Category: World
Global alcohol industry loses $830 billion in value
An industry once considered virtually recession-proof has been rocked by a downturn few saw coming.
Over the past f [...]
Ghana hit as Colombia announces plans to close down its Embassy
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo De La Espriella, has announced plans to close the country's Embassy in Ghana.
Aside from Ghana, South Africa, [...]
Namibia blocks Ghanaian entrepreneur Jory Adu-Boahene’s N$4b oil and gas supply base over funding and experience concerns
The Namibian Ports Authority has rejected a proposal by a Ghanaian-led consortium to develop an N$4-billion (about US$244 million) oil and gas supply [...]
Uganda: Detained opposition figure ‘is unconscious, in intensive care’, his wife says
Kizza Besigye, the prominent detained Ugandan opposition leader, has lost consciousness and been rushed into intensive care after collapsing during a [...]
Uganda declares end to Its 2026 ‘Ebola’ outbreak
Uganda has officially declared the end of its 2026 Ebola outbreak, marking another successful containment of the virus even as neighbouring Democratic [...]
Thousands protest in Eastern Congo over possible President Tshisekedi third term
Thousands of people took to the streets of Goma and Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to protest proposed constituti [...]
FDA recalls popular thyroid medication over reduced effectiveness
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide recall of several batches of levothyroxine sodium tablets after concer [...]
Gabon opposition leader’s lawyers say his jailing is politically motivated
Gabon's leading opposition figure, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, has now spent 100 days in what his lawyers describe as "political and arbitrar [...]
Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases surpass 3,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the 3,000-case threshold, according to official figures released by the government on Sa [...]