African workers and students seeking to flee Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion are complaining of being blocked from buses, trains and border crossing points while priority is given to Ukrainian citizens.An American official told VOA the U.S. is…

NAIROBI— The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash “epidemic” that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet. The UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), convening in Nairobi, is …

A leading cybersecurity firm says it has discovered a “highly sophisticated” piece of malware being used by Chinese hacking teams to attack government and critical infrastructure targets.Symantec, a division of U.S.-based software designer and manufact…

ACCRA— The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has invited parents and guardians of all Ghanaian nationals in Ukraine to a meeting.The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Ce…

African countries are having to spend up to five percent of their annual economic output to shield themselves against the impacts of climate change, even though they emit the least greenhouse gases in the world, a report released Saturday said. The fi…

Human Rights Watch says older people are often the forgotten victims in Africa’s conflict zones. The rights group issued a report Wednesday looking at abuses suffered by the elderly in 14 countries, mostly African nations, caught up in conflict, rangin…

HighlightsSince the first case of COVID-19 was reported on March 12, 2020, Guinea has recorded 32,448 positive cases, including 29,842 recoveries and 391 hospital deaths, as of 31 December 2021. 3,238,457 doses (1st and 2nd dose) of vaccine were admini…

More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday said.In 2020, pills accounted for 54% of all U.S. abortions, up …