Tag: March 16
Second Lady calls for more holistic training of students
The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has stressed the need for schools in the country to fashion out a holistic education approach to produce...
“Be guided by national interest to report corruption” – CHRAJ
Citizens have been encouraged to be guided by the national interest to blow the whistle on wrongdoing in society to help reduce or stop...
Gambia set to lose close to US$19.7 million in revenue due to COVID-19
The finance minister of the Gambia, Mambury Njie, told the National Assembly on Monday the West African country could lose close to 1 billion...
Senegal reports 1 new case of COVID-19
Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr on Monday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in the country.
During...
Kenyan stocks continue to plunge over COVID-19 jitters
Kenya's blue-chip stocks sustained a downward trend at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Monday when trading resumed following the suspension on march 13...
Kenya isolates 3 more suspected cases of coronavirus
Kenyan health authorities are isolating an additional three more coronaviruses (COVID19) suspected cases, a government official said on Monday.
Cyrus Oguna, the...
Zambian small traders rue increased COVID-19 cases in South Africa
Zambian scale traders involved in cross border trade with South Africa on Monday expressed concern over increased cases of Coronavirus in South Africa.
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Volta must promote its music talents – Edem
Edem, popular Ghanaian musician, has called on Voltarians to help sell music talents from the Region to the nation and the outside world.
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KNUST temporarily halts academic activities over COVID-19
Academic activities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana’s premier science and technology tertiary educational institution, have been put on...
Liberia confirms first COVID-19 case
A Liberian senior official who recently returned from a foreign trip has been confirmed as the first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Death toll rises to 17 in Lagos pipeline explosion
The death toll in a pipeline explosion that hit the Abule Ado area in Nigeria's economic hub of Lagos has risen to 17, with...
South African parks to remain open with stringent measures amid COVID-19 outbreak
The South African National Parks (SANParks) on Monday said the country's national parks will remain open as they take necessary precaution to prevent the...
Botswana imposes travel ban on people entering from 18 high-risk countries
Botswana's Health and Wellness Minister Lemogang Kwape on Monday imposed a travel ban on people entering the southern African country from 18 high-risk countries...
Sub-Saharan Africa records over 100 COVID-19 cases with South Africa most affected
by Xinhua writers Wang Xiaopeng, Gao Yuan and Zheng Yangzi
The number of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has passed 100 in...
Benin confirms first case of COVID-19
Benin confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on Monday, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
According to this...
AU inducts 25 police officers to secure Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has ended week-long induction training for 25 newly deployed police officers.
The AU...
Ghana bans public gatherings, closes down schools amid COVID-19 outbreak
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced enhanced measures, including a ban on public gatherings and school closure from Monday to contain and...
Senegal reports 1 new case of COVID-19
Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr on Monday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in the country.
During...
Ghana suspends sporting activities over COVID-19 outbreak
Ghana has suspended all sporting activities in the country to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The announcement was made by President Nana...
U.S. shuts movie theaters to curb spread of COVID-19
Los Angeles and New York City on Monday announced the closure of movie theaters and other live performance venues, for the first time in...
Rwanda reports two new COVID-19 cases
Rwanda's Ministry of Health on Monday announced two new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing its confirmed total to seven.
The new patients include a...
Tanzanian president orders suspension of 13 engineers over delayed repair of bridge
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday ordered relevant authorities to suspend 13 engineers over what he described as delayed maintenance of a bridge that...
White House calls off Easter Egg Roll over coronavirus concern
The White House said Monday it has cancelled this year's Easter Egg Roll amid the spread of coronavirus across the country.
"The health and safety...
Somali army recaptures key town from al-Shabab militants
Somali National Army (SNA) backed by the African Union peacekeeping mission on Monday recaptured Janale town in Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia.
Abdihamid Mohamed...
South Sudan’s transitional cabinet ministers sworn in
South Sudan's transitional cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday to officially begin work.
The swearing-in ceremony of 33 ministers and nine deputies was administered...
Wall Street nosedives amid heightened coronavirus fearsx
Wall Street's major averages finished sharply lower on Monday even after the Federal Reserve's aggressive stimulus measures, as investors grew concerned about recession risk...
Businesses in Africa suffer as COVID-19 epidemic disrupts Chinese supplies
Kenneth Kiarie, who runs an electrical goods shop in downtown Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya in East Africa, might have to close his...
First human trial for coronavirus vaccine starts in U.S.
A clinical trial to evaluate a vaccine designed against the novel coronavirus started on Monday, a U.S. health official confirmed.
"The vaccine candidate that was...
Dr Nana Ato Arthur, a Unique Contributor to Ghana’s Local Governance System
Dr Nana Ato Arthur was appointed Head of the Office of the Local Government Service (LGS) in March 2017 to apply his expertise and...
“Prioritise STEM-based programmes”- NAB
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has called on individuals and groups who want to establish tertiary education institutions in the country, to direct their...