 billion U.S. dollars.
"NOC's...
Over 115,000 students deprived of education due to conflict in Libya’s capital
The UNICEF said on Monday that more than 115,000 students have been deprived of education in and around Libya's capital Tripoli as a result...
11 killed in suicide attack in Cameroon’s Far North region
At least 11 people were killed and 26 others were injured Monday afternoon in a suicide attack on El Beid bridge in Fotokol, a...
Media urged to maintain professionalism in 2020
The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, has urged the media to be more professional in their...
Israeli deduction of taxes to worsen Palestinian financial crisis
The Israeli government's decision to deduct millions of U.S. dollars from Palestinian tax revenues will exacerbate the Palestinian Authority (PA)'s financial crisis in 2020,...
Farm is a factory with inputs and output – Research specialist
Dr Julius Kotir, a Research Fellow with the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, has said researchers need to develop new technologies and...
Western Region inaugurates Interparty Dialogue Committee
The Western Regional Office of the National Commission on Civic Education has reconstituted the Regional Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) to work at resolving...
New Eskom CEO urged to deal with electricity blackouts in South Africa
With the newly appointed power utility Eskom's CEO Andre de Ruyter starting his tenure on Monday, he is urged to urgently resolve rolling blackouts...