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Ghana’s trade minister resigns from government

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Ghana‘s trade minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has resigned from the government, local media has reported on Friday. He is said to have tendered his resignation letter to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday, Jan 5, 2023. Kyerematen has been serving as Ghana’s trade minister since 2017. It is not clear why Kyerematen has resigned but there are reports it… Read More
Pacific 

Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP

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“We estimate that up to around nine million people – additional people – could be pushed into poverty due to the flood impact” said Knut Ostby, UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan. Climate risk knows no borders Although the Pakistan flooding was “unprecedented”, it could happen to other countries affected by climate change, Mr. Ostby warned. He explained that crops had… Read More
Europe 

Europe: Warm start to 2023 breaks records, and skiers’ hearts says WMO

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And as a growing number of European ski resorts at lower altitudes struggle to provide adequate snow cover for their early-season visitors, the WMO pointed to widely accepted peer-reviewed scientific data from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicating that the frequency of cold spells and frost days “will decrease”. “Strong declines in glaciers, permafrost, snow cover extent,… Read More
Africa Football Sports World 

Cape Verde renames national stadium in honour of Pele

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Cape Verde’s national stadium is to be renamed after Pele, the country’s prime minister has said. The 15,000-seater Estadio Nacional de Cabo Verde, located just outside the capital Praia, will become the Pele Stadium. The news comes after Fifa’s president Gianna Infantino proposed – while speaking at Pele’s memorial service in Brazil – that every country should name a stadium… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to avert food crisis threat

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With funding from the European Union, the project will help sustain agricultural production in Ukraine, after Russia’s full-scale invasion last February forced many rural producers to scale down or abandon their activities, amid the destruction of crops and farm equipment, and disruption to supply chains. Some 13 million people living in rural areas rely on Ukraine’s farming sector, according to… Read More
Africa South Africa Sports World 

Ronaldo makes South Africa gaffe at Al Nassr unveiling

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Football star Cristiano Ronaldo had a slip of the tongue at his official unveiling with Al Nassr on Tuesday after he mistook Saudi Arabia for South Africa. He joined Al Nassr as a free agent on Friday after leaving Manchester United. “The football is different, so for me it’s not the end of my career to come to South Africa.… Read More
Africa Gambia West Africa World 

Gambia: Three people charged over coup plot

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Gambian police prosecutors have charged two civilians and a police officer in connection with last month’s alleged coup plot. Prosecutors accused the suspects of conspiring and failing to report information on the planned overthrow of President Adama Barrow in October and December 2022 within the capital, Banjul, and other places in the country. They were also accused of being informed… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: ‘Multiple civilian causalities’ as new year dawns 

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Citing UN humanitarian colleagues, he informed the media at the regular daily press briefing that intensified violence in different regions of the war-torn country caused “multiple civilian casualties”, which included children and journalists.   “Ukrainian authorities reported more than 50 civilian casualties on December 31st alone”, said Mr. Haq.  Mounting casualties  The latest attacks on the capital Kyiv, damaged a hotel,… Read More
Pacific 

COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting

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In Geneva, a spokesperson for the WHO confirmed during a scheduled press briefing that Chinese scientists had been invited to participate in a meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 (TAG). The 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and Member States on coronavirus mutations and variants. The group’s last meeting was… Read More
Africa China Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana to screen China arrivals for Covid-19

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Ghana has imposed travel restrictions on passengers from China over coronavirus concerns. The restriction which will take effect on Friday follows China’s decision to drop its Covid-19 controls in December last year. Ghanaian authorities said passengers from China will be tested at the airport for free and must also present a negative test result 48 hours before arrival. Ghanaian authorities issue… Read More
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