Statue of Haile Selassie destroyed in London park
A statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie has been destroyed in a park in Wimbledon, south-west London. Police are investigating the incident, which took place in Cannizaro Park on Tuesday evening. The damage to the bust was carried out by a group of around 100 people, according to an eyewitness. It appears to be […]
Gabon bars EU travellers in reciprocal move
Gabon has suspended issuing visas to European Union travellers after its citizens were included in the EU ban list. Gabonese foreign affairs ministry said it had applied the “the principle of reciprocity”. The nationals of the 27 EU member states will not be allowed into Gabon. Minister Alain Claude Bilie By Nzé sent a circular […]
Nigeria set date for resumption of domestic flights
Nigeria has said that domestic flights will resume on 8th July, but has not yet set a date for international air travel to restart. They had been stopped as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. Passengers have been urged to follow the guidelines given in airports to prevent Covid-19 infections. The government […]
Eight years after a suicide bombing, Somalia reopens national theatre
Eight years after a suicide bomber destroyed the building, Somalia has reopened its imposing national theatre in Mogadishu as a symbol of culture in the heart of a city often defined by violence. The theatre, whose stage is underpinned by bright yellow pillars and is decorated in the light blue of the national flag, was […]
President Akufo-Addo presents GH¢1 million to 20 young entrepreneurs
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented GH¢1 million to twenty young entrepreneurs under Season Three of the Presidential Pitch, an initiative of the Ministry for Business Development. Addressing the programme on Wednesday, July 1, President Akufo-Addo stated Government understands the importance of the initiative, because entrepreneurship is a vital component of economic growth […]
Botswana president goes into coronavirus quarantine
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has quarantined himself after an official working closely with him tested positive for Covid-19, a government statement says. Some other people in the president’s inner circle are also self-isolating, it adds. The government encourages people to continue taking precautions in order to prevent the spread of the virus. The country of […]
Ghana players ‘cannot forgive’ Suarez handball 10 years on
“For me, the Uruguay game is a game I think we won,” John Paintsil says, looking back on one of the most dramatic matches in men’s World Cup history: the 2010 quarter-final between his Ghana side and Uruguay in Johannesburg. The reality, though, is Ghana didn’t win. A handball by Luis Suarez stopped a certain […]
2nd July, 2020
The Daily Graphic expresses concern about the reopening of schools for final year students of Junior, Senior High and tertiary levels as far as safety in this COVID-19 era. The paper commends government for its efforts at providing Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, to various schools for distribution to students. The paper acknowledges fears and anxieties […]
GBA pushes for reduction in punishment for not wearing nose masks
The Ghana Bar Association, GBA, has asked government to find more effective ways of dealing with the reluctance among some people to wear the nose masks in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease, instead of the threat of harsh punishment. According to the GBA, the punishment, as prescribed by section Six […]
EC attributes slow pace of voters registration to difficulty of some officials to operate biometric machine
The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe has attributed the slow pace of the ongoing voters’ registration to the difficulty of some officials to effectively man or operate the BVD and other electoral devices inspite of rigorous training on their usage. Speaking on GBC’s ‘Behind the News’, Dr. Quaicoe explained […]
