Africa Archive

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cancelled the much talked about referendum which was supposed be held on December 17, 2019. According to him, his government will work to attain a broad national consensus on the referendum.   “On Tuesday 18th

Junior doctors in Zimbabwe have vowed not to return to work despite the 48-hour moratorium given by President Mnangagwa yesterday and incentives offered by Higher Life Foundation (HLF) anticipated to commence in January 2020 arguing that both interventions do not preserve

The Chilean Minister for Environment, Carolina Schmidt, also toured the plenary venue where tomorrow she will lead the opening of the Conference at 8.00 am in the Baker River Plenary hall in front of the delegations of 196 countries and the

Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament. Lawmakers were expected to either vote

The Chilean Environment Minister, Carolina Schmidt, accompanied by UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, and Spanish Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, led the ceremony in Madrid’s IFEMA conference centre where the climate meeting will start on Monday 2nd December. More than 1,500

South African women’s land rights activist Sizani Ngubane is one of three finalists for the 2020 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, which is referred to as the Nobel Prize for human rights. Land is a hot topic in South

Shoppers in Ghana and across the world have yet again participated in one of the world’s exciting shopping experiences. The Black Friday usually offers shoppers outrageous reduction in prices on all kinds of items. Although not a very common experience in

Ebola response workers were killed in attacks carried out by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday. “We are heartbroken that our worst fears have been realized,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of