The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant visa classifications. According to the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs,holders of A-class visas; primarily diplomats and government officials, will continue to receive multiple-entry visas with validity ranging from […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has opposed what he calls the “unilateral” higher trade tariffs imposed on his country by the US. US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would subject imports from South Africa to a new 30% tariff from 1 August. It is the only country from sub-Saharan Africa that Trump […]
At least eleven people have been killed during anti-government protests in Kenya and 567 arrested, police said. Police opened fire on demonstrators, and earlier Dr Aron Sikuku, a medic at Eagle Nursing Home on the outskirts of Nairobi, told the BBC the bodies of two people who died of gunshot wounds had been brought to […]
Nigeria’s data protection agency has fined Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Africa’s biggest pay television company, 766 million naira ($501,340) for violating the country’s data protection law, a spokesperson said. MultiChoice, which operates pay-TV services DSTV and GOTV in Nigeria, has faced legal and regulatory hurdles in the past two years from authorities regarding contentious price hikes and tax disagreements. The […]
The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has held high-level discussions with Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir, the Governor of Mombasa County, Kenya’s second largest city, as part of measures to deepen the leading waste management company’s expansion in Africa. The meeting focused on building a strong partnership between Mombasa, a port city, and Zoomlion […]
A Professor of Physiotherapy at the University of Ghana has called on policymakers to treat disorders affecting the structure that provides stability and movement to the human body as a public health imperative because of its impact on members of the society. Technically known as musculoskeletal disorders, including that of the bones, muscles, joints, tendons, […]
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision was made at the 67th Ordinary Summit of the regional bloc, which was held on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. President Bio will serve a […]
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and injured several others at a fish market on Friday night in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, police said on Saturday. Borno state police spokesperson Nahum Kenneth Daso said in a statement that a woman with an improvised explosive device strapped to her body, infiltrated a […]
A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK. The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed “non-conducive to the public good” and that it was “undesirable” to grant him entry. In a letter released by Malema’s party, the Home […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says four out of ten children globally will reside in Africa by 2050. It said the significant shift presented an unparalleled opportunity, demanding renewed commitment and joint accountability from partners to invest in the continent’s youngest generation. A statement issued by UNICEF Ghana to observe the Day of the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States goes into effect at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT) on Monday, a move the president promulgated to protect the country from “foreign terrorists.” The countries affected by the latest travel ban are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, […]
Ghana’s neighbour, Togo, is among several countries affected by a new travel restriction issued by U.S. President Donald Trump, citing security concerns. According to a CNN report, Trump signed a presidential proclamation on Wednesday evening that imposes either full or partial entry bans on nationals from a list of countries deemed to pose security risks. […]
