Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

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Senior Digital Journalist at Africanews

Award winning Journalist || Senior Digital Journalist and Social Media strategist 📱 @africanews @euronews || Former @tv3_Ghana Journo || @sheffhallamuni alum

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Niger youth go green for Eid to save trees

2 days ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

Niger Ahead of the Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) celebration, young people in Niger have launched the “Eco Eid” campaign to reduce tree cutting and promote sustainable grilling practices. Each year, the mass grilling of sheep during Tabaski leads to the burning of nearly 50,000 tonnes of wood in Niamey alone, about 25,000 trees contributing to deforestation, air pollution, and desertification.
Ghanaian Nurse Naomi Ohene Oti wins 2025 Global Nursing Award for cancer care work

1 week ago | msn.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

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Ghanaian Nurse Naomi Ohene Oti wins 2025 Global Nursing Award for cancer care work

1 week ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

Ghana Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, an oncology nurse from Ghana, has been awarded the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award in recognition of her pioneering work in cancer care and nurse training. The award, which comes with a $250,000 prize, was presented during a ceremony in Dubai by the UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.
Visa denied: African travellers hit hard by soaring Schengen rejections | Africanews

1 week ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

visa For many Africans dreaming of visiting Europe for tourism, conferences, education, or family reunions, getting a Schengen visa is becoming a steeper uphill battle. The latest data from the European Commission reveals a troubling reality: African applicants are facing some of the highest Schengen visa rejection rates in the world. In 2024, thousands of African travellers found their hopes dashed as rejection rates soared across the continent.
What went wrong during Ramaphosa - Trump meeting?

2 weeks ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

It was meant to be a routine display of statesmanship - a diplomatic meeting between 2 world leaders aimed at reaffirming ties between the USA and South Africa. However, events which unfolded on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, were anything but diplomatic flex.
TikTok vs Trump: Are Chinese factories telling the truth about luxury brands?

1 month ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

China As tensions simmer between the United States and China over trade, an unexpected battleground has emerged on TikTok and it involves some of the world’s most recognisable luxury brands. In recent weeks, dozens of videos have gone viral, showing Chinese factory workers and influencers claiming that many luxury goods from Louis Vuitton handbags to Lululemon leggings are manufactured in China, and can now be bought directly from the source at a fraction of the price.
Africa off track on maternal mortality targets, UN warns on world health day 2025

2 months ago | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

Africa must increase its annual rate of progress twelvefold to meet the global target for reducing maternal deaths by 2030, according to new estimates from the United Nations. While the region has halved maternal deaths since 2000, it still accounts for seven out of every ten maternal deaths worldwide. The findings, released by the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group, show that maternal mortality in Africa fell from 727 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2000 to 442 in 2023.
RSF urges Sahel States to sign declaration protecting journalists’ right to information

Nov 6, 2024 | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

Journalist Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging Sahel authorities to endorse a new declaration on press freedom and the right to information as violence against journalists in the region escalates. At the summit organized by UNESCO and the African Union in Addis Ababa between 6 and 9 November, RSF highlighted the alarming realities facing journalists across Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, and Niger.
AfricaNews.com: Migration myths vs. facts: Numbers show a decline in Europe

Sep 13, 2024 | dehai.org | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

Unauthorized migration to European Union nations declined sharply in the initial eight months of the year, regardless of increasing political rhetoric, violence aimed at migrants, and gains by far-right anti-immigration gatherings. However, migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands, a crucial route situated near Africa, observed a notable surge.
Migration myths vs. facts: Numbers show a decline in Europe

Sep 12, 2024 | africanews.com | Kwabena Adu Gyamfi

illegal migrant Unauthorized migration to European Union nations declined sharply in the initial eight months of the year, regardless of increasing political rhetoric, violence aimed at migrants, and gains by far-right anti-immigration gatherings. However, migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands, a crucial route situated near Africa, observed a notable surge.