In South Africa, all attention yesterday was focused on what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had to say in parliament. With the economy under pressure, questions over education funding and the finance minister himself embroiled in a political row, Mr Gordhan’s mini-budget statement was eagerly awaited. But this morning, South Africans are waking up to the … Read more
Ghana is pushing for the Mole National Park and Lake Bosomtwe to be given a UNESCO World Heritage status; a move that will further boost and protect the two heritage sites. A World Heritage Site is a place (such as a building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, or mountain) that is listed by … Read more
The countries of the United Nations approved a remarkable commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 to be achieved by 2030. On the one-year anniversary, it’s too early to start measuring their progress, but not too early to assess whether they are ready to make progress. We have found that governments urgently … Read more
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is “appalled by the chilling military escalation” in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, his spokesman says. Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general was alarmed by reports of air strikes involving incendiary weapons and bunker-busting bombs. The Syrian government has stepped up strikes on rebel-held areas of the city since a ceasefire … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has proposed an increased stakeholder engagement following the entry into force of the Ghana Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Speaking to journalists in New York after a courtesy call by the Chief Executive of the MCC, Dana Hyde, President Mahama said with the implementation and disbursement of the Compact … Read more
The UN has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after a devastating attack on its lorries near Aleppo on Monday. The strikes, which witnesses say came from the air, came hours after Syria declared a week-old US-Russia brokered cessation of hostilities at an end. Russia and Syria have both insisted that their forces were not … Read more
The bomb detonated on Saturday in New York, and another device found nearby, were both shrapnel-filled pressure cookers – similar to the bombs used at the 2013 Boston marathon, reports say. Citing officials, separate reports said both had mobile phones and Christmas lights as makeshift detonators. The blast, in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, injured … Read more
A bomb that exploded in New York City was an act of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo says, but no link to international groups has been found. Mr Cuomo said significant damage had been caused and “we were lucky there were no fatalities”. Saturday night’s blast in Manhattan injured 29 people. Some 1,000 extra security personnel … Read more
A bomb that exploded in New York City was an act of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo says, but no link to international groups has been found. Mr Cuomo said significant damage had been caused and “we were lucky there were no fatalities”. Saturday night’s blast in Manhattan injured 29 people. Some 1,000 extra security personnel … Read more