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Chief Justice Torkornoo Fights for Due Process, Demands Copies of Petition to Oust her

Ghana's Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has formally requested copies of petitions filed against her, citing due process concerns. The petitions, reportedly submitted to...

What does COVID-19 still have in store for Africa?

COVID-19 hasn't had the same the sort of devastating impact on Africa as it has elsewhere, according to official statistics. That may not last. Experts...

Full Text of Akufo-Addo’s 8th COVID-19 Address

The president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the night of April 26, 2020 addressed Ghanaians for the 8th time regarding government's response...

Lockdown, curfew will be imposed if preventive measures are flouted – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has warned if Ghanaians flout other measures put in place to stop the spread of the virus and there...

COVID-19: Deaths in Canada rise by almost 12 percent in a single day

As Spain is seeing the lowest number of deaths today since March 22, the total number of coronavirus deaths in Canada has shot up...

Nigeria: Buhari’s chief of staff dies of COVID-19

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has lost his chief of staff, Abba Kyari, to COVID-19, the presidency confirmed. Kyari died on Friday with underlying health...

China Vows Equal Treatment for Africans After Reports of Abuse

South Africa, the current African Union chair, separately expressed concern about “alleged ill-treatment of African nationals in China, including the forceful testing, quarantining for...

Nigeria extends coronavirus lockdown in key cities for two weeks

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a 14-day extension to a lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised...

Nigeria’s booming hydroalcoholic gel business

Nigeria’s hydroalcoholic gel business booms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edition, we speak with Dr. Stephanie Sodangi, who set up a local gel...

Virus-free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached...

Coronavirus: John Mahama donates PPEs to Ridge Hospital health workers

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday presented one hundred sets of personal protective equipments (PPE) to health workers at the Greater Accra Regional...

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