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ACCRA, GHANA — U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday announced a $150 million package for Africa to help address food and humanitarian crises.Speaking before a gathering of over 500 participants at the University of Ghana in Acc…

Two invasive species — the brown tree snake and the American bullfrog — cost the world more than $16 billion between 1986 and 2020, according to a study.Researchers say the already-hefty price tag should be seen as a lower limit on the true cost of inv…

CCRA— The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is optimistic that Ghana will, this time around, emerge stronger after going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support.Ghana has already begun discussions with the IMF to provide balance-of-paym…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed this week to help Zimbabwe clear its $13.5 billion debt during a visit by the Abidjan-based lender’s president. The AfDB has also started releasing loans from a $1.5 billion fund to help Africa avert a looming…

Mali’s military government has suspended the rotation of U.N. military and police forces following the renewal late last month of the mandate of the U.N. mission there.The government announced in a written statement that, for “national security” reason…

Somalia is normally a top exporter of livestock to the Middle East, especially during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. But a record drought in the Horn of Africa has wiped out millions of livestock, leaving Somali livestock farmers struggling — some …

SCHLOSS ELMAU (Germany)— Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise US$600 billion in private and public funds over five years to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s older, multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road project.U…