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Dec192022

Understanding Vulnerability and Exclusion in Ghana

NEWS GHANA, NEWS PDA

Understanding the key features of vulnerability and exclusion in Ghana is central to…

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Nov202022

PDA Ghana tries out causal mapping!

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

PDA Ghana tries out causal mapping! By PDA Ghana | 15 November 2022…

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Nov152022

Child abuse cases recorded in the third quarter of 2022

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

In the third quarter of 2022, a total of 23 child abuse cases…

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Oct212022

Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) Programmes – 2022 Quarter 3 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

VSLA-CHILD (Ivory Coast) Introduction The VSLA-CHILD project in Ivory Coast is a financial…

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Oct212022

Child Labour Remediation (CLR) Programmes – 2022 Quarter 3 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION Below is an update on the Nyonkopa Child Labor Remediation…

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Oct212022

Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) Unit – 2022 Quarter 3 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) unit has completed and submitted a number…

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Oct212022

Advocacy & Communications Unit (ACU) – 2022 Quarter 3 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The third quarter of 2022 has been an interesting one for the Advocacy…

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Aug222022

FINEDEV Endline Evaluation

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA and Bath SDR are evaluating Global Affairs Canada’s five-year multi-million funding to…

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Aug222022

Midline Impact Evaluation of Babator Irrigated Farming Hub, Ghana – AgDevCo

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA and Bath Social Development Research (Bath SDR) are working on a midline…

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Aug222022

IPO Baseline Assessment – Inception Phase

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA has been contracted by the Mastercard Foundation as the Impact Partner Organisation…

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Jul202022

Child abuse cases recorded in the second quarter of 2022

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

The PDA Child Abuse Tracker is an online platform deployed by PDA to…

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Jul152022

ACU – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The Advocacy and Communications Unit has had a fruitful second quarter of the…

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Jul152022

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION PROJECT – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

INTRODUCTION During the quarter under review, the Child Labor Remediation team carried out…

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Jul152022

VSLA – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Here are the updates from the second quarter of our VSLA initiatives:  …

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Jul152022

PDA LAUNCHES YOUNG IMPACT ASSOCIATES PROGRAM TO RAISE AFRICA’S FUTURE M&E EXPERTS

NEWS PDA, PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

  The growing prominence of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Africa’s development sector…

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Jul152022

Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) Unit -2022 Quarter 2 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

  The REL Unit is currently involved in a number of on-going projects…

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Jun212022

Participatory Development Associates Collaborating Against Child Abuse In Ghana

CURRENT PROJECTS

Children in Ghana still experience frequent and multiple forms of physical, emotional, and…

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Jun32022

PDA Reports

https://pdaghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Report-for-2022-PDA-Annual-Staff-Retreat.pdf

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May132022

In Ghana, VSLA-CHILD Member Mary Frimpong Has Become a Community Leader

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Mary Frimpong, a Ghanaian smallholder farmer, tells AMAKA how a community-driven group saving…

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Apr52022

Child abuse cases recorded in the first quarter of 2022

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

PDA continues to demonstrate its commitment towards protecting the Ghanaian child from all…

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Apr42022

PDA Child Abuse Tracker

CURRENT PROJECTS

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. In…

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Apr42022

Nyonkopa Child Labour Remediation VSLA

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Nyonkopa Child Labor Remediation Project is a 2-year contractual engagement between Barry-Callebaut…

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Apr42022

VSLA-CHILD (Ivory Coast)

CURRENT PROJECTS

The VSLA-CHILD project in Ivory Coast is also a child labour remediation initiative…

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Apr42022

VSLA-GALS (Cameroon)

CURRENT PROJECTS

Participatory Development Associates (PDA), in partnership with Beyond Beans and SOCAM 5C, are…

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Apr42022

VSLA-CHILD (Ghana)

CURRENT PROJECTS

The VSLA-CHILD Project is a Beyond Beans-funded child labour remediation initiative that aims…

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Apr42022

District Level Needs Assessment for AfriKids in Northern Regions of Ghana.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Afrikids is a human-centred organization with operations in northern Ghana which seeks to…

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Apr42022

Formative Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Northern Ghana for Sesame Workshop

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Wash Up! Programme was designed by Sesame Workshop in collaboration with World…

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Apr42022

Community Needs Assessment for Beyond Beans

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA and Beyond Beans have been working together in cocoa communities to implement…

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Apr42022

Vulnerability and Exclusion Assessment for UNICEF Ghana and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA in partnership with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is conducting a Vulnerability and…

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Apr42022

Endline Assessment of Women Economic Empowerment Through Rural Financing in Ghana and DRC Using Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) Methodology

CURRENT PROJECTS

The PDA REL team and the Bath Social Development Research (Bath SDR) have…

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Mar222022

4th Quarter Child Abuse Cases In 2021

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

In the last quarter of 2021, the PDA child abuse tracker recorded a…

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Mar222022

End of Year Message – MD

NEWS PDA

Dear Partners and Colleagues,   What a year it has been! Learning to…

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Mar222022

VSLA PROJECTS – 2022 Updates

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

UPDATES: VSLA-CHILD PROJECT The VSLA-CHILD Project is in partnership with Beyond Beans and is…

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Mar222022

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION -2022

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

  NYONKOPA CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION PROJECT This is a summary report on the…

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Mar222022

Child Abuse Cases Recorded In The 3rd Quarter Of 2021

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS GHANA

In the third quarter of 2021, the PDA Child Abuse Tracker recorded a…

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Mar222022

NEWS GHANA

The government and relevant stakeholders have made efforts to reduce the impact of…

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Mar222022

NAVIGATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE-LED MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN GHANA

NEWS GHANA

Female-led businesses represent the majority share of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in…

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Mar222022

Second Quarter Reported Cases of Child Abuse in Ghana, 2021

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

In the second quarter of 2021, the PDA Child Abuse Tracker recorded a…

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Mar222022

Evaluating How Root Capital’s Client Businesses Impact Smallholder Livelihoods: Oil Palm In Ghana

NEWS PDA

This evaluation analyzes the extent to which affiliation with an agriculture business supported…

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May32021

The State of Youth Health in Ghana’s Construction Industry

NEWS PDA

Construction work ranks among the three most dangerous occupations in the world (Safe…

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Feb242021

Ghana’s education response during the COVID-19 crisis: EdTech to the rescue?

PDA PUBLICATIONS

Children in Ghana (including 9.2 million pre-tertiary and 500,000 tertiary students) are among…

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Nov122020
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STATISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE FOR QUARTER THREE, 2020

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in…

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Nov52020
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Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research

NEWS PDA

Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research Evidence-informed programming is ever becoming important…

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Nov32020

The Future of Work for Ghanaian Youth

NEWS PDA

On 28th and 29th October 2020, PDA hosted a 2-day dialogue on the…

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Jul82020
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Analysis of Child Abuse Cases Recorded in First Half of 2020

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

The worrying trend of child abuse in Ghana continues to dent the country’s…

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May282020
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This is how the youth is mobilising tech during COVID-19

NEWS PDA

During the crisis, young people are innovating and disrupting. These trends should be…

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May192020

COVID-19; A THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY IN GHANA?

NEWS PDA

  Undoubtedly, the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to prompt…

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May192020

Pandemics and the Use of NonPharmaceutical Interventions: Lessons from the 1918 Pandemic and Covid-19

NEWS PDA

  By: Mohammed Zayan Imoro Late in August 1918, an American ship from…

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May192020

RETHINKING SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SAFETY NETS IN GHANA: WHAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS TAUGHT US

NEWS PDA

 By: Alexander Afram The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the entire world by…

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May192020

GHANA’S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC

NEWS PDA

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great deal of impact worldwide, Ghana inclusive.…

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May192020

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COVID-19 IN AFRICA

NEWS PDA

The COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos, panic, and hopelessness for people across the…

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Apr272020

Absorbing the Shocks or Irreversible Damage? The Impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s Political Economy

NEWS PDA

In Summary In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have adopted lockdowns, virus…

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Apr162020
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STATISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE FOR QUARTER ONE, 2020

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in…

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Mar272020
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Second half of 2019- Child Abuse Tracker

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

In the second half of 2019 alone, the PDA child abuse tracker recorded…

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Mar182020
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Evidence Based Programming – Updates from the Research Evaluation and Learning Unit

NEWS PDA

Evidence-informed programming is ever becoming important for the development industry as a tool…

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Mar122020

CMAC/PDA LAUNCH GOVERNMENT SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY APP (GSAAPP)

NEWS PDA

CMAC/PDA LAUNCH GOVERNMENT SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY APP (GSAAPP) On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the…

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Feb282020
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What We’ve Learned About Evaluating Impact in Rural Communities

EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

Note: This blog post is the third in a four-part series exploring how…

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Dec162019
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COMMUNIQUE-Protecting the Ghanaian School Child Improving Effective Partnerships between State and Non-state Actors

NEWS PDA

THIRD ANNUALTHIRD ANNUALKNOWLEDGE SHARING WORKSHOP ON CHILD PROTECTION26th November 2019British Council Auditorium Accra…

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Nov182019

WHY GHANAIANS SHOULD VOTE NO ON 17TH DECEMBER

NEWS PDA

Where I stand on the 17th December Referendum I am going to vote…

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Aug152019
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Child abuse cases recorded in the 2nd quarter of 2019

Child Abuse Tracker Updates, NEWS PDA

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, a total No. of 31 child abuse…

