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US urges Rwanda to withdraw troops from DR Congo, end M23 support

The United States has urged Rwanda to withdraw its troops and military equipment from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and stop supporting the M23 rebel group, warning that continued interference could undermine efforts to restore peace in the Great Lakes region. US Representative to the United Nations Jeffrey Bartos made the call during […]

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GRA identifies about 100 additional foreign digital service providers for VAT collection

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has identified about 100 additional foreign digital service providers that are not charging Value Added Tax (VAT) and plans to bring them into its tax collection…

  • Ghana Revenue Authority identifies about 100 foreign digital service providers not charging VAT.
  • New system aims to bring uncharged providers into compliance without raising prices.
  • Tax component will be separated at point of payment and transferred to government.

One-Third of World Population Exposed to Harmful Air Pollution, EU Report Says

PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Heat waves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one-third of the world’s population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a…

  • One-third of world population exposed to harmful ozone pollution
  • EU report highlights climate change exacerbating air quality issues
  • Asia and North America have highest rates of extremely poor air quality

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