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Understanding Vulnerability and Exclusion in Ghana

December 19, 2022

Understanding the key features of vulnerability and exclusion in Ghana is central to adapting social policy and social protection responses to address the root causes,…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

PDA Ghana tries out causal mapping!

November 20, 2022

PDA Ghana tries out causal mapping! By PDA Ghana | 15 November 2022 | News Participatory Development Associates (PDA) has collaborated with Bath SDR since…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS PDA

Child abuse cases recorded in the third quarter of 2022

November 15, 2022

In the third quarter of 2022, a total of 23 child abuse cases were recorded on the PDA Child Abuse Tracker. 76 percent of the…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

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

October 21, 2022

VSLA-CHILD (Ivory Coast) Introduction The VSLA-CHILD project in Ivory Coast is a financial inclusion and child labour remediation scheme that aims to improve the savings…

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

October 21, 2022

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION Below is an update on the Nyonkopa Child Labor Remediation Project.   ENDING OF PHASE I OF THE PROJECT During the third…

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

October 21, 2022

The Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) unit has completed and submitted a number of project reports to clients over the past few months. While the…

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

October 21, 2022

The third quarter of 2022 has been an interesting one for the Advocacy and Communications Unit. Below is an update on our activities:   Facilitation…

CURRENT PROJECTS

FINEDEV Endline Evaluation

August 22, 2022

PDA and Bath SDR are evaluating Global Affairs Canada’s five-year multi-million funding to Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans (SASL) for enterprise growth and development. Dubbed…

CURRENT PROJECTS

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

August 22, 2022

PDA and Bath Social Development Research (Bath SDR) are working on a midline impact assessment for AgDevCo’s Irrigated Farming Hub at Babator in the Bole…

CURRENT PROJECTS

IPO Baseline Assessment – Inception Phase

August 22, 2022

PDA has been contracted by the Mastercard Foundation as the Impact Partner Organisation (IPO) for its Young Africa Works (YAW) strategy implementation in Ghana. As…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS PDA

Child abuse cases recorded in the second quarter of 2022

July 20, 2022

The PDA Child Abuse Tracker is an online platform deployed by PDA to track cases of child abuse in Ghana. Data is sourced from selected…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

ACU – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

July 15, 2022

The Advocacy and Communications Unit has had a fruitful second quarter of the year. Below is an update on our activities:   Job Readiness Training…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION PROJECT – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

July 15, 2022

INTRODUCTION During the quarter under review, the Child Labor Remediation team carried out new activities and managed some ongoing activities. Key amongst them were conducting…

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VSLA – 2022 Quarter 2 Updates

July 15, 2022

Here are the updates from the second quarter of our VSLA initiatives:   VSLA-CHILD PROJECT The VSLA-CHILD Project is in partnership with Beyond Beans and…

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

July 15, 2022

  The growing prominence of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Africa’s development sector stems not only from the need to assure accountability and learning but…

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

July 15, 2022

  The REL Unit is currently involved in a number of on-going projects while gearing up for some projects that will begin soon. Here is…

CURRENT PROJECTS

Participatory Development Associates Collaborating Against Child Abuse In Ghana

June 21, 2022

Children in Ghana still experience frequent and multiple forms of physical, emotional, and verbal abuse. The 2013 UNICEF Child Protection baseline research report indicates that…

PDA Reports

June 3, 2022

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

May 13, 2022

Mary Frimpong, a Ghanaian smallholder farmer, tells AMAKA how a community-driven group saving project has changed her and her family’s lives.   “It was an…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS PDA

Child abuse cases recorded in the first quarter of 2022

April 5, 2022

PDA continues to demonstrate its commitment towards protecting the Ghanaian child from all forms of abuses, through advocacy. The PDA child abuse tracker has been…

CURRENT PROJECTS

PDA Child Abuse Tracker

April 4, 2022

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. In 2021, the platform recorded over 80 child abuse cases reported in predominantly-online…

CURRENT PROJECTS

Nyonkopa Child Labour Remediation VSLA

April 4, 2022

The Nyonkopa Child Labor Remediation Project is a 2-year contractual engagement between Barry-Callebaut (Parent Company of Nyonkopa Cocoa) and Participatory Development Associates as the service…

CURRENT PROJECTS

VSLA-CHILD (Ivory Coast)

April 4, 2022

The VSLA-CHILD project in Ivory Coast is also a child labour remediation initiative with the same methodology as the VSLA-CHILD project which is being implemented…

CURRENT PROJECTS

VSLA-GALS (Cameroon)

April 4, 2022

Participatory Development Associates (PDA), in partnership with Beyond Beans and SOCAM 5C, are implementing the Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) and Gender Action Learning…

CURRENT PROJECTS

VSLA-CHILD (Ghana)

April 4, 2022

The VSLA-CHILD Project is a Beyond Beans-funded child labour remediation initiative that aims to tackle child labour in cocoa producing communities through a community-driven approach.…

CURRENT PROJECTS

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

April 4, 2022

Afrikids is a human-centred organization with operations in northern Ghana which seeks to build the capacity of local people, institutions and organizations to be independent,…

CURRENT PROJECTS

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

April 4, 2022

The Wash Up! Programme was designed by Sesame Workshop in collaboration with World Vision International as part of a broader Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)…

CURRENT PROJECTS

Community Needs Assessment for Beyond Beans

April 4, 2022

PDA and Beyond Beans have been working together in cocoa communities to implement livelihood and financial inclusion interventions to cushion cocoa farmers that the Beyond…

CURRENT PROJECTS

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

April 4, 2022

PDA in partnership with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is conducting a Vulnerability and Exclusion assessment study to assist the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social…