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Jul312019

Transitions from Primary to Lower Secondary School: A Focus on Equity

PDA PUBLICATIONS

Equal access to quality education is crucial for addressing socioeconomic problems of poverty,…

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Jul192019

CONFRONTING POLITICAL VIGILANTISM IN GHANA

NEWS PDA

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Jul82019

Formative evaluation of the ‘I Am Aware’ social accountability project in Ghana

NEWS PDA

Download the executive summary and Final evaluation I Am Aware project CDD-Ghana collects and…

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Jun272019

Research, Evaluation, and Learning (REL) – 2022

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Community Needs Assessments in Practice It is always important, effective and cost-efficient when…

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Jun272019

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT ACU – 2022

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Dissemination of Strategic Themes The ACU has taken the lead in publicizing the…

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Mar212019
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Child abuse reporting and tracking (ongoing)

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

PDA’s Online Child Abuse Tracker is an online platform where cases of child…

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Feb222019

Report on Second Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection

NEWS PDA

Executive Summary The Second Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection was held…

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Oct102018

2nd Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection in Ghana

NEWS PDA

Last year, Participatory Development Associates (PDA) organized its inaugural Knowledge Sharing Workshop on…

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Sep242018

UK Department for International Development IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE SADA MILLENNIUM VILLAGES PROJECT IN NORTHERN GHANA: ENDLINE SUMMARY REPORT

NEWS PDA

Background to the Millennium Villages project At a UN Summit in September 2000,…

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Sep172018

INTEGRATED VSLA/GALS

CURRENT PROJECTS

Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is building the economic and social capacities of over…

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Sep112018

How to enhance capacity to transform science into policy and practice in the field of food security

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

A training course targeting young African researchers with PhDsDate: 28 Jan – 1…

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Sep112018

TRIBUTE FROM PDA

NEWS GHANA

The entire staff of PDA received your sudden demise with shock, and dismay.…

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Aug232018

PDA Child Abuse Tracker: an overview

NEWS GHANA

As part of PDA’s objective to advocate for the protection of children in…

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Aug102018

Aspirations matter: what young people in Ghana think about work

NEWS GHANA

Aspirations play a vital role in shaping young people’s life choices, particularly when…

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Aug82018

Somalia to pursue first FGM prosecution after 10-year-old girl dies

NEWS AFRICA

Somalia will prosecute a female genital mutilation (FGM) case for the first time…

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Aug22018

PSS PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

PDA JOBS

Are you an intelligent and ambitious tertiary level graduate looking for the opportunity…

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Aug22018

Why this 48-year-old woman is building Ghana’s biggest solar farm

NEWS GHANA

For more than a decade, one 48-year-old entrepreneur in Ghana has been quietly…

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Aug22018

Tension in Suame as Ghanaians allegedly attack Nigerian retailers

NEWS GHANA

There is brewing tension at Suame Magazine in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region…

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Aug22018

Akufo-Addo Swears in Jean Mensa, 3 Others 

NEWS GHANA

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Madam Jean Mensa and the three…

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Aug22018

Prez Akufo-Addo Swears In Chinery-Hesse As New UG Chancellor  

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse as the 10th Chancellor…

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Aug12018

‘Don’t Fall Prey To Fraudsters’…TIN Number ‘Free’ – GRA Cautions Ghanaians 

NEWS GHANA

 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked Ghanaians not to pay when registering…

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Aug12018

NADMO/GNFS Sensitise Residents In Flood Prone Areas

NEWS GHANA

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)…

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Jul202018

NGO wants mental health under NHIS

NEWS GHANA

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) into mental health has urged government to move mental…

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Jul172018

Ban On Fishing To Start On August 7 – MOFAD

NEWS GHANA

Government has imposed a one month ban on all fishing activities in the…

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Jul172018

Alarm Over HIV Rates In Mozambique Army

NEWS AFRICA

Health authorities in Mozambique have expressed concern at the prevalence of HIV among…

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Jul172018

Expired Malaria Test Kits On The Market – FDA Warns 

NEWS GHANA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is alerting the general public to beware…

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Jul112018

UE/R: Neglected School Uses Pit Latrine As Office

NEWS GHANA

A neglected basic school in the Upper East region has turned a busy…

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Jul102018

CDD I Am Aware Evaluation

CURRENT PROJECTS

Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is with Oxford Policy Management (OPM) to evaluate a…

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Jul52018

FDA warns pregnant women against bleaching pills

NEWS GHANA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has cautioned pregnant women and lactating mothers…

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Jul52018

Aid Agencies: Tens of Thousands of Kenyans Go Hungry after Floods

NEWS AFRICA

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of survivors of Kenya’s worst floods in recent years…

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Jul32018

Africa needs $621bn to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals

NEWS GHANA

The Global Infrastructure Hub, a G20 initiative, has today published two reports that…

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Jul32018

Ban on tilapia import to boost local production

NEWS GHANA

Fish farmers in Ghana are anticipating better prospects for the local fishing industry…

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Jul32018

Bird flu hits Ghana; Over 11,000 birds killed

NEWS GHANA

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported in Ghana, leading to the…

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Jun292018

No more direct posting – Health Service Director General announces

NEWS GHANA

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it intends to abolish direct posting…

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Jun292018

Akufo-Addo removes Charlotte Osei, two deputies from office

NEWS GHANA

President Akufo-Addo has removed the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and…

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Jun292018

Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur passes on

NEWS GHANA

Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has died. An aide to the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur…

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Jun272018

Gov’t Moves To End Poverty In Agric Sector

NEWS GHANA

Government has announced plans to transform the country’s agriculture sector to end abject…

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Jun272018

Efficient healthcare system a collective responsibility – Health Director

NEWS GHANA

The Municipal Health Director for Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region, Mr. Bidema…

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Jun272018

Garu, Tempane districts beg gov’t to complete abandoned Hospital

NEWS GHANA

Residents of Garu and Tempane Districts in the Upper East Region are calling…

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Jun262018

‘Football coach’ remanded for sodomising 10-year-old

NEWS GHANA

A self-acclaimed football coach has been remanded into police custody for allegedly sodomizing…

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Jun262018

Pupils Learn Under Dangerous Conditions

NEWS GHANA

The lives of teachers and pupils of the Morkordze D /A Primary School…

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Jun262018

Ethiopian Conflict Disrupts School for Tens of Thousands

NEWS AFRICA

Conflict in Ethiopia’s vast Oromia region has disrupted formal education for tens of…

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Jun192018

Flooding cuts off access to Mankessim Hospital

NEWS GHANA

Access to healthcare at the Mankessim Jubilee Hospital in the Central Region has…

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Jun192018

Galamsey Activities Move To Bedrooms

NEWS GHANA

In their quest to outwit the anti-galamsey task force (Operation Vanguard) in their…

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Jun192018

RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs Competition (RUYAEC) 2018 Open Awards Competition  

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a network…

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Jun182018

China’s Development, Jamaica’s Reality

NEWS SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Nearly every time that a comparison is drawn with the Jamaican economy, Singapore…

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Jun142018

UN Says 6 Million Struggling to Get Food in Africa’s Sahel

NEWS AFRICA

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that nearly 6 million people…

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Jun142018

Cocoa prices tumble

NEWS GHANA

Prices of cocoa on the international market have begun to tumble due to…

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Jun132018

‘We are still at war’ with Ebola – WHO chief

NEWS AFRICA

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against declaring…

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Jun132018

Private BECE provisional results out

NEWS GHANA

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of private…

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Jun72018

Proprietor issues fake index numbers to BECE

NEWS GHANA

The proprietor of the Redemption School Complex Junior High School (JHS), a private…

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Jun52018

Whale dies after eating more than 80 plastic bags

NEWS WORLD

A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic…

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Jun42018

Commercial drivers increase fares by 10%

NEWS GHANA

Road Transport Operators have announced a 10% increase in transport fares across all…

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Jun42018

BECE starts today, GES extends SHSs selection to 3 weeks after BECE

NEWS GHANA

A total of 509,824 candidates from 16,060 basic schools will converge on 1,772…

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Jun12018

Nkoranza North pleads for fruit processing factory

NEWS GHANA

Madam Gifty Akorsah Arthur, the Nkoranza North District Chief Executive (DCE), has expressed…

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May302018

Security man remanded for impregnating minor

NEWS GHANA

A 45-year-old security man has been remanded into Police custody for allegedly impregnating…

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May302018

Akufo-Addo Launches Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report

NEWS GHANA

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 29th May,…

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May302018

GHS introduces new vaccine to eradicate polio

NEWS GHANA

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has introduced a new vaccine into routine immunisation…

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May292018

Know where to register for your Ghana Card

NEWS GHANA

The much-anticipated national identity card (Ghana Card) registration process is yet to begin…

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May282018

DRC Ebola Outbreak Threatens Children

NEWS AFRICA

The UN children’s fund warned the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo…

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May282018

Registration for Ghana Card begins today

NEWS GHANA

After multiple postponements, the registration and instant issuance for the national identity card,…

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May282018

GhanaThink leads discussion on solving unemployment in Upper East

NEWS GHANA

Some unemployed youth in the Upper East region have networking and skills acquisition…

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May212018

6th International Climate Change & Population Conference on Africa

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana is pleased to…

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May182018

GIZ Ghana is recruiting

OTHER JOBS

GIZ Ghana is expanding its work on #eSkills4Girls, a project that seeks to…

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May162018

UN: Education, Roads Key to Withstanding Food Crises

NEWS AFRICA

 Another year in education and an extra kilometer of road for every 1,000…

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May162018

Nightmare, distress; how education is acquired at Shia SHS

NEWS GHANA

The decision to convert Shia Senior High Technical School from a day school…

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May152018

Young African Women Congress (YAWC)

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Africa’s pride is projected at YAWC.Africa’s pride is projected at YAWC.Register at www.yawcafrica.org…

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May152018

‘OK, I’m fat – and this is how it feels’

NEWS WORLD

Feeling good about your body isn’t always easy when you are overweight. While…

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May102018

GHS issues alert over potential cholera outbreak

NEWS GHANA

Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over a potential outbreak of cholera…

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May102018

Group advocates training of more researchers to tackle HIV/AIDS

NEWS GHANA

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), has said it is critical to…

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May102018

Illegal abortion leaves JHS 2 student’s fate in the balance.

