Nadowli-Kaleo appeals for Blue Water Guards to tackle galamsey on Black Volta
By Sualah Abdul-wahab The Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly in the Upper West Region has appealed to the government to deploy some Blue Water Guards personnel to the district to help prevent illegal mining activities on the Black Volta. Speaking at the Assembly’s second session of the fourth assembly at Nadowli, the District Chief Executive, Madam Mary […]
Energy Commission strengthens collaboration with renewable energy stakeholders
By Dominic Hlordzi The Board Chairman of the Energy Commission, Prof. John Gartchie Gatsi, has charged renewable energy companies to ensure timely renewal of their licenses with the Commission to comply with regulatory requirements. He was speaking at the second Board and Stakeholders Engagement in Accra, attended by about 40 participants from Ghana’s renewable energy […]
EU launches €2.4M forest restoration project in Ghana
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu A project to restore 5,000 hectares of Ghana’s degraded forest and also empower 20,000 farmers and rural dwellers has been launched at the Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) at Fumesua in the Ejisu Municipality of Ashanti. Ghana’s forests are important for biodiversity, support climate resilience, water and food security, while serving […]
Accra to host landmark dual Geospatial Conferences in November 2025
By Felix Cofie Africa’s geospatial landscape is set for a major boost as two flagship continental events—the GISAFRICA (AfricaGIS) Conference and the UN-GGIM Africa Workshop on the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF)—come together in Accra this November. The joint gathering, scheduled for 17–19 November 2025, will form one of the most influential platforms […]
