Single Spine Salary Structure Under Strain; Independent Emoluments Commission to Drive Reforms – Vice President AFRICAN NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 26, 2026June 26, 20260 By Stanley Kwabla Arku | Presidential Correspondent Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang says the Single Spine Salary Structure is no longer meeting the evolving demands of Ghana’s labour market, underscoring the need for reforms to restore fairness, stability and industrial harmony. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 National Labour Conference in Ho, the Vice President said although the Single Spine Salary Structure, introduced about 15 years ago, represented a bold effort to achieve equal pay for equal work, the system is now under significant strain. According to her, persistent public sector wage disparities, labour agitations and the fragmented governance of public sector emoluments continue to exert considerable pressure on the national economy. “While many successes have been recorded, the system is now
China-Africa Trade Hit $348 Billion Last Year. Now Africa Has Duty-Free Access To 1.4 Billion Consumers. AFRICAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS by panafricantv - June 26, 2026June 26, 20260 By Victoria Wilson Photo: Andrew Thomas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) China is Africa’s largest trading partner. The two sides exchanged $348 billion in goods in 2025. African exports to China grew 14.5 percent in the first four months of 2026. Since 1 May, every African country with diplomatic ties to Beijing ships its goods to a market of 1.4 billion consumers with zero tariffs at the gate. Africa’s trade deficit with China stood at $36.8 billion for the first four months of 2026 — up 48 percent year-on-year. The continent primarily exports raw materials; copper, cobalt, cocoa, oil, coffee, bauxite. China primarily exports manufactured goods in return; machinery, electronics, solar panels and vehicles. African governments across the continent have made the
Five Days To June 30: African Nations Airlift Thousands As South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Looms AFRICAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 25, 2026June 25, 20260 By Victoria Wilson Photo: Matt-80 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) South Africa’s June 30 anti-migrant deadline is five days away, with police deploying nationwide and protest groups saying they will not stand down. Ghana has evacuated approximately 1,000 citizens. Nigeria has flown home over 260, with more than 1,000 in total being processed. Mozambique repatriated 700 after five of its nationals were allegedly killed in Mossel Bay, a figure the South African Foreign Minister has disputed. Zimbabwe has evacuated 139. In Durban, roughly 10,000 Malawians gathered in an open field waiting for buses home. More than 8,000 have since left. At least 12 African immigrants have been reportedly killed since March 2026, though the South African government has disputed some of the
Kenya’s Courts Hault U.S. Ebola Quarantine Facility At Laikipia Air Base AFRICAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 24, 2026June 24, 20260 By | Victoria Wilson Photo: Christiaan Kooyman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, stood before a High Court judge on 23 June 2026 and announced the immediate halt of all construction at Laikipia Air Base. Justice Patricia Nyaundi had found him in contempt the day before, for defying suspension orders she had issued in late May. The injunction was extended to 23 July 2026. The facility was a 50-bed quarantine and biocontainment centre, proposed to receive American citizens who contracted Ebola abroad. It was to be built at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump, with the authorisation of President William Ruto. Photo: Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana / Wikimedia Commons (Attribution) Ruto
The Promise Made At Christiansborg And The Diaspora’s Charge To Africa AFRICA NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 23, 2026June 23, 20260 By Victoria Wilson Christiansborg Castle, Osu, Accra, June 19, 2026. Once a processing point for enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic, the fortress became the site where the global reparations movement adopted its most comprehensive commitment to repair. Photo: Stig Nygaard / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) On Juneteenth, June 19, 2026, libation ceremonies, wreath-laying and a traditional durbar were held at Christiansborg Castle in Accra as delegates from more than 80 countries formally adopted the Accra Commitment, the reparations movement’s most comprehensive multilateral framework to date. The venue was not chosen without intention: the fortress where enslaved Africans were held before being shipped across the Atlantic became the site of a formal multilateral demand for repair. Among those present was Dr. Julius
DRC Ebola: A Vaccine GAP, A Mineral War, And A Gutted Response System INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 23, 2026June 23, 20260 By Victoria Wilson Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles (green) budding from an infected cell (blue). Photo: BernbaumJG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) On 21 June 2026, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo crossed 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 deaths. On 22 June, the virus crossed a border: 20 cases and 2 deaths were confirmed in Uganda, the first evidence that the outbreak, concentrated in the northeastern DRC provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, has begun a regional spread. The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 17 May 2026, the highest level of international health alert, and has characterised it as the fastest-rising Ebola outbreak ever
From Memory To Action: Accra Reparations Conference Adopts Roadmap For Global Justice AFRICAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 20, 2026June 20, 20260 By Makiza Micheline Latifa “Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of the millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.”Those words, delivered by President John Dramani Mahama during the adoption of the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking and enslavement of Africans on March 25, echoed strongly as the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans concluded in Accra.After three days of deliberations bringing together heads of state, scholars, activists, legal experts, traditional authorities and members of the African diaspora, participants adopted what organizers described as a practical roadmap for advancing reparatory justice beyond recognition and into action.Far
Deputy Minister Urges Completion Of Legacy Projects, Efficient Use Of Funds LOCAL POLITICS by panafricantv - June 19, 2026June 19, 20260 The Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, who is also Member of Parliament for La Dade-Kotopon, has urged the Adenta Municipal Assembly to prioritise the completion of legacy projects and ensure efficient utilisation of public funds.She made the call during a District Accountability Series visit to the Assembly, where she led a delegation from the Ministry to assess performance and the use of statutory funds, including the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Internally Generated Funds (IGF).Hon. Sowah said an earlier assessment showed that the Assembly had utilised only 6% of its DACF allocation. However, she noted that utilisation had improved to over 50% between March and June, with progress recorded in
Accra Reparations Summit Opens With Demands for Accountability Beyond Words AFRICAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 19, 2026June 19, 20260 By Makiza Micheline Latifa Can there be reparatory justice without accountability?That question framed much of the discussion at the opening of the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans, as political leaders, scholars, activists and members of the African diaspora gathered in Accra to advance the global movement for reparations.The conference follows the adoption of a historic United Nations resolution led by Ghana that recognized the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crimes against humanity, marking a significant milestone in decades of advocacy by African states, Caribbean nations and descendants of enslaved peoples across the world.The opening ceremony brought together some of the most influential
Accra Opens Reparations Summit Dubbed “Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice”. AFRICA NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - June 18, 2026June 18, 20260 By Victoria Wilson Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama opened the three-day High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparations in Accra on June 17, hosting heads of state, scholars, civil society leaders, and diaspora organisations from more than 80 countries. Among those invited to address the summit was French President Emmanuel Macron. The Vote and the Invitation On March 25, Ghana’s delegation to the United Nations led the passage of Resolution A/RES/80/250, declaring the transatlantic slave trade and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans “the gravest crime against humanity”, by 123 votes in favour. Three states voted against it, the United States, Argentina, and Israel. Fifty-two abstained, among them, all 27 European Union member states, including France. President Mahama at the UN General Assembly podium in New York,