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Government made strides in educational sector-Minister
Government has made education a top priority by providing the requisite tools to enhance teaching and learning since taking over office in 2016, Dr...
44 Algerian healthcare workers die from COVID-19 – Abderrahman Benbouzid
Algerian Health Minister Abderrahman Benbouzid revealed on Tuesday that about 2,300 healthcare workers in the country have been infected with COVID-19, 44 of them...
France not banning Huawei from 5G – Minister
French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that France is not banning China-based tech company Huawei from investing in...
Egypt not to stand idle on challenges posed by Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Abdel-Ati said on Sunday that Egypt will never stand idle in the face of the challenge...
Ghana elected vice chair of UNCITRAL
The Republic of Ghana has been elected as the Vice Chairman of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for 2020-2021 during...
Minister, MCE honoured for commitment to educational development
A total of 175 projects have been executed in the Ashanti Region over the last three years to facilitate quality educational delivery, Mr. Simon...
Minister cuts sod for work to commence on Ayensuadze/Gomoa Abaasa road
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Natural Resources, Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, has cut the sod for the construction of a three-Kilometre feeder...
Tanzania has sufficient food stocks amid COVID-19 – Japhet Hasunga
Tanzanian Minister for Agriculture Japhet Hasunga said on Thursday the east African nation is self-sufficient in food stocks despite the outbreak of the COVID-19...
Tanzania has sufficient foreign reserves for importing goods
Tanzania's foreign reserves continued to remain at sufficient level to meet the country's requirements for importation of goods and services, a cabinet minister told...
Head of Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb killed in Mali by French forces
The Al-Qaida leader in the Islamic Maghreb had been killed by French forces in northern Mali, French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly...
Minister to revoke the license of PFJ fertilizer suppliers
Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has warned fertilizer suppliers of the Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizer to stop smuggling...
Nigeria’s ICT sector accounts for 14.07 percent of GDP in Q1
Nigeria's information and communications technology (ICT) sector has contributed 14.07 percent to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), said the Minister of Communications and...
Stranded Ghanaians abroad to be returned home in phases – Minister
Government is implementing a clear strategy to return stranded Ghanaians home from abroad in phases, Mr Charles Owiredu, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Ensure ‘local content’ in the appointment of people to key Management positions at the...
The concerned Youth of Krobo land have called on President, H. E. Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo to ensure ‘local content’ in the appointment...
MoFA/MoTI working on LI to regulate Soya Beans export-Minister
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is working with the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Attorney General’s Department on a Legislative Instrument...
Tanzania imports 25,000 tonnes of sugar to offset shortage
Tanzania has imported 25,000 tonnes of sugar to offset an acute shortage of the commodity being experienced throughout the country, a cabinet minister told...
Finnish schools could be closed again once infections occur
As Finnish schools are preparing to reopen this week, after nearly two months of closure to curb the spread of COVID-19, Education Minister Li...
Namibia expects zero tourist arrivals in the next three to four months
Namibia expects zero tourist arrivals in the next three to four months, a senior official said Tuesday.
Speaking at the launch of...
Fight Against COVID-19: MTN reassures customers of its commitment to the adherence of...
MTN Ghana is committed to the adherence of the general health protocols established to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 disease.
All MTN offices,...
North Macedonia’s economy projected to contract by 3.4 percent this year
North Macedonia's economy is projected to shrink by 3.4 percent in 2020, with the worst effects due to coronavirus outbreak expected in the second...
Health survey shows no community transmission of COVID-19 in Rwanda
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Friday said a countrywide health survey shows that there is no community transmission in Rwanda, which was the...
Health survey shows no community transmission of COVID-19 in Rwanda
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Friday said a countrywide health survey shows that there is no community transmission in Rwanda, which was the...
Domestic violence against women increases in Uganda amid COVID-19
Uganda's ministry of gender, labor and social development on Tuesday issued a stern warning to perpetrators of domestic violence against women and children during...
Namibia developing post-COVID-19 lockdown strategy
Namibia is developing a post-COVID-19 lockdown strategy to resuscitate its economy, Trade Minister Lucia Iipumbu said on Friday.
The strategy, crafted in...
Tanzania’s road accidents decrease by 26 percent in 9 months
Road accidents in Tanzania decreased by 26 percent in nine months from July 2019 to March 2020, a cabinet minister told parliament on Thursday.
...
Tanzania produces over 1 million tonnes of cashew nuts in 3 years
Tanzania has produced 1,036,698 tonnes of cashew nuts worth 3.3 trillion Tanzanian shillings (about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars) between 2017 and 2019, the Minister...
Nigeria ready to evacuate stranded citizens abroad over COVID-19
The Nigerian government says it is ready to commence the evacuation of its citizens who are stranded across the world due to the COVID-19...
Almost 1 million workers temporarily laid off in Portugal
A total of 931,000 Portuguese workers have temporarily lost their jobs under the country's simplified temporary "lay-off" measure prompted by the coronavirus outbreak, Portuguese...
Minister directs Dormaa West Assembly to heighten surveillance at Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire borders
Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi- Richardson, the Bono Regional Minister has directed the Dormaa West District Assembly to heighten surveillance at the various border towns...
France expects deeper recession as coronavirus lockdown prolonged
France has further lowered its 2020 economic forecast to a contraction of eight percent, from an earlier prediction of six-percent contraction, and would broaden...