NEWS GHANA

A 15-year-old JHS 2 student of the Tishegu Anglican Junior High School A…

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May102018

High population growth source of instability – Rawlings

NEWS GHANA

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the increasing population growth rate of…

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May82018

Amnesty Int’l takes on UEW over blatant human right abusesAmnesty Int’l takes on UEW over blatant human right abuses

NEWS GHANA

HUMAN RIGHTS Advocacy Group, Amnesty International, Ghana has raised red flags over alleged…

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May82018

Mother pours boiling water on son for taking her GH¢1 to buy food

NEWS GHANA

An 11-year-old class Two-pupil at Funko in the Ahanta West District has been…

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May82018

I sold all I had to go to Europe – now I’m home, and broke

NEWS WORLD

More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown…

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Apr262018

Nana Addo leaves for US for SDGs event

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for the United States of…

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Apr262018

Adopt A Bin Campaign Launched

NEWS GHANA

The OneGhana Movement, in partnership with Citi FM, Ministry of Sanitation and Water…

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Apr262018

Biannual Learning Meeting of Youth Forward Initiative

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The 2018 Bi-annual learning meeting of the Youth Forward Initiative was held on…

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Apr252018

Four Women Drown On Afram River

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Four persons have drowned in the Affram River at Samankwae in the Affram…

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Apr252018

Rural Kenyans Beat Rising Heat With Mud-brick Homes

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KIVOO, KENYA —  Perched on a dirt tower on the edge of a…

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Apr252018

20,000 For Pollination Project

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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it will employ 20,000 Ghanaian youth this…

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Apr252018

KMA Launches Dustbin Project

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VIP Transport Ltd officials making the presentation to the Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey…

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Apr242018

Sabre Trust’s Fast Track Transformational Teacher Training (FTTT) Programme wins prestigious UNESCO Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize

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Participatory Development Associates (PDA) Ltd wishes to congratulate Sabre Trust and GES and…

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Apr242018

Ga Homowo: Ban On Noise Making Starts May 14

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The Ga Traditional Council (GTC) has placed a ban on drumming and noise-making…

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Apr242018

We will soon use drones to supply blood and essential medicines – Bawumia

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The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that Ghana will soon use…

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Apr232018

It’s not just the oceans: Microplastic pollution is all around us

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Chances are you’ve seen the photos of dead seabirds, their stomachs filled with…

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Apr232018

Punish teachers, heads severely for sexual abuse – Child’s Right Int’l

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The government has been urged to institute stiffer punishment for teachers and school…

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Apr232018

Upper Manya Kro Bank Builds Teachers Bungalow

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Management of the Upper Manya Kro Rural Bank Limited has constructed a four-bedroom…

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Apr232018

KMA starts enforcement of its sanitation by-laws

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City authorities in Kumasi say they have begun strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws…

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Apr232018

Boy, 6, Kills Brother, 4, With Grandpa’s Gun

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Benjamin Tetteh, a 70-year-old retired civil servant, whose locally manufactured gun was used…

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Apr202018

International short course on Coastal Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Coastal Areas

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The Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC),…

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Apr202018

Pitch AgriHack Seeks to Promote Greater Engagement of Young Women

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

CTA has launched ‘Pitch AgriHack 2018’ a competition to support young agricultural entrepreneurs…

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Apr202018

Nigeria ‘sex-for-grades’ lecturer suspended

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A Nigerian university lecturer has been suspended for allegedly demanding sex in return…

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Apr202018

Car Owner Arrested Over Kids’ Death

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The woman, in whose car the bodies of three kids were found at…

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Apr202018

Boy 6, kills 4-yr old brother accidentally with father’s gun

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A six-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his four-year-old brother at Somanya…

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Apr202018

Tweneboah Koduah SHS Head interdicted over sexual misconduct claims

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The Ashanti Regional Education Directorate has interdicted the headmaster of the Tweneboah Koduah…

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Apr182018

Bongo District Hospital: Patients share beds, ‘container’ used as morgue

NEWS GHANA

The Bongo District Hospital in the Upper East Region has no children’s ward.…

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Apr182018

Women everywhere should be able to speak freely about sex and love -Amanpour

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Christiane Amanpour traveled the world to look at sex and love from the…

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Apr182018

In Libya, Migrants Fight for Survival

NEWS AFRICA

Each year, thousands of African migrants depart Libya in rickety boats and risk…

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Apr182018

Malaria experts fear disease’s resurgence

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For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer…

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Apr172018

Police ‘rescue’ 21 children from being trafficked, suspect in custody

NEWS GHANA

Police in the Central Region have intercepted 21 children who were allegedly being…

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Apr172018

He wanted sex, I wanted a job. Who had the upper hand?

NEWS GHANA

It all started with the appointment letter. He told me, “This is your…

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Apr172018

Within Ghana’s prison walls; the myth, the truth and all

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“The only meal we receive in a day is gari. We once in…

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Apr172018

Ban To Be Lifted Soon On ‘Galamsey’ – Deputy Minister

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Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has asked for patience…

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Apr172018

Foreign-labelled goods flood shops

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Some supermarkets and mothercare shops in Accra and its outskirts are selling food…

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Apr172018

Police, others ordered to immediately enforce ‘action plan’ to deal with road accidents

NEWS GHANA

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has approved an action plan compiled by…

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Apr172018

Urban Millennials Go to Farmer School

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Doug Fabbioli is concerned about the future of the rural economy, as urban…

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Apr162018

Ghana card issuance postponed again, now to begin in May

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Ghanaians waiting to be issued with National Identification Cards this month, April, would…

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Apr162018

BECE candidate referred to Komfo Anokye after alleged ‘gang rape’

NEWS GHANA

Medical officers at the Afari Community Hospital in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of…

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Apr162018

Nigerians See Little Progress in 4 Years Since Chibok Kidnapping

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Four years ago, Nigerian activists issued a simple demand: Bring Back Our Girls.…

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Apr162018

Google releases new Africa app to beat slow internet speeds, high data costs

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Google is releasing an app in Africa that will help internet users overcome…

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Apr162018

Ghana ‘galamsey kids’: Children left behind by Chinese miners

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This BBC Pidgin documentary about Chinese miners who fathered children with local women…

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Apr162018

Akufo-Addo leaves Ghana for Commonwealth meeting in London

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra last Saturday to attend the 25th…

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Apr132018

Aid Groups Seek to Raise $1.7B for DRC, Over Congo’s Objections

NEWS AFRICA

As donors prepare to gather Friday in Geneva for a major aid conference…

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Apr132018

Night owls have 10% higher mortality risk, study says

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If the early bird catches the worm, what is the night owl more…

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Apr132018

Girl ‘set ablaze’ during WASSCE prayers, dies from injuries

NEWS GHANA

A prayer session for spiritual support during the West African Secondary School Certificate…

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Apr132018

Akufo-Addo launches 7-year devt plan

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday launched the seven-year Coordinated Programme of…

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Apr122018

Baby’s Dad Brought GHS533 Bill 2hrs After Doc Cut Oxygen

NEWS GHANA

It has emerged that the father of a nine-week-old baby, who died at…

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Apr122018

Scientists attribute low crop yields in Ghana to substandard fertilizers

NEWS GHANA

Scientists are casting doubts on the efficacy of fertilizers used by Ghanaian farmers…

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Apr112018

PASE Board Chair to Speak at an International Workshop on Palm Oil

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The Board Chairperson of PDA Agri-Industry and Social Enterprise (PASE), Mr. Tony Dogbe,…

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Apr112018

Tanzania launches early-age cervical cancer vaccine

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More than 600,000 girls in Tanzania have started receiving vaccines to prevent cervical…

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Apr112018

Pharmacy Council moves to stop drugs sale by unauthorised persons

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The Pharmacy Council has stepped up its effort to stop the sale of…

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Apr112018

Planting for Food & Jobs receives €20m support

NEWS GHANA

The government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has received a boost following…

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Apr102018

Guinea’s fake pregnant healer jailed

NEWS AFRICA

A court in Guinea has sentenced a traditional healer to five years in…

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Apr102018

But for God, I’d have been lynched today – ‘suspended’ Wa Poly Rector

NEWS GHANA

Prof Emmanuel Marfo-Owusu, the embattled Rector of the Wa Polytechnic has been explaining…

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Apr102018

Two get 66 months imprisonment for jailbreak at Kwabenya

NEWS GHANA

The Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced two more of the seven inmates…

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Apr102018

Agric Minister leads delegation to Agro fair in Czech Republic

NEWS GHANA

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has led a…

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Apr92018

MSc and PhD Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are invited for MSc and PhD Scholarships by the Mobility for plant…

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Apr92018

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT- Senior Officer, Programs and Research- AWARD

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About AWARD African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is working towards…

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Apr92018

Africa Misses Out on Taiwan’s Development Aid Due to ‘One China’ Policy

NEWS AFRICA

Taiwan says it regrets that the “one China” policy insisted on by Beijing…

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Apr92018

Two Kwabenya cell breakers get 66 months jail sentence

NEWS GHANA

Two accused persons involved in the Kwabenya cell break have been sentenced by…

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Apr92018

Efforts to eliminate cholera in endemic areas – Targeting hotspots with vaccines

NEWS GHANA

It is estimated that 20,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Ghana daily.…

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Apr92018

Newmont Ghana Ahafo mine accident claims 6 lives, 4 injured

NEWS GHANA

A fatal accident that occurred at the Newmont Ahafo Mine at Kenyasi No…

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Apr92018

Damongo: Nurse arrested for raping patient on admission

NEWS GHANA

A 28-year-old nurse at the Damango Government Hospital in the Northern is in…

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Apr92018

Invitation to the African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and Agri-Pitch Competition: “Technologies and Innovations for Youth in Agribusiness”

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

The African Development Bank (AfDB), together with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, is…

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Apr92018

SDG Kids

CURRENT PROJECTS

SDG Kids is a project which focuses on promoting the awareness of the…

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Apr92018

The Cocoa Nutrition Innovation Project

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Cocoa Nutrition Innovation (CNI) Project is an intervention by the Sustainable Trade…

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Apr62018

Lack of devt plan impeding economic growth— Prof. Gatsi

NEWS GHANA

An economist, Prof. John Gatsi, has said the lack of a clear plan…

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Apr62018

Spy poisoning: Russia says UK is ‘playing with fire’

NEWS WORLD

Russia has accused the UK of inventing a “fake story” and “playing with…

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Apr62018

Harrowing Revelations After Ejisuman SHS Indictment

NEWS GHANA

It seems a Pandora’s Box has been opened following sexual abuse revelations in…

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Apr62018

Stop Sacking WASSCE Candidates Over Fees – GES Warns Schools

NEWS GHANA

Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, Director General of GES The Ghana Education Service (GES),…

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Apr62018

Ghana has not offered a military base to US – Prez Akufo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

“So let me state with the clearest affirmation that Ghana has not offered…

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Apr52018

World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Launched in 2009 by Qatar Foundation, WISE is a global, collaborative platform for…

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Apr52018

6TH INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE & POPULATION CONFERENCE ON AFRICA [CCPOP-GHANA2018]

SCHOLARSHIPS

THE REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, ACCRA Call for…

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Apr52018

Cameroon Calls on Fleeing English-Speaking Citizens to Return Home

NEWS AFRICA

SABONGARI, CAMEROON  As a campfire burns in a remote village on Cameroon’s northwestern…

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Apr52018

Student remanded for defiling 13-year-old girl

NEWS GHANA

A 22-year-old man charged with defiling a 13-year-old girl at the beach near…

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Apr52018

Orphanages call for an increase in feeding grant

NEWS GHANA

Managers of orphanages across the country and other beneficiaries of Capitation Grant want…

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Apr52018

Yendi water treatment plant closed as river runs low

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in Yendi, in the Northern Region, has…

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Apr52018

DVLA, Passport Office yet to implement tax identification

NEWS GHANA

The Passport Office and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have not…

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Apr52018

Ghanaians in London dying of heart diseases

NEWS GHANA

It has emerged that many Ghanaians living in the Greater London area of…

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Apr42018

African Changemakers Fellowship Program

SCHOLARSHIPS

African Changemakers Fellowship (#ACFellowship) Program selects impressive African visionaries between ages 25-40years to…

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Apr42018

Tax identification becomes operational

NEWS GHANA

Individuals without tax identification numbers (TINs) will not be able to access essential…

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Apr42018

Ejisuman SHS scandal: Eight teachers guilty of ‘sexual harassment’ – Report

NEWS GHANA

The special committee investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against some teachers at the…

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Apr42018

Anti-Trafficking Charity Launches Materials Aimed at Kenyan Children

NEWS AFRICA

  NAIROBI, KENYAA Kenyan charity launched a range of educational materials Tuesday to…

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Apr42018

Husband Files For Divorce After DNA Test Reveals 4 Out Of 6 Children Are Not His

NEWS AFRICA

A senior corporate manager from Malawi, has publicly revealed intimate details about the…

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Apr42018

WASSCE 2081: ‘No Leakages…’- WAEC Boss Assures

NEWS GHANA

Head of WAEC, Rev Sam Nii Nmai Ollennu The West African Examinations Council…

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Apr32018

Why we desperately need to bring back vocational training in schools

NEWS GHANA

Throughout most of U.S. history, American high school students were routinely taught vocational…

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Apr32018

Enforce sanitation bye-laws to ensure cleaner Accra – Palmer-Buckle

NEWS GHANA

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Charles Palmer-Buckle, has attributed the insanitary conditions in…

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Apr32018

We also deserve a national holiday – Traditionalists

NEWS GHANA

African Traditional Worshipers in the Volta Region are calling on the government to…

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Apr32018

Mercury Rising: Gold Mining Takes a Toxic Toll on Kenyan Women

NEWS AFRICA

NYATIKE, KENYA  Scorching sun beats down on half a dozen women as they…

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Apr32018

Paragliding school to be established at Shai-Osudoku

NEWS GHANA

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts is to establish a paragliding school…

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Apr32018

Gov’t Slashes SHS Fees By Half

NEWS GHANA

Government has announced a fifty percent reduction in school fees for final year…

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Mar292018

Tourism is Ghana’s future -GTA CEO

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THE CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr Akwasi Agyemang,…

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Mar292018

Jubilee House: Akufo-Addo renames Flagstaff House

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

President Akufo-Addo has officially renamed the seat of the presidency, the Flagstaff House…

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Mar292018

Carpenter In Court For Defilement

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

A 30-year-old carpenter has been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly…

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Mar292018

Entrepreneur: ‘Anyone Can Play a Role’ in African Innovation

NEWS AFRICA

AUSTIN, TEXAS  While working for a big consulting firm in Lagos, Nigeria, Afua…

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Mar292018

African’s largest e-health project in Ghana completed

NEWS AFRICA

Dutch Company Delft Imaging Systems has completed the largest African e-health and tuberculosis…

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Mar292018

The #MeToo stories you haven’t heard: Meet the women speaking out in Nigeria

NEWS AFRICA

Lagos, Nigeria — Brenda Uphopho was walking up the stairs in her office…

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Mar292018

We are not building a military base In Ghana – US reiterates

NEWS GHANA

The United States of America has reiterated that claims of the US building…

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Mar282018

Planting for food and jobs policy is practically weak — Research

NEWS GHANA

Some researchers at the University of Ghana have described the Planting for Food…

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Mar282018

Kumasi: 20 companies express interest in waste-to-energy plant

NEWS GHANA

Twenty energy companies have expressed interest in converting waste into power in Kumasi,…

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Mar282018

Refugee School Gives Hope, Free Education in West Uganda

NEWS AFRICA

KYANGWALI, UGANDA  In 2005, four young Congolese refugees in western Uganda opened a…

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Mar282018

Authority warns

NEWS GHANA

The Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has warned of an imminent earthquake in…

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Mar282018

Secret world: The women in the UK who cannot report sexual abuse

NEWS WORLD

They often fled their homelands to escape sexual abuse – but for many…

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Mar272018

‘Smoking’ elephant in India baffles experts

NEWS WORLD

A video of a wild elephant in India blowing out ash from a…

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Mar272018

Resistance Continues to End Child Marriage in Northern Nigeria

NEWS AFRICA

KADUNA, NIGERIA — In a village in northern Nigeria, teen wives gather on…

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Mar272018

Voltic educates community on water sustainability

NEWS GHANA

Voltic Ghana Limited has organised a programme on water sustainability for Anoff Primary…

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Mar272018

Koforidua Sports Stadium reconstruction underway

NEWS GHANA

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has handed a boost to the development…

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Mar272018

KMA decongestion team ‘fights’ hawkers on pavements

NEWS GHANA

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), is determined to sustain the exercise to rid…

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Mar272018

Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire sign ‘Abidjan Declaration’ on cocoa

NEWS GHANA

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have resolved to address the challenges of the cocoa…

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Mar262018

Nigeria says Talking to Boko Haram About Possible Cease-fire

NEWS AFRICA

Nigeria’s government is in talks with Islamist militant group Boko Haram about a…

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Mar262018

7th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture (AACAA)

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

The Organizing Committee is glad to announce call for papers and posters for…

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Mar262018

School of Hygiene graduates to be employed – Ato Arthur

NEWS GHANA

The local Government Service says it will be unable to employ some five…

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Mar262018

Paul Biya : Cameroon’s ‘absentee president’

NEWS AFRICA

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been in power for 35 years. But while…

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Mar262018

“Thank you Mr President” – Teacher trainees honour President Akufo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed its heartfelt appreciation to…

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Mar262018

Earth tremors shake Weija, Gbawe, Sampa Valley, Anyaa

NEWS GHANA

Some parts of the Greater Accra Region experienced earth tremors on Saturday dawn…

