Tag Archives: BORDERS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that all land and sea borders have been opened. This will allow for the flow of human traffic through neighbouring countries after they were closed in March 2020. The decision was meant to be a measure to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. …

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, is asking whether or not it is not time to reopen closed borders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gabby asked the question on his Twitter timeline, probing further what restriction should be imposed in case it is reopened. …

  Three staff members from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have been killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the aid organization said Friday. A Spanish emergency coordinator and two Ethiopian workers were found dead near their vehicle on Friday, a day after contact to the group was lost. The circumstances of the …

More than a year after it closed its land borders, Nigeria is considering reopening them as soon as possible, according to its President, Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement was made during a meeting with governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Sources say Nigeria first …

Ghana’s borders will be reopened on September 1 after five months of being shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the nation Sunday evening, President Akufo-Addo said Ghana is now in a position to test every single passenger that arrives in the country to avoid the spread of the virus. …