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Cardinal Tumi Receives Nelson Mandela Award for Promoting Peace In Cameroon

Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Christian Cardinal Tumi has been awarded this year’s edition of the Nelson Mandela Memorial prize for his role in promoting peace and human rights in Cameroon. He saw off competition from Achaleke Christian and Edith Kah Walla to grab the award organised every year by the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation […]

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Ghana Welcomes 7th All African Conference on Animal Agriculture

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is inviting private sector players to partner the government to deliver large-scale projects under the Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJ) initiative. “I am inviting private partners to partner government in the Rearing for Food and Jobs initiative because we are looking at it to be a private sector-led […]

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Kenya: Nairobi Polio Drive Delayed Till July 20

The Health ministry has postponed polio vaccination in Nairobi county because vaccine shipments have been delayed The drive was to start on Saturday in Nairobi and a number of other counties. It was not clear if shipments to other countries have also been delayed. The Nairobi campaign will take place from July 20 to 24. […]

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Kenya: Uhuru Stops La Mada Meetings by Cabinet Secretaries

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Cabinet Secretaries from Mt Kenya region to stop their night meetings at Hotel La Mada. In a move aimed at quelling the unease in his ruling Jubilee Party, Uhuru directed that all government meetings “must be held within existing structures”. The President is said to have asked the CSs to […]

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Ghana Beat Kenya to Host Africa Trade Office

Kenya has lost bid to host African Continental Free Trade Area to Ghana, even as African leaders meeting in Niger operationalise the trade body. The decision which was made at the 12th extraordinary session of the assembly of African Union heads of state in Niger on Sunday will now see Ghana benefit from trappings of […]