Egypt Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi takes over chair of African Union
After being suspended from the African Union in 2013, Egypt is seeking to enhance its standing in Africa. Egypt’s focus is on security, trade and migration. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took up his chairmanship of the 55..
Oil production in Ghana to double by 2023 – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said overall crude oil production from Ghana is expected to more than double over the next four years. “Overall, crude oil production is expected to increase from 196,089 barrels per day in 2019 to 420,02..
‘Shared responsibility’ to stop 420,000 needless deaths from tainted food each year, UN, world leaders warn
On Tuesday, the First International Food Safety Conference, in Addis Ababa – organized by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO) World Trade Organization (WTO) ..
Food choices today, impact health of both ‘people and planet’ tomorrow
Co-organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Permanent Mission of Norway, the head of the agency’s New York office, Satya Tripathi, noted that it was his home country of India, which had originated the aphorism that “you are..
Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking the day after three Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in the United Mission in Abyei (UNISFA) were killed, when a military helicopter carrying troops crashed in the Mission compound whilst on a routine operation. Ten pas..