CURRENT PROJECTS

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

April 4, 2022

The PDA REL team and the Bath Social Development Research (Bath SDR) have been working to provide longitudinal evaluation and learning support to Opportunity International…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS PDA

4th Quarter Child Abuse Cases In 2021

March 22, 2022

In the last quarter of 2021, the PDA child abuse tracker recorded a total of 26 cases of child abuse cases in Ghana. Out of…

NEWS PDA

End of Year Message – MD

March 22, 2022

Dear Partners and Colleagues,   What a year it has been! Learning to navigate the uncertainties of another COVID year as an organization has been…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

VSLA PROJECTS – 2022 Updates

March 22, 2022

UPDATES: VSLA-CHILD PROJECT The VSLA-CHILD Project is in partnership with Beyond Beans and is a child labour remediation initiative that aims to tackle child labour in…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION -2022

March 22, 2022

  NYONKOPA CHILD LABOR REMEDIATION PROJECT This is a summary report on the activities carried out this quarter. KEY ACTIVITIES Community Sensitization  VSLA  Phonics by…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS GHANA

Child Abuse Cases Recorded In The 3rd Quarter Of 2021

March 22, 2022

In the third quarter of 2021, the PDA Child Abuse Tracker recorded a total of 23 child abuse cases. Out of this number, 17 were…

NEWS GHANA

March 22, 2022

The government and relevant stakeholders have made efforts to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on Ghana’s educational system. However, as with many education systems around…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 22, 2022

Female-led businesses represent the majority share of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana and operate mainly in the informal sector. Informality is a key characteristic…

Child Abuse Tracker UpdatesNEWS PDA

Second Quarter Reported Cases of Child Abuse in Ghana, 2021

March 22, 2022

In the second quarter of 2021, the PDA Child Abuse Tracker recorded a total of 26 child abuse cases. Out of this number, 24 were…

NEWS PDA

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

March 22, 2022

This evaluation analyzes the extent to which affiliation with an agriculture business supported by Root Capital’s lending and advisory services—in this case, an oil palm…

NEWS PDA

The State of Youth Health in Ghana’s Construction Industry

May 3, 2021

Construction work ranks among the three most dangerous occupations in the world (Safe Work Australia 2012). The rapid and dynamic pace of work, high-risk nature…

PDA PUBLICATIONS

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

February 24, 2021

Children in Ghana (including 9.2 million pre-tertiary and 500,000 tertiary students) are among more than 1.5 billion learners globally whose studies have been impacted by…

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STATISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE FOR QUARTER THREE, 2020

November 12, 2020

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. For the 3rd quarter of 2020, the platform recorded over 30…

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Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research

November 5, 2020

Evidence-Based Programming – Updates from the Research Evidence-informed programming is ever becoming important for the development industry as a tool to lift people out of…

NEWS PDA

The Future of Work for Ghanaian Youth

November 3, 2020

On 28th and 29th October 2020, PDA hosted a 2-day dialogue on the Future of Work for Ghanaian Youth, as part of the Youth Forward…

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Analysis of Child Abuse Cases Recorded in First Half of 2020

July 8, 2020

The worrying trend of child abuse in Ghana continues to dent the country’s effort in addressing the perpetration of abuse against children. The PDA Child…

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

May 28, 2020

During the crisis, young people are innovating and disrupting. These trends should be supported even after the pandemic. The Ndlovu Youth Choir is one of…

NEWS PDA

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

May 19, 2020

  Undoubtedly, the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to prompt fears of insecurity within and across countries. Though the virus has left…

NEWS PDA

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

May 19, 2020

  By: Mohammed Zayan Imoro Late in August 1918, an American ship from Freetown, the SS Shonga, docked briefly in Cape Coast and proceeded to…

NEWS PDA

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

May 19, 2020

 By: Alexander Afram The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has taken the entire world by surprise, particularly in this era of enhanced economic, scientific, and technological advances.…

NEWS PDA

GHANA’S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC

May 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great deal of impact worldwide, Ghana inclusive. From the devastating impact on the economy due to the closure of…

NEWS PDA

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COVID-19 IN AFRICA

May 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created chaos, panic, and hopelessness for people across the world. For the first time in recent years, with few exceptions, infectious…

NEWS PDA

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

April 27, 2020

In Summary In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have adopted lockdowns, virus testing regimes and social distancing measures. African countries have followed suit, mostly…

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STATISTICS OF CHILD ABUSE FOR QUARTER ONE, 2020

April 16, 2020

The PDA child abuse tracker continues to record cases of child abuse in Ghana. For the 1st quarter of 2020, the platform recorded over 40…

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Second half of 2019- Child Abuse Tracker

March 27, 2020

In the second half of 2019 alone, the PDA child abuse tracker recorded over 70 cases of child abuse. Find the infographics below:    …

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

March 18, 2020

Evidence-informed programming is ever becoming important for the development industry as a tool to lift people out of poverty around the world. Consequently, the need…

NEWS PDA

CMAC/PDA LAUNCH GOVERNMENT SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY APP (GSAAPP)

March 12, 2020

CMAC/PDA LAUNCH GOVERNMENT SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY APP (GSAAPP) On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Citizen’s Movement against Corruption (CMaC) in partnership with Participatory Development Associates (PDA)…

EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS R1

What We’ve Learned About Evaluating Impact in Rural Communities

February 28, 2020

Note: This blog post is the third in a four-part series exploring how Root Capital measures and manages the impact of our lending. Read parts one and two.  Several…

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

December 16, 2019

THIRD ANNUALTHIRD ANNUALKNOWLEDGE SHARING WORKSHOP ