Senior Gov't Officials and Experts to discuss Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa
The ECA office for Southern Africa will organize the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) of Southern Africa on the theme “Blue Economy, Inclusive Industrialization and Economic Development in Southern Africa” from the 18th – 21st September 2018 at the Le Méridien Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius. The 24th ICE of Southern Africa will […]
Nuclear test ban treaty critical to global collective security – UN Chief
Every effort should be made to bring a global treaty into force that prevents more countries from developing nuclear weapons, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. His appeal came in a message for the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, observed annually on 29 August. “The history of nuclear testing is one of suffering, with the victims of more […]
Half the world’s refugee children not in school, UN agency finds
With more and more children forced to leave their homes, over half of the world’s school-aged refugees are now out of education, the United Nations refugee agency said in a new report released on Wednesday. The agency’s annual report on refugee children’s education, this year called Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis, warned that without […]
Six weeks vacation classes end in Odododiodooo
A six week vacation classes for primary and JHS children in the Odododiodooo constituency has ended in Accra. The programme an initiative of the Odododiadoo community Focus, an NGO, is aimed at keeping the children off the streets, during the vacation through remedial classes. Speaking to Radio Ghana Pastor Vincent Davies, one of the ten […]
No social media access for government workers in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government has banned all its workers from social media during working hours. In a circular by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, in charge of Public Service Management, Dr Florian Ndumbaro said that government offices with internet connectivity should not be used to access social media platforms. Dr. Ndumbaro said […]
NHIS Needs More Funding For Sustainability – Stakeholders
Management of the National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS as at the beginning of 2018, through its regional and district offices in consultation with organized labor and other stakeholders, proposed a one percent increment in the National Health Insurance Levy NHIL from 2.5% to 3.5%, one percent direct contribution from employees salary and 2% from employers. […]
Congo war crimes suspect rejects 'Terminator' label at trial
The lawyer for a Congolese ex-warlord accused of recruiting child soldiers told judges Wednesday his client was like a father to his troops and that his nickname “Terminator” was undeserved. Bosco Ntaganda is accused of overseeing massacres of civilians by his rebel army in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002 […]
Malema tells South Africa to quit Commonwealth
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party leader Julius Malema has called on South Africa to pull out of the Commonwealth. He said the 53-member body is “presided over by the coloniser” and to respect the Commonwealth “perpetuates white supremacy”. British Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the body founded in 1931. Her son, Prince […]
DR Congo's Bemba to face ICC sentencing for bribery
International judges will sentence former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba next month for bribing witnesses during his war crimes trial, the Hague-based tribunal said on Wednesday. “Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court scheduled a hearing on 17 September to deliver its decision (on the) re-sentencing (of) Mr Jean-Pierre Bemba,” and two others, the ICC said […]
Signs of Renewed Tension in Bawku West
There is a renewed tension between the locals and land owners at the Zangbeyire area in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region and a mining company called the “Rich Power Mining Ghana Limited” over a mining concession. It would be recalled that in the year 2014 the locals and landowners accused the […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Arrives In Ghana Today
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will arrive in Ghana Today, August 30, for a day’s visit. The visit forms part of her West African tour, with Berlin hoping that development of the continent will help stem migration and boost the fight against “jihadism”. The push for closer economic ties is part of a wider bid to […]
"E-waste recycling facility to be constructed in Agbogbloshie" – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has revealed that the construction of an integrated e-waste recycling facility, at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, will commence in October this year. Speaking at the launch of national integrated e-waste management programme, on Wednesday, 29th August, 2018, President Akufo-Addo noted that the down-side of the ICT revolution has meant […]
"Dr Busia was a far-sighted political thinker" – President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana, and, indeed, Africa, has not seen a more far-sighted political thinker than Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. Speaking at the 40th anniversary of the death of Ghana’s Prime Minister of the 2nd Republic, on Tuesday, 28th August, 2018, at the Accra International Conference Centre,President Akufo-Addo noted that the […]
Survey Reveals Problems Encountered by Smallholder Women Farmers in Tampola
A survey conducted in the Kassena-Nanakana Municipality of the Upper East Region has revealed that the lack of adequate knowledge of the national and international laws pertaining to gender equal access to land accounts for the difficulties often encountered by women smallholder farmers when it comes to accessing land. The survey funded by the Business […]
