The Ghana Meteorological Agency says Ghana loses about $200 million annually to floods and droughts. The deputy director-general of GMet, Ignatius Williams, said this when a team from the Climate Beyond Borders Caravan, an initiative of the People, Planet and Peace Foundation, paid a courtesy visit to the agency in Accra. Mr Williams said Ghana faced escalating climate hazards…
Liverpool named Andoni Iraola as their new manager on Thursday after sacking Arne Slot following a calamitous Premier League title defence. Iraola quickly emerged as Liverpool’s top target to replace Slot, whose two-year reign came to a shock end when he was dismissed last Saturday. Liverpool gave no indication as to the length of the 43-year-old Spaniard’s contract, but…
A Guinea-Bissau military court on Thursday ordered opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to be kept under house arrest after he was questioned again over accusations of plotting a coup against the military government, his lawyer said. Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained when the army overthrew President Umaro…
Zimbabwe, the sole candidate for the African group, secured a seat on Wednesday in New York, secured the UN Security Council seat in a closely watched election. Other countries that secured seats around the iconic horseshoe table are Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyzstan. The five countries were elected by the 193-member General Assembly to serve as non-permanent…
Italian Serie A runners-up Napoli confirmed on Thursday that coach Antonio Conte will leave the club after two years, with former AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri tipped to take over. “Napoli announces that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte and his staff to part ways before the natural expiry of their contracts,” the club said in a…
FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. As recently as last month, FIFA’s official stadium code of conduct included a clause which read: “For the avoidance of doubt, empty, transparent, reusable plastic bottles,…
