Africa news roundup
Ghana Government bans the exportation of grains In a move to avert a potential food shortage caused by drought-induced crop failures affecting the northern regions…
Ghana Government bans the exportation of grains In a move to avert a potential food shortage caused by drought-induced crop failures affecting the northern regions…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness described the announcement by managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, that she was proposing Jamaica’s Finance Minister…
The recent passage of Hurricane Beryl not only put Jamaica’s infrastructure to the test but also provided the opportunity for a critical examination of the…
Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ’s) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), at its meetings on 16 and 19 August 2024, assessed that the prevailing economic environment is conducive…
If a single case of the more virulent clade 1b strain of the Mpox virus were to be detected in Jamaica, it would be considered…
The World Health Organization on Wednesday, August 14, declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency committee amid…
Prime Minister the Most Honorable Andrew Holness has issued a 14-day state of emergency in southern Clarendon amid fears of further violence after two shootings…
August 11-17, 2024 Ghana Plans to launch rocket into space announced The Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute has announced that Ghana plans to launch…
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a new agreement for technical cooperation in food and nutrition security, health, climate change,…
Cases of a deadlier strain of mpox have been confirmed in four countries in Africa, raising alarm among health officials around the world. Levels of…