SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES The country hopes to begin vaccinations on October 8 but faces huge logistical challenges. The first shipment of nearly 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday. The Central African country of about 100 million people is at the epicentre of an mpox ...

By Associated Press WINDER, GEORGIA — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a high school in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing four people on Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting sent students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children ...

Source: www.ghanaweb.com Edward Borketey Sackey, an 18-year-old final-year student of O’Reilly Senior High School in Accra, was stabbed to death following a dispute with a colleague at the school. What happened According to reports, Edward, a General Arts student, had a physical altercation with one Godwin, a Visual Arts student, over whose father was wealthier. The argument is said to ...

Source: Emma Ankrah The Minority on the Works and Housing Committee has called for the immediate removal of the Lands Minister and his deputies, accusing them of failing to protect Ghana’s water bodies and rivers from the devastating effects of illegal mining, known as “galamsey.” Ranking Member on the Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, expressed the belief that ...

By Associated Press Children giggle as young people flash their smartphones to film robots carrying plates of freshly prepared meals on their inbuilt trays to deliver to diners in a busy eatery in Kenya’s capital. Nairobi has a vibrant tech industry with various startups and innovations in operation and has positioned itself as a tech hub in the East African ...

Source: Abubakar Ibrahim President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved a framework for negotiations with the successful bidder(s) in the ongoing resolution of the Saglemi Housing Project. The approval follows a request by the Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. Under the new framework, the value of the work already completed at Saglemi will be treated as the ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO The deputy director of Zena Foundation, Nutifafa Bequine celebrated his 31st birthday with Teshie Children’s Home on Saturday August 31, 2024. Nutifafa on his visit, donated to the orphanage home various items which include assorted drinks, packs of mineral water, toiletries, detergent and clothing. The deputy director of Zena Foundation and reporter at extv (www.extvgh.com), urged ...

Source: Abubakar Ibrahim Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong has attributed the ongoing drought crisis in the country to climate change, stressing that the core issue is not irrigation but the shifting weather patterns. Speaking to Joy News’ PM Express Business Edition, he said the Ghana Meteorological Agency had alerted government that the planting season had shifted by an entire month, a ...

By:Laura Gozzi, Jarosalv Lukiv & Zoe Kleinman, technology editor Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. Mr Durov, 39, has not been remanded in custody, but placed under judicial supervision, and has to pay a €5m (£4.2m; $5.6m) ...

By:Charlie Northcott Police units around the world have joined forces in a series of covert operations targeting one of West Africa’s most feared criminal networks – Black Axe. Operation Jackal III saw officers in body armour carry out raids in 21 countries between April and July 2024. The mission, co-ordinated by global policing agency Interpol, led to the arrest of ...