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Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, on Thursday, announced in Accra that a 10-year programme, called the “Decade of African Renaissance 2020-2030” has been initiated to grow Ghana’s tourism industry. She said the programme would showcase the potential of Ghana’s tourism industry and consolidate its Diaspora engagement. The Minister made the announcement, while answering a question from Mr Samuel …

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has inaugurated a Cross-Sectional Steering Committee to work with the Ghana Tourism Authority in the implementation of the “Beyond the Return” project. ‘BEYOND THE RETURN’ is a follow-up to the successful ‘YEAR OF RETURN, GHANA 2019’ campaign which commemorated the 400 years of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia, USA, …

The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months. It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total. The first US infection was reported in Washington state on 21 January. Globally there have been 5.6 million people recorded as infected …

The African Union has created an AU COVID-19 Response Fund with the aim of raising $1m towards the fight of the killer virus on the continent. The fund will also strengthen the continental response to the pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic and humanitarian impact on African populations. The fund was established by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mr …

On the first day of class, as a way of introduction, I asked the fifteen diverse students in my class at the School of Visual Arts in New York City why they chose to take Afrodiasporic literature. One after another, these young men and women from America, India, Haiti and China stated what motivated them to register for the course. …

China is proposing to introduce a new security law in Hong Kong that could ban sedition, secession and treason. The move is likely to provoke strong opposition internationally and in Hong Kong, which last year saw months of pro-democracy protests. China’s delayed National People’s Congress, its legislature, will debate the issue when it opens on Friday. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution requires …

Africa’s coronavirus cases have surpassed the 100,000 mark but it is still relatively low compared to other continents. Since the outbreak started in December 2019, there have been concerns about the potential of the pandemic causing major havoc in Africa. Those concerns have largely been because compared to other continents, Africa has weaker health systems and high levels of poverty …

Scientists from Australia say they have evidence to show that the coronavirus that has caused mayhem all over the world is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’. This emerging evidence further fuels the controversy surrounding the origin of the virus which has infected over 5 million people and killed thousands of people. There are several theories over the origin of the …

When I heard about Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor’s ‘Unpacking Africa‘ podcast I just had to crank up to a higher volume [pun intended] my expectation and anticipation for the potential genius content. I was excited to give this new podcast a listen not because I knew the host would deliver, but mainly because I’ve had the opportunity to see Mr. Gamor give off his best …

WASHINGTON, DC – With millions of jobs and the economic recovery at stake, the seven leading organizations representing state, territorial and local governments called on Congress to approve an aid package that would sustain vital services to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. State and local governments employ nearly 15 million Americans, including teachers and professors, police officers and firefighters, healthcare workers …