Tongans living overseas are facing an anxious wait for news of loved ones after a volcano triggered a tsunami. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha?apai volcano erupted on Saturday, about 65km (40 miles) north of the capital Nuku’alofa. The eruption, which was heard as far away as the US, caused waves higher than a metre to crash … The post Anxious wait for news …after tsunami
The new United States envoy to the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield, and Assistant Secretary Molly Phee will visit Sudan and Ethiopia next week amid continuing crises in the two African nations. The American officials will also travel to Saudi Arabia. Satterfield and Phee will visit Khartoum, where they will meet with Sudanese pro-democracy activists, … The post New US Africa envoy
Thousands of protesters against military rule in Sudan marched towards the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum again on Monday, drawing volleys of tear gas from security forces, a Reuters witness said. The protesters, who gathered some 2 km (1.25 mile) from the palace, blocked a main road in the Al Diyum neighbourhood and burned … The post Thousands
The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali has grounded its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the regional monetary union sanctioned Mali last week after its interim government, installed in the wake of coups in … The post UN
Ghana’s Black Stars will aim to stage a cut-and-run performance tonight when they lock horns with Comoros in a final AFCON Group C tie at the Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia, Garoua. Kick-off is at 7pm. Appeared to be suffering death by a thousand cuts, the Stars must beat the Islanders at all cost to put … The post Do-or-die for Stars …as they battle Comoros tonight
Head Coach of Accra Hearts of Coach, Samuel Boadu has tasked his players to make the Accra Stadium a fortress as they seek to defend their title they won last year. The Phobians recorded their first win of the season at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, beating visiting Eleven Wonders 4-1. Having gone three … The post Boadu: Make Accra Stadium a fortress appeared first on
Mali’s Boubou Traore has been appointed as referee for Ghana’s last group match against Comoros. Bobou, 36, will be assisted by Issa Yaya from Chad (Assistant I), Mahamadou Yahaya Gado from Niger (Assistant II) and Issa SY from Senegal (Fourth Official). CAF has also appointed Youssouf Guedi Guirreh from Djibouti as the Match Commissioner while … The post Match officials for Ghana,
Northern Horse, an affiliate of the Ghana Table Tennis Federation (GTF) and the Ghana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has organized a maiden tennis tournament in Tamale at the weekend. The tournament was meant to encourage and support members of the association in the area to take tennis seriously. The day’s event, which was held at … The post Maiden table tennis tourney held
Ghanaians have been asked to take the edge off the Black Stars as regards their performance at the AFCON 2021 tournament, currently underway in Cameroon. Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), who made the plea, was unenthused by attacks on the senior national team, who are chasing their first continental Holy Grail in … The post Lepowura Jawula calls
The global football community will converge at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, USA, in March this year, to chart a future for the sport. Dubbed ‘Soccerex Americas,’ the prestigious event, which takes place between March 15 -16, is expected to bring together over 2,000 of the game’s senior stakeholders from more than 90 countries – … The post Ghana to participate in Soccerex
Serena Williams has dropped out of the world’s top 50 for the first time since 2006, the US tennis great sitting 59th in the WTA rankings released on Monday. The 40-year-old played just six tournaments in 2021 and none since her tearful Wimbledon first-round exit with a leg injury ended the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s … The post Serena Williams drops out of WTA top 50
Rafael Nadal, making his comeback after five months out with a left foot injury, has moved up one place to fifth in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday with Novak Djokovic’s top spot at risk. Deported and unable to defend his Australian Open title due to his vaccine status, Djokovic has a 2080-point advantage … The post Nadal moves to fifth in ATP rankings appeared first
Novak Djokovic could be barred from playing in the French Open under current rules after the sports ministry said on Monday that elite sportspeople would need to be vaccinated to perform in France. The ministry said a new vaccine pass, approved by the French parliament on Sunday, “applies to everyone, to volunteers and to elite … The post Djokovic could be barred from French
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana through its sustainable social initiatives, has impacted the lives of 8.5 million Ghanaians in the previous year. The Head of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Reverend Amaris Nana AdjeiPerbi, made this known at an annual review session with the media in Accra. The assessment meeting created a platform … The post Vodafone
Fuel prices have gone up marginally by some ten pesewas per litre, representing about three per cent increment since the beginning of the year. An assessment by the Ghana News Agency indicates that as of the morning of Monday, January 17, 2022, some Oil Marketing Companies (MCs) had increased their prices for petrol from GHC6 … The post Fuel prices go up by 3 per
The West Africa – Latin America Trade, Investment and Sister Cities Conference to promote investment in the two regions has been rescheduled for May 19- 28 in Belize, South America. It was originally scheduled to take place between February 13-20. The rescheduling of the date is to allow the Belmopan City authorities, the host, to deepen engagement with stakeholders for a … The post West
The Finance Ministry has dismissed reports that Ghana’s economy is running into financial challenges, saying, the country does not face any imminent external imbalances or reserves shortfall. “The reserves, at over 5 months of import cover, is well above our internal target of four months and better than the average over the previous two decades. … The post Ghana
The 2023 Inter-African Trade Fair (IATF), which is meant to promote trade and investment in Africa, has been scheduled to hold in Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire. An initiative of Afreximbank, the programme would be organised in collaboration with the African Union and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and hosted by the government of … The post Cote d’Ivoire to
The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has cautioned the public against the business activities of Tizaa Ghana Fund. It said the company had not been licensed to engage in investing or trading for returns business in the country and as such, its activities were not regulated by SEC. A statement issued by the SEC and … The post SEC cautions public against activities
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has stated it will pilot the implementation of the Greater Accra Regional Minister’s ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ initiative which is part of the ‘Make Accra Work’ campaign from today. Mr Frank Asante, TMA Public Relations Officer, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said the assembly would use the … The post TMA to pilot operation
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