AU to launch second edition of the African Human Rights Yearbook
The second edition of the African Human Rights Yearbook will be launched on February 9, 2019 at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The publication is […]
VIDEO: National Security Stakeholders dialogue held in the Eastern Region
VIDEO : Emile Short Commission tasked to investigate circumstances that led to Ayawaso violence
By-Election Commission would undertake mandate in “transparent, fair and objective manner” Emile Short
VIDEO : VP Bawumia swears in Ayawaso West By-Election Commission of Enquiry
MTN, Dex Tech support Wa Model High Sch
Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana in conjunction with Dex Technology Limited have extended a hand of support to Wa Model Junior High School in the Upper West Region. MTN Ghana through its Territory Sales Controller for Upper West, Obed Adu-Amankwah presented 140 Dex Technology science sets to the Headteacher of Wa Model JHS, Apollas Naayele. […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia swears in Ayawaso West by-election Commission of Enquiry
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has sworn in 3 members of the Commission of Enquiry tasked to investigate the circumstances that led to violence at the recently-held by-elections at the Ayawaso West Wuogon in the Greater Accra Region. At a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House on Friday, February 8, 2019, Vice President Bawumia […]
Hussein Suale Murder Case: 6 arrested and granted bail
Six persons who were arrested in connection with the murder of investigative Journalist with TigerEye PI, Ahmed Hussein Suale, have been granted bail. The suspects have been asked to report to the CID headquarters for further questioning. Three other individuals including: Ghana Football Association’s former President Kwesi Nyantakyi, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy […]
Measles in Europe: infection rates highest in a decade, says UN health agency
Although more children than ever before are being vaccinated against measles across Europe, overall infection rates are the highest in a decade, and a three-fold increase on last year, according to new data published on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2018, measles killed 72 children and adults in the European Region, which […]
More women and girls needed in the sciences to solve world’s biggest challenges
Many of the world’s biggest problems may be going unsolved because too many women and girls are being discouraged from the sciences. The role of science education in a changing world cannot be undervalued: it is estimated that fully 90 per cent of future jobs will require some form of ICT (information and communication technology) […]
US General warns of Russian, Chinese inroads in Africa
Fears that Washington is increasingly losing influence across the globe are starting to come to fruition in Africa, where a top military official says Russia is playing on perceived U.S. weaknesses to gain leverage and resources. The most alarming inroads have come in African countries where leaders are seeking to consolidate power, the commander of […]
Sierra Leone's President declares ‘Rape Scourge' a national emergency
The brutal rape of a young girl by her uncle in Sierra Leone became the rallying point for a campaign that on Thursday pushed President Julius Maada Bio to declare the prevalence of sexual violence a national emergency. The five-year-old girl, whose identity has been kept secret for her own safety, has been paralyzed from […]
Video: President Akufo-Addo at the 2019 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Cape Town, South Africa
Stop taking or airing close range pictures at accident or crime scenes-Police warns
Protocols, under a new police transformation agenda, bans Journalists from taking or airing close range pictures at accident or crime scenes, that’s according to the Director General, police public Affairs Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), David Senanu Eklu. Additionally, the police would not allow media coverage of police operations such as identification parades and swoops, […]