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Mar262018

Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping center blaze

NEWS WORLD

At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a…

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Mar262018

Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze

NEWS WORLD

At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a…

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Mar232018

Donald Trump’s top Russia lawyer John Dowd resigns

NEWS WORLD

US President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia…

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Mar232018

Africa’s farmer presidents – Namibia’s Geingob joins Buhari and Museveni

NEWS AFRICA

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, despite his presidential schedules made time to visit…

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Mar232018

Plan your retirement while in school — SSNIT boss

NEWS GHANA

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr John…

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Mar232018

Car crushes on the rise – NRSC

NEWS GHANA

Two thousand and eighty five car crashes resulting in 366 fatalities were recorded…

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Mar232018

Car crushes on the rise – NRSC

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Two thousand and eighty five car crashes resulting in 366 fatalities were recorded…

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Mar232018

272 Financial Institution in distress

NEWS GHANA

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says about 705,396 depositors of distressed or collapsed…

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Mar222018

MWALIMU NYERERE AFRICAN UNION SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme was launched in 2007 with the…

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Mar222018

Ghana committed to free trade – Akufo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana is fully committed to the success…

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Mar222018

Africans told to promote vigorous intra-African trade

NEWS GHANA

African states have been called upon to be more proactive in the quest…

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Mar222018

Angry uniBank customers besiege branches

NEWS GHANA

Scores of customers of uniBank became angry, frustrated and worried when their attempts…

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Mar222018

Father of Dapchi schoolgirl says she won’t return to class

NEWS AFRICA

The father of one of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls has told Focus on…

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Mar222018

Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

NEWS AFRICA

Dodging hippos along the Niger river, photographer Aisha Augie-Kuta reached the remote village…

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Mar222018

Facebook’s Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ over Cambridge Analytica ‘breach’

NEWS WORLD

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that…

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Mar212018

US school shooting: Gunman dies after being shot in Maryland

NEWS WORLD

A gunman who shot and injured two teenage students at a high school…

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Mar212018

Aker Energy quickens process to start oil drilling in 2021

NEWS GHANA

Norwegian oil company, Aker Energy, has disclosed to Citi Business News it is…

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Mar212018

Abducted Nigeria schoolgirls ‘brought back’ by Boko Haram

NEWS AFRICA

Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria,…

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Mar212018

Govt signs 39 M to finance ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ policy

NEWS GHANA

GOVERNMENT AND African Development Fund (ADF) have signed a loan agreement to support…

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Mar212018

Withdraw US military base agreement- Minority

NEWS GHANA

The Minority caucus in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal from the house,…

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Mar212018

Bank of Ghana takes over uniBank

NEWS GHANA

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has taken over the management of uniBank Ghana…

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Mar202018

Child abuse reporting and tracking

CURRENT PROJECTS

The research unit is gathering and reporting cases of child abuse from selected…

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Mar202018

Secondary Education in Africa (SEA) Project

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Secondary Education in Africa (SEA) Project is a study that focuses on…

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Mar202018

Evaluation of the cocoa innovation nutrition program by IDH and GAIN (Piloting Phase)

OUR PROJECTS

Data collection comprising interviews with program tutors and beneficiaries, tuition observation and daily…

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Mar202018

USAID Youth-related Challenge Awards – Apply Now or Share

SCHOLARSHIPS

Young Women Transform Prize: USAID is committed to empowering young women and unlocking…

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Mar202018

Paid Graduate Internship Opportunity

PDA Notice Board CATGRY

As part of delivering on PDA’s Strategic Theme 2: “Youth empowerment to generate…

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Mar202018

Stop taking naked pictures-Deputy Gender Minister advises women

NEWS GHANA

The Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has advised…

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Mar202018

We need national policy to end teenage pregnancy – North Dayi MP

NEWS GHANA

The Ever-Increasing rate of teenage pregnancy has provoked the National Democratic Congress Member…

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Mar202018

Xi Jinping warns any attempt to split China is ‘doomed to fail’

NEWS WORLD

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a fervently nationalistic closing speech to parliament,…

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Mar202018

UN: $1.7 Billion Needed for DRC Humanitarian Crisis

NEWS AFRICA

International donors will meet next month in Geneva to address the growing humanitarian…

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Mar202018

Nana Addo justifies creation of new districts

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has hit back at critics who say the creation of…

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Mar202018

New national ID rollout to begin in April – Bawumia

NEWS GHANA

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has assured that the National Identification Authority (NIA)…

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Mar192018

“Free SHS Needs The Support Of All” – Prez Akufo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged all Ghanaians to support the…

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Mar192018

Nigeria Skips African Summit in Blow to Free Trade Deal

NEWS AFRICA

ABUJA, NIGERIA —  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union…

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Mar192018

Ethnic Violence in Congo’s Northeast Displaces 60,000

NEWS AFRICA

BUNIA, CONGO The assailants attacked under cover of darkness, slaughtering Nguli Nzafi ‘s…

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Mar192018

Russia election: Muted Western reaction to Putin victory

NEWS WORLD

World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year…

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Mar192018

570 dams to be constructed this year – Bawumia

NEWS GHANA

A total of five hundred and seventy (570) dams are to be constructed…

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Mar192018

Illegal gold mining boom threatens cocoa farmers

NEWS GHANA

Kwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa…

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Mar162018

Government urged to ensure passage of the Consumer Protection Bill

NEWS GHANA

Government has been urged to give a clear timeline towards the passage of…

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Mar162018

Develop personal political status – Zanetor tells young women

NEWS GHANA

 Dr Zanetor Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency, has urged young…

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Mar162018

New assemblies to give impetus to socio-economic progress

NEWS GHANA

Juaben (Ash), March 16, GNA – The Chairman of Council of State, Daasebre…

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Mar162018

Mugabe’s bare-knuckled challenge to Mnangagwa’s legitimacy

NEWS AFRICA

It was, for the most part, an exercise in bitter retrospection. Zimbabwe’s former…

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Mar162018

Botswana’s Ian Khama: Trump encouraging elephant poaching

NEWS WORLD

The outgoing president of Botswana has attacked his US counterpart Donald Trump for…

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Mar162018

Jacob Zuma: Former South African president faces corruption trial

NEWS AFRICA

South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges…

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Mar162018

Our Industrialisation Efforts Must Yield Positive Results!

NEWS GHANA

Undoubtedly, we are all inclined towards industrial society through value addition to our…

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Mar162018

Consumers have right to quality telecoms services

NEWS GHANA

The issue about the poor quality of services rendered to customers by mobile…

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Mar162018

Pass Consumer Protection Law Immediately – CUTS

NEWS GHANA

Ghana yesterday observed the world consumer rights day in Accra with a call…

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Mar162018

In Western Africa, The Start – And End – Of The Americas Migrant Trail

NEWS AFRICA

The dense mountainous wilderness that spans the Colombia-Panama border has always resisted human…

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Mar152018

WHITE HOUSE BACKS UK DECISION TO EXPEL RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

NEWS WORLD

The White House says it “stands in solidarity” with “its closest ally” the…

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Mar152018

South Africa slams Australia visa plan for white farmers

NEWS WORLD

South Africa has criticised an Australian government minister for suggesting that white South…

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Mar152018

Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued

NEWS AFRICA

Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of being…

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Mar152018

Forgive our cynicism, Mr. President

NEWS GHANA

“As a start, we have to do things differently to realise this goal…

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Mar152018

‘Shoot-to-kill galamseyers’ suggestion unfortunate – Aning

NEWS GHANA

A security analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has described as unfortunate suggestions by First…

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Mar152018

Farida writes: A street child hawker’s bravery; the faith and poverty factor

NEWS GHANA

Street hawking is nothing new to the big city of Accra and its…

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Mar152018

Put political colours aside and combat corruption – Okudjeto

NEWS GHANA

A member of the Council of State, Mr Sam Okudjeto has urged all…

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Mar152018

Ghana beyond aid; why not high income Ghana @ 100?

NEWS GHANA

In his 61st Independence Day address to the nation on Tuesday, March 6,…

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Mar142018

Sierra Leone presidential poll enters runoff

NEWS AFRICA

Sierra Leonean voters will be called upon again to cast ballots to elect…

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Mar142018

Every child deserves better…

NEWS GHANA

The man in the iron mask is a movie based on a book…

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Mar142018

Mistrust in Parliament worrying (2)

NEWS GHANA

Ghana has made reasonable strides towards promoting a liberal democratic culture. This is…

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Mar142018

Trust in public institutions dips — IEA

NEWS GHANA

Public institutions play a very important role in the democratic development of every…

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Mar142018

Quit or face prosecution – Defence Minister tells illegal miners

NEWS GHANA

The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has sent a very strong signal to…

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Mar142018

In defense of Ghana Beyond Aid

NEWS GHANA

Lao Tzu once said, “Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom.…

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Mar142018

Don’t sabotage ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda – Bawumia tells Chief Directors

NEWS GHANA

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has urged the Chief Directors of the…

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Mar132018

PDA GHANA Participates in Innovation Forum in London

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Tuesday 13th March 9.00-9.30 should business even care about the SDGs when developing…

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Mar132018

Jerusalem: Where the occupier demands loyalty from the occupied

NEWS WORLD

Last Wednesday, Palestinians in Jerusalem were hit with yet another travesty. The Israeli…

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Mar132018

The teen coder who wants to change the world

NEWS WORLD

Sixteen-year-old Dea Kurti is juggling school and a social life while trying to…

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Mar132018

‘Incorporate all surface-mining operations into MMIP to address all mining-related problems’

NEWS GHANA

Mrs. Hanna Owusu-Koranteng, Associate Executive Director of Wacam-a civil society organiSation, has advocated…

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Mar132018

Education Is Bedrock of Women Empowerment – Samira Bawumia

NEWS GHANA

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has pointed…

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Mar132018

Ensuring income security for cocoa farmers in Ghana – the case of Cocoa Abrabopa Pension Scheme Introduction

NEWS GHANA

Introduction Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is one of the leading farmer-based organizations in…

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Mar132018

Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta writes…Three strikes

NEWS GHANA

This is not California or any of the other 21 states in America…

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Mar132018

Making a case for digital payment system for Ghana’s agribusiness

NEWS GHANA

Almost every smallholder farmer receiving agricultural payments in Ghana is paid in cash.…

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Mar122018

Could Britain hold the answer to Europe’s woes?

