Day: September 21, 2022
‘The time to invest in Africa is now’ – Gabby woos US investors
ACCRA— The chair of the Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has urged US investors to quickly take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA) and invest. Otchere-Darko said, “When you have a continent with 1.3 trillion, that is building a single market if you don’t wake up to it,
At UNGA, Biden Condemns Russia’s War on Ukraine as Putin Escalates Threats
U.S. President Joe Biden called out Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations, as the Russian leader significantly escalated war efforts and threatened nuclear retaliation. Speaking to the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York Wednesday morning, Biden used most of his address to condemn Moscow. “Let us speak plainly. A permanent member of
Church of England Bars Tutu’s Daughter From Presiding Over Friend’s Funeral
The daughter-in-law of the late South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Church of England homophobic for not allowing her wife, who is a priest, to preside over the funeral of a family friend. Marceline Tutu van Furth, who is married to Archbishop Tutu’s daughter, Mpho Andrea Tutu van Furth, said the church told them it accepts priests in