Ghana’s parliament has set up an eight-member committee to investigate allegations of conflict of interest and incompetence against Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta. Speaker Alban Bagbin ruled that the committee…
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Ethiopia: Government forces control 70% of Tigray
The Ethiopian government says that its federal forces now control 70% of the northern region of Tigray, a claim that has been denied by an official from the war-torn region…
Liberia: 71,000 enumerators stay at home while Liberians wait to be counted in census
Liberia declared a public holiday on Friday so people can stay at home to be counted in a much-delayed census, yet none of the 71,000 counters hired for the job…
Chad: Chief of police and other senior officials fired after violent protest crackdown
Three weeks after a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Chad, the country’s chief of police and head of the gendarmerie have been replaced, as have a number of other…
Egypt: Paying for climate damage not charity – Malawi president
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has joined other African leaders in criticising wealthy nations for not wanting to pay for climate loss and damage. Speaking to the BBC at the ongoing…
Iran: Climate efforts derided as MENA nations take action
An Iranian man laments the damage done to Iran’s physical landscape as he goes on his daily jog through Tehran. There was a long river close to his house that…
Afghanistan: Afghan women barred from gyms
The Taliban has banned women from using gyms in Afghanistan, according to a senior Taliban official, in the latest edict by the group cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms…
US: President Biden concerned about Elon Musk’s international relations
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday it was watching Twitter with “deep concern” after the social media platform’s top privacy and compliance officers quit, potentially putting…
Germany: KFC apologises for Nazi ‘Kristallnacht’ chicken promotion
KFC has apologised after sending a notification to German customers encouraging them to commemorate the Kristallnacht anti-Jewish pogrom with fried chicken and cheese. The fast food chain sent a notification…
UK: Economy shrinks as lengthy recession looms
The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to September at the start of what is likely to be a lengthy recession, underscoring the challenge for finance minister Jeremy…