The world commemorated End of Poverty Day in the midst of plenty. The World Bank African Region leadership held a video conferencing event on the 17th October which included over 17 its regional offices in Africa, with the Bank’s African region team also joining in from Washington DC. The event which was held under the…
The Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited (GOPDC) has introduced a variety of oil palm seedlings that can grow and yield fruits for over 50 year instead of the normal life-span of 25 years, the company’s Managing Director, Gert Vandersmissen has said. Speaking in an interview with the B&FT, Mr.Vandersmissen is hopeful of increasing its…
The recent disasters occurring in parts of Accra like James Town, Bortianor, Tsokomey and Ada areas as a result of coastal flooding have left coastal dwellers, particularly fisher folks, very vulnerable. These events occur periodically during extremely high tides and also when there are high waves and storm events at sea. Climate change resulting in…
One woman established a new law to prevent child marriage, and is enforcing it with serious gusto. Theresa Kachindamoto, senior chief in the Dedza District in Central Malawi, was tired of seeing 12-year-old girls walking around with babies on their hips, according to Al Jazeera. She decided to take a stand and made 50 of…