October 14, 2021 THE modernisation and expansion of three ports in Egypt, Senegal and Somaliland will improve access to vital goods for 35 million people in Africa, support five million jobs (138,000 of which have already been created) and add $51 billion to the continent’s total trade by 2035, according to the investors in the […]
October 12, 2021 THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has given the go-ahead for widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high malaria transmission. The recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi that has reached […]
October 4, 2021 SPEAKING in New York at the UN General Assembly at the end of September, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo made a strong case for respect for democracy, constitutional rule and human rights by members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). His call came in the midst of another challenge to […]