Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, UN warns
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda threatens to devastate the African economy. The United Nations warns that the crisis could cost the continent as much as $3.6 billion (approximately 40.7 billion Ghana Cedis). The potential for a profound development emergency is rising […]
Ghana begins repatriation process for citizen killed in South African xenophobic violence
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The Ghanaian government has begun formal procedures to repatriate the body of a 40-year-old national killed during unrest in South Africa. Bashiru Isak was fatally shot on June 30 in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town. The incident occurred during anti-immigrant demonstrations that have increasingly targeted foreign nationals. […]
One Ghanaian shot dead amid anti-immigrant protests in South Africa
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent A Ghanaian national was shot dead inside his tailor shop in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, as a wave of anti-immigrant protests swept across the country. The violence has plunged the nation into a tense standoff between security forces and vigilante groups. The victim, a longtime resident […]
Over 900 arrested as anti-migrant protests spark unrest across South Africa
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent South African authorities detained more than 900 individuals on Tuesday during a wave of nationwide anti-migrant demonstrations. While the vast majority of the 120 scheduled marches remained orderly, a small fraction escalated into chaos. Deputy national police commissioner Tebello Mosikili confirmed that law enforcement intervened in 12 separate […]
Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in el Fasher, Amnesty says
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their brutal campaign to seize the city of el Fasher, according to a new report from Amnesty International released this week. The investigation documents a pattern of systematic abuses, including murder, torture, sexual slavery, and […]
Thousands flee South Africa after nationwide anti-immigrant protests
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Thousands of foreign nationals are fleeing South Africa after anti-immigrant demonstrators marched across major cities on Tuesday to enforce a self-imposed deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country. Participants draped in national flags and wielding traditional wooden weapons staged protests that resulted in scattered incidents of looting […]
China, African railway experts deepen cooperation through Qinghai-Xizang exchange
By: Henrietta Avollah Afful Lhasa, Xizang, China — China and African countries have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening railway cooperation, technological transfer and human capital development through the African Railway Talent Qinghai-Xizang Tour, an exchange programme aimed at sharing China’s expertise in high-altitude railway construction and operations. The programme was part of activities marking the 2026 China-Africa […]