NEWS WORLD

If it commits to reversing Brexit, British Labour Party could play an important…

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Mar122018

Ghana’s Climate Financing Architecture: Using Domestic Resource Mobilisation As A Sustainable Approach

NEWS GHANA

Ghana intends to mobilise nearly US$ 22.6 billion investment from both domestic and…

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Mar122018

World Bank Lauds “Ghana Beyond Aid” Policy

NEWS GHANA

Dr Michal Rutkowski, the Senior Director of SP&J, World Bank Group, has commended…

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Mar122018

Akufo-Addo More Visionary Than Some Recent Ghanaian Leaders

NEWS GHANA

US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson has described President Akufo-Addo as a…

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Mar122018

Feuding parties in Togo must keep dialogue open — Akufo-Addo

NEWS AFRICA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for the feuding parties…

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Mar122018

Remembering J. B. Danquah as advocate of self-reliance – A ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’Agenda?

NEWS GHANA

It is not generally known that Dr J B Danquah, the flower of…

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Mar92018

PDA Support Services – Graduate Internship

PDA JOBS

As part of delivering on PDA’s Strategic Theme 2: “Youth empowerment to generate positive…

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Mar92018

‘PRESS FOR PROGRESS’…framing our future

NEWS GHANA

International Women’s Day is March 8th. It is a day named by the…

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Mar92018

UN Women calls for stronger support for women

NEWS WORLD

The UN Women has called on the global community to deliberately create stronger…

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Mar92018

COCOBOD to launch funding scheme to protect cocoa industry from plant disease

NEWS GHANA

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has outlined plans to sell bills and notes…

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Mar92018

KAIPTC’s Women Peace and Security Institute calls for consciousness on gender progress

NEWS GHANA

Accra, March 8th, 2018: International Women’s Day is a celebration of the economic,…

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Mar92018

Solving Water and Sanitation challenges in Africa is key to socio-economic development

NEWS AFRICA

Socio-economic growth and evolution in Africa cannot be overemphasized as the continent moves…

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Mar92018

Transforming women’s life by improving Girls’ education is key to sustainability

NEWS GHANA

Today is International Women’s Day which has been celebrated for more than 100…

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Mar92018

Excitement and hope as Sierra Leone votes

NEWS GHANA

Today, Sierra Leoneans have flocked to the polls to choose not only their…

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Mar92018

Mobilizing Africa’s female youth to build a continent beyond aid

NEWS GHANA

The recent rising determination for change in women’s rights, equality and justice as…

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Mar92018

International Women’s Day: Rural and Urban Women Matter and Their Active Participation is Crucial in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

NEWS PDA

As we join the rest of the world to Press for Progress of…

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Mar72018

The girl who sabotaged her own wedding

NEWS WORLD

On the morning of any wedding there’s a lot of preparation. On 4…

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Mar72018

Sierra Leone votes for new president

NEWS AFRICA

Voting is under way in Sierra Leone, where more than three million people…

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Mar72018

Banking at 61: Owned and controlled by foreigners, just like any other sector that matters

NEWS GHANA

Do not get me wrong. I have no qualms against foreign participation in…

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Mar72018

Ghana, 61 years on…Maintaining the economic narrative

NEWS GHANA

It is easy to pinpoint Ghana’s peers when it attained independence in 1957…

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Mar72018

Detecting the real enemy; why Ghana Police needs no ‘superman’

NEWS GHANA

As a young journalist, one of the most intriguing, important,yet unpleasant subjects I…

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Mar72018

Prez Akufo-Addo sets yet another timeline for anti-corruption missing link, RTI Bill

NEWS GHANA

Prez Akufo-Addo has indicated that the Right to Information Bill, described as a…

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Mar72018

61 years of Independence – Brong Ahafo Region the bread basket

NEWS GHANA

As Ghana celebrates its 61st independence anniversary today, the Brong Ahafo Region stands…

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Mar72018

It’s time for Nkrumaists to join mother party — Prof. Delle

NEWS GHANA

The Leader and National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Prof. Edmund…

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Mar72018

‘Ghana beyond aid’ is a rhetoric… – Bernard Mornah

NEWS GHANA

The Chairman of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah thinks that…

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Mar72018

Entrepreneurship — A solution to graduate unemployment?

NEWS GHANA

In my secondary school days, I had the privilege of spending one long…

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Mar72018

Affirmative Action Bill must deal with all types of discrimination

NEWS GHANA

Globally, the rights of persons with disabilities have been the subject of much…

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Mar72018

Devise own model of development – African countries urged

NEWS GHANA

The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Abubakar…

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Mar72018

Akufo-Addo outlines policies for ‘Ghana beyond aid’

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the realisation of his vision of Ghana…

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Mar52018

Samson’s Take: Sanitation, euphemism for corruption in Ghana?

NEWS GHANA

“Is sanitation management not another euphemism for corruption in Ghana?” That’s a question…

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Mar22018

Urban agriculture is the key to a sustainable future

NEWS WORLD

When I sat in a darkened theatre in 2008(ish) watching Al Gore deliver…

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Mar22018

TIME’S UP!…no playground for pedophile teachers

NEWS GHANA

Teachers. Every day thousands and thousands of teachers in Ghana walk into classrooms…

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Mar22018

In the matter of ‘where we have reached’

NEWS GHANA

Two weeks ago, when I read a report in this paper, that some…

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Mar22018

Togo’s political crisis; A ray of hope

NEWS AFRICA

The Togolese political crisis takes its roots in the soil of political confusion…

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Mar22018

My eyes still remember; Using Media as a tool for Biodiversity Conservation in Ghana

NEWS GHANA

Africa’s rainforests are classified as part of the most important biodiversity areas in…

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Mar22018

Complexities of science and using science to overcome them

NEWS AFRICA

In Sub-saharan Africa, cassava serves as a major staple for most people; in…

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Mar12018

Ghanaians support election of MMDCEs – Afrobarometer report

NEWS GHANA

Over 69 per of Ghanaians supports the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District…

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Mar12018

CPP backs elections of MMDCEs

NEWS GHANA

The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) supports the idea of electing Metropolitan, Municipal and…

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Mar12018

Africa ‘set to miss UN development goal on malnutrition’

NEWS AFRICA

Exceptionally detailed maps of child growth and education across Africa suggest that no…

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Mar12018

Ghana’s SHS crisis: An elitist addiction to boarding schools and its consequences

NEWS GHANA

Some of the reasons why the boarding component in our state-assisted senior high…

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Feb282018

Can mining and agriculture go together?

NEWS GHANA

The interaction between artisanal (small-scale) mining and agriculture in Africa still needs to…

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Feb282018

Values, Attitudes and Law Enforcement!

NEWS GHANA

Recently, a young single parent lady recounted her experience when she took her…

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Feb282018

The two-state solution is still the only game in town

NEWS WORLD

US President Donald Trump’s announcement on December 6 last year of his decision…

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Feb282018

JOB VACANCY: Scientist – Soil Management

OTHER JOBS

Job Summary: ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated scientist for the position…

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Feb282018

JOB VACANCY: Plant Physiologist

OTHER JOBS

Job Summary: ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated biological scientist for the…

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Feb282018

JOB VACANCY: Senior Plant Breeder

OTHER JOBS

ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated senior scientist for the position of…

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Feb282018

Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta writes…Bounty Hunting

NEWS GHANA

The Auditor General (AudG), Daniel Yaw Domelevo must begin to practice his small…

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Feb272018

Humanitarian aid system is a continuation of the colonial project

NEWS WORLD

  The global humanitarian community is again in confusion. The Oxfam sexual misconduct…

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Feb272018

How realistic are Libya’s election plans?

NEWS AFRICA

It seems obvious that Libya is not in a fit state to hold…

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Feb272018

Syria conflict: Women ‘sexually exploited in return for aid’

NEWS WORLD

Women in Syria have been sexually exploited by men delivering aid on behalf…

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Feb262018

We need to change the way we talk about climate change

NEWS WORLD

In a January 19 article about the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh,…

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Feb262018

To stop climate change, we need to open borders

NEWS WORLD

Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II. What is…

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Feb262018

Rohingya crisis: a children’s emergency of the highest order

NEWS WORLD

Fred Witteveen is a co-author of this article. He is the national director…

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Feb262018

Prez brokers peace in Togo; feuding parties to dialogue

NEWS AFRICA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday succeeded in getting the incumbent government…

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Feb262018

What Atuguba didn’t say

NEWS GHANA

In academic circles, all research is scientifically obtained – not because they are…

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Feb262018

Q&A: The reality of free education for all in Ghana

NEWS GHANA

Two NGO workers explain why, despite free tuition, some Ghanaian children still struggle…

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Feb262018

Lessons of February 24, 1966, Coup – Importance of loyal opposition in governance

NEWS GHANA

24th of February 2018   Fifty-two years ago the government of the Convention…

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Feb262018

Cyber-crime to cost Ghana $100m in 2018

NEWS GHANA

An information security expert has told Citi Business News that Ghanaian businesses stand…

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Feb262018

Economic crimes must be made an extremely high-risk venture

NEWS GHANA

I have just settled down after a hectic morning running-around and just gotten…

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Feb262018

FGM resurfaces in Upper East as prevalence soars to 27%

NEWS GHANA

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has hinted of a resurgence…

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Feb262018

Bamboo charcoal production brings economic empowerment to women in Hohoe

NEWS GHANA

A new project focused on the use of bamboo as charcoal is bringing…

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Feb232018

Children ‘forced to watch rape’ in South Sudan

NEWS AFRICA

Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped…

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Feb232018

Using Students Loan Trust Fund To Improve Access To Tertiary Educ In Ghana

NEWS GHANA

The benefits of higher education to the individual, the family, the community and…

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Feb232018

Newly created districts, municipalities to be inaugurated next month

NEWS GHANA

The newly-created 38 Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) throughout the country will be…

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Feb232018

24th February, 1966: Ghana’s day of Liberation

NEWS GHANA

I have no doubt in my mind that history will ultimately judge Lt.…

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Feb232018

Akenten Appiah Menka, Commissioner of the Constitution Review Commission

NEWS GHANA

The Constitution Review Commission, a Presidential Commission of Enquiry, was set up in…

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Feb232018

CPI ranking influenced by corruption claims before my gov’t – Akufo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghana’s poor ranking on the latest Corruption Perception…

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Feb232018

I will treat crime as crime – Martin Amidu.

NEWS GHANA

The Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, has reiterated his commitment to discharge his…

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Feb232018

Don’t use Special Prosecutor office for vengeance — Akuffo-Addo

NEWS GHANA

President Akufo-Addo has admonished the country’s first Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr Martin A.B.K.…

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Feb222018

WONDER WOMEN! opportunity vs. opportunism

NEWS GHANA

Women entrepreneurs. They are a crucial part of Ghana’s economic backbone. They are…

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Feb222018

e-bills pay can help reduce corruption at public institutions

NEWS GHANA

The use of e-bills pay in public institutions can reduce the human interface…

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Feb222018

Martin Amidu writes: My parting thoughts as citizen vigilante

NEWS GHANA

The right to criticize a fellow citizen, however vigorous, cannot be defamatory of…

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Feb222018

Ghana falls three places in Corruption Perception Index; scores lowest since 2012

NEWS GHANA

Ghana receives its lowest corruption perception score in four years, making President Akufo-Addo’s…

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Feb212018

Let’s stop the feminists nonsense!

NEWS GHANA

Feminism is defined by the online Oxford dictionary as a social theory or…

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Feb212018

Pay attention to Ghanaian languages

NEWS GHANA

Article 39, Clause 3 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana…

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Feb212018

Implementing ECOWAS integration agenda for Ghana’s development: A case for a separate Ministry of Regional Integration

NEWS GHANA

Regionalism is regarded as crucial to the development of Ghana’s economy. A small…

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Feb212018

Domestic airlines: From multiple players to monopoly

NEWS GHANA

In January 2013, I flew from Kumasi to Accra with Fly 540 on…

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Feb212018

Parliament approves Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor

NEWS GHANA

Parliament has approved Mr Martin Amidu as the country’s first Special Prosecutor. The…

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Feb212018

President Akufo-Addo launches 10-year cashew development plan

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that 500,000 farmers will be signed onto the…

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Feb212018

Free SHS implementation: The President’s warning and the missing link

NEWS GHANA

In 2003, I got the opportunity to teach in a junior high school…

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Feb192018

Find lasting solution to DR Congo’s crisis – President

NEWS AFRICA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) to…

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Feb192018

‘Ghana needs transformational leaders who can translate words into action’ Education-President

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said Ghana needs transformational leaders who can translate…

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Feb192018

Ghana Hosts Meeting On ECOWAS Single Currency

NEWS GHANA

Ghana is hosting the 5th ECOWAS Presidential Task Force Meeting on the Single…

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Feb192018

Judiciary’s Response To Atuguba’s Research Unfortunate – Chris Ackumey

NEWS GHANA

Private legal practitioner Chris Ackumey has described as unfortunate the judiciary’s reaction to…

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Feb192018

Togo crisis talks set to begin on Monday

NEWS AFRICA

The Togolese government and opposition finally decided to convene on Monday for a…

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Feb192018

#Homegrown

NEWS GHANA

  On Monday, February 19, 2018 when this column will be published, the…

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Feb192018

Financing, commercialisation of Ghana’s agriculture: An analysis

NEWS GHANA

Introduction Ghana’s Agriculture has been subsistence since independence and basically depends on the…

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Feb192018

Togo: Akufo-Addo mediates first-ever formal dialogue between Gnassingbé and opposition

NEWS AFRICA

President Akufo-Addo will Monday morning mediate the political impasse between the Togolese President…

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Feb162018

Members of GLC should be facing 10-years jail term by now- Atuguba

NEWS GHANA

A Law lecturer at the University of Ghana has not only ruffled feathers…

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Feb152018

The teen rescuing street children in Nigeria

NEWS AFRICA

Many of the street children helped by James (in suit) come from displaced…

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Feb152018

I Resign, but Not Because I Agree With You, Zuma Tells the ANC

NEWS AFRICA

Former president Jacob Zuma has avoided a motion of no confidence in Parliament…

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Feb152018

Nigeria: Uproar As Senate Reverses Election Sequence of 2019

NEWS AFRICA

Abuja — Intrigues ahead of next year’s general election took a fresh twist,…

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Feb152018

Ghana may not need foreign aid if we manage corruption – Martin Amidu

NEWS GHANA

Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu believes the one…

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Feb152018

Turning promises into reality: – Ambitious action needed to secure the future of Ghana’s fisheries

NEWS GHANA

In November 2013, Ghana received a yellow card from the European Union (EU)…

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Feb152018

Protecting our water bodies — Who cares?

NEWS GHANA

Protecting our water bodies — Who cares?Water, they say, is life. This is…

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Feb152018

Nuclear Meltdown

NEWS GHANA

It has taken a while to establish the trend but in the silver…

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Feb152018

Ghana retires @60

NEWS GHANA

Ghana is now 60 and attained its own retirement age on March 6,…

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Feb152018

Don’t politicise national issues — VC of UDS

NEWS GHANA

The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum…

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Feb152018

COTVET promotes gender parity

NEWS GHANA

The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), in partnership with…

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Feb152018

Jammeh-era media laws violated freedom of expression – ECOWAS court

NEWS AFRICA

A regional court sitting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday found that…

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Feb152018

NCCE moves to rekindle spirit of self-help

NEWS GHANA

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has upped its effort to awakening…

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Feb152018

We’ll invest more in security for greater development – President

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday stressed the resolve of government to…

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Feb142018

Amidu is ‘fired up for the job’ but … – Bentil

NEWS GHANA

Vice President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Kofi Bentil, says although…

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Feb142018

Corruption-free Ghana is my agenda, not status – Amidu

NEWS GHANA

The Special Prosecutor nominee has said he turned down an invitation to become…

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Feb132018

Indonesia’s Papua province children starving in a land of gold

NEWS WORLD

A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children,…

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Feb132018

Communiqué On The Right To Information Bill

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

We, participants at the Multi-stakeholder Anti-Corruption Strategic Meeting on the Right to Information…

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Feb132018

Multitasking

NEWS GHANA

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is fluent in 2 European languages; English and French.…

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Feb122018

‘Toxic waste’ from Chinese factory threatens Asutuare farmers

NEWS GHANA

Farmers at Asuature in the Shai Osuduku District of the Greater Accra Region,…

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Feb122018

Former Liberian President Sirleaf wins Mo Ibrahim Prize

NEWS AFRICA

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has become the first woman to win…

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Feb122018

Togo: Mediators expected amid calls for change

NEWS GHANA

International mediators are expected in Togo next week following months of protests against…

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Feb122018

Sleeping with the enemy

NEWS GHANA

It was Genevan and British political theorist, Jean-Louis de Lolme (1740 – 1806),…

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Feb122018

Emotional democracy and dissenting minority reports and opinions

NEWS GHANA

Yesterday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his second State of the Nation…

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Feb122018

Rural women’s land right in Ghana; Reflecting on the Kilimanjaro Initiative Campaign

NEWS GHANA

  Rural women farmers till the lands and plant seeds to feed nations.…

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Feb122018

Support parents of children with special needs

NEWS GHANA

  The term special needs covers a wild spectrum of disabilities such as…

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Feb122018

Enhancing the developmental capacity of Ghana’s political parties

NEWS GHANA

The critical conversation about “Enhancing the developmental capacity of Ghana’s political parties”, which…

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Feb122018

Agriculture policies should be responsive to gender — NETRIGHT

NEWS GHANA

Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), an NGO, has underscored the need…

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Feb92018

Ugandans suspended over ‘refugee scam’

NEWS AFRICA

Four Ugandan government officials have been suspended amid allegations of inflating refugee figures.…

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Feb92018

Strong Men, Weak Institutions

NEWS GHANA

Domelevo, Amidu and Despite. Three strong men navigating weak institutions. The first is…

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Feb92018

3,000 unemployed youth to undergo digital marketing entrepreneurship training

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Online/Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship programme for…

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Feb92018

The Commonwealth has confirmed the successful readmission of Gambia into the global bloc.

NEWS AFRICA

The West African country becomes the 53rd nation but fourth to rejoin. The…

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Feb82018

FULL: THE STATE OF THE NATION DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO

NEWS GHANA

Mr Speaker, I am happy to be here again in this august House,…

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Feb82018

Highlights of Akufo-Addo’s 2018 State of the Nation Address

NEWS GHANA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today delivered his second State of the Nation…

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Feb82018

India: The fight to end ‘virginity test’ for newlyweds

NEWS WORLD

Pune, an industrial city in the west of India, home to many IT…

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Feb82018

Nigeria’s ‘cattle colony’ problem

NEWS AFRICA

Since the New Year, more than 80 people have been killed in clashes…

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Feb82018

South Sudan: More than 300 child soldiers released

NEWS AFRICA

More than 300 child soldiers have been released from armed groups in South…

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Feb82018

Raila Odinga says he wants fresh election held in August

NEWS AFRICA

Kenya’s National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga has demanded fresh elections by August…

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Feb82018

Forestry C’ssion commences reclamation exercise in mining communities

NEWS GHANA

The Forestry Commission has commenced an exercise to reclaim 50 hectares of land…

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Feb82018

education and the promotion of children’s rights

NEWS GHANA

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as…

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Feb82018

RTI competing with other Bills – Ama Dokuaa

NEWS GHANA

A Deputy Minister for Information, Ama Dokuaa Asiamah Agyei, has noted that the…

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Feb72018

French racism, anxiety and love for postcolonialism

NEWS AFRICA

At this year’s Paris edition of Nuit des idees (the Night of Ideas),…

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Feb72018

People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime Set to Challenge the Powerful

NEWS AFRICA

The People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa will open its first…

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Feb72018

Are Grants for Losers?

NEWS WORLD

Mark Ritchie, former Minnesota Secretary of State and former president of the Minneapolis-based…

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Feb72018

Jaha Dukureh: ‘Don’t sensationalise FGM survivors’

NEWS AFRICA

When Jaha Dukureh was a week old, she survived female genital mutilation (FGM)…

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Feb72018

42% of Ghanaians live with ‘psychological disorder’ – GHS report

NEWS GHANA

A recent data from the Ghana Health Service has revealed that about 41…

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Feb72018

Let us pray, for what?

NEWS GHANA

The meeting in the Botsio Auditorium at the Alisa Hotel started 12 minutes…

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Feb72018

The threats of youth unemployment in Ghana

NEWS GHANA

The definition of “National Security” is ever changing, as its framework is based…

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Feb72018

Reckless Raila?…leadership lessons & losses

NEWS GHANA

Raila Odinga. The People’s President of Kenya? I watched a video where Mr.…

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Feb62018

FGM Is A Crime; Stop It – Otiko

NEWS GHANA

The Minister for Gender, Children & Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has served…

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Feb62018

Do we really need new regions in Ghana?

NEWS GHANA

In recent years, there has been an outpouring of calls from chiefs and…

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Feb62018

Use your power, Madam Attorney General

NEWS GHANA

Dear Attorney General Gloria Akuffo: During your confirmation hearings, you spoke eloquently about…

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Feb62018

RTI Bill: Open letter to 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament

NEWS GHANA

I trust this finds you very well.  I have decided to use this…

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Feb52018

PhD Student Fellowship at MU Sinclair School of Nursing in USA, 2018

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship Description: The Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri is…

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Feb52018

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (PhD)

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Our research activity in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies focuses on a wide…

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Feb52018

TUD Scholarship Program for Early-Career Female Scientists in Germany, 2018

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

The Technical University Dresden (TUD) is offering Scholarship Program for the Promotion of…

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Feb52018

MBA Scholarships for Women at Berlin School of Economics and Law in Germany, 2018 FacebookWhatsAppTwitterLinkedInEmail

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

The Berlin School of Economics and Law is offering four partial scholarships every…

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Feb52018

British Council India 70th Anniversary Scholarships for Masters in UK, 2018

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications are invited for British Council India 70th Anniversary Scholarships held at UK…

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Feb52018

Bristol University Think Big Scholarships

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Brief description:In 2018, Bristol University is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and…

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Feb52018

Transform Together Scholarships for International and European Union (non-UK) Students

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Transform Together scholarships are open to international students and European Union (non-UK) students…

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Feb52018

New Zealand Development Scholarships

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) give candidates from selected developing countries an opportunity…

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Feb52018

New Zealand ASEAN Scholarships

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

The New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards (NZAS) recognise New Zealand’s close cultural, economic,…

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Feb52018

FELLOWSHIP IN FOOD PROTECTION

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM The IFPTI Fellowship Program is…

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Feb52018

Odinga’s surprise package for new AU Chairman Paul Kagame

NEWS AFRICA

Last Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the 30th African Union (AU) Summit ended…

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Feb52018

”The People’s President” – A mark of intense tribal politics in Kenya?

NEWS AFRICA

The objective of Africa’s development has been seriously undermined by tribalism, which provides…

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Feb22018

Deputy Speaker’s Comments on RTI Bill Very Unfortunate, Misleading – MFWA

NEWS GHANA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has read with dismay comments attributed…

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Feb22018

Ghana Not Progressing In Budget Transparency – OBS Report

NEWS GHANA

Ghana’s performance on budget transparency, has aptly been described as stagnant, following its…

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Feb22018

The refugee crisis isn’t about refugees. It’s about us

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

I was born in 1957, the same year China purged more than 300,000…

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Feb22018

Gender equality at work is a matter of respect, not just money

NEWS WORLD

Fifty years ago this spring, the sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham plant famously…

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Feb22018

Kenya: U.S. and EU Criticise Odinga Oath, Call for Respect of Law

NEWS AFRICA

 The US Department of State and the European Union have slammed Nasa leader…

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Feb22018

Human rights bodies condemn media shutdown in Kenya

NEWS AFRICA

The Kenyan authorities “violated the public’s right to information” by blocking broadcasts of…

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Feb12018

Zimbabwe appoints female High Court judge as new head of election body

NEWS AFRICA

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba as the…

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Feb12018

Who protects the child?

NEWS GHANA

Very often, we hear cases of child abuse which includes, emotional abuse, physical…

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Feb12018

Address loopholes in Planting for Food and Jobs – Peasant Farmers to gov’t

NEWS GHANA

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to address…

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Feb12018

We can’t do without FDIs —Yofi Grant

NEWS GHANA

There is the need to balance the debate around whether the country should…

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Feb12018

Time to redeem Africa from corruption

NEWS AFRICA

Corruption is a major contributor to Africa’s stunted development. By corroding and weakening…

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Jan312018

‘I was 12 when I married a 35-year-old’

NEWS AFRICA

All too often girls in countries across sub-Saharan Africa can be married off…

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Jan312018

Algerian, South African scientists scoop AU accolades

NEWS AFRICA

Algerian professor Malik Maaza and South Africa’s Professor Robert Peter Miller have been…

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Jan312018

Kenya govt declares Odinga’s resistance movement a criminal group

NEWS AFRICA

The Kenyan government has declared the main opposition National Super Alliance’s offshoot, National…

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Jan312018

George Weah vows to change Liberia’s citizenship laws

NEWS AFRICA

Liberia’s President George Weah has called for the removal of a “racist” clause…

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Jan312018

Odinga’s action is unlawful; AU must act – Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee

NEWS AFRICA

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament says Tuesday’s ceremony pronouncing Raila…

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Jan302018

Why Rwanda’s Development Model Wouldn’t Work Elsewhere in Africa

NEWS AFRICA

Rwanda is often touted as an example of what African states could achieve…

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Jan302018

One-district, one-factory – Challenges of quality, globalisation and environmental sustainability

NEWS GHANA

There is no gainsaying that the initiative by the Akufo-Addo government to transform…

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Jan302018

Africa: Study Shows African Migrants Are Better Educated Than U.S. Citizens

NEWS AFRICA

I’ll never forget my sister’s experience in undergrad with a Nigerian classmate that…

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Jan302018

Tanzania: Punishment Won’t Stop Teenage Pregnancies in Tanzania Because ‘Bad Behaviour’ Isn’t the Cause

NEWS AFRICA

ANALYSIS In Tanzania, if you’re a schoolgirl and fall pregnant, it could mean…

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Jan302018

Meet the woman challenging Arab notions of disability

NEWS WORLD

It was 2008 in the Gaza Strip. When winter arrived, so did the…

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Jan302018

We can still win the fight against climate change

NEWS WORLD

As 2017 drew to an end, becoming one of the three hottest years…

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Jan302018

Principles of service -A lost art in public service?

NEWS GHANA

In September 2012, the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), organised a public lecture…

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Jan302018

Rising internet shutdowns aimed at ‘silencing dissent

NEWS WORLD

Governments around the world are increasingly shutting down internet access in an apparent…

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Jan302018

Corruption in the churches and palaces – Let’s halt them

NEWS GHANA

In a country of 28 million multi-cultural and ethnic groupings, it is very…

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Jan302018