Wiasekrom pupils endure snake attacks, hunger and 7km walks to learn under fragile huts
By Daniel Donkor The challenges confronting children in Wiasekrom, a farming community in the Tain District of the Bono Region, are as heartbreaking as they are dangerous. For many pupils, the pursuit of education means walking nearly seven kilometres each day to Nsawkaw, the district capital, simply to escape the collapsing structures of their local […]
Kenyan activists abducted in Uganda, opposition leader says
Two Kenyan human rights activists have gone missing in Uganda after reportedly being abducted by armed men while attending opposition leader Bobi Wine’s campaign event. Bobi Wine strongly condemned the “abduction” of Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, saying the pair had been “picked up mafia-style” at a petrol station and driven off to an unknown […]
Elon Musk becomes world’s first half-trillion-dollar man
Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person ever to achieve a net worth of more than $500bn (£370.9bn), as the value of the electric car company and his other businesses have risen this year. The tech magnate’s net worth briefly reached $500.1bn on Wednesday afternoon New York time, before dipping slightly to just […]
Kente finally stamped as Ghana’s first Geographical Indication
Ghana’s iconic cultural fabric, Kente, has officially been stamped with global recognition as the nation’s first-ever Geographical Indication (GI) product. A Geographical Indication (GI) is essentially an intellectual property right that ties a product to its roots, guaranteeing that its quality and reputation stem from where it originates. For producers and communities, this protection translates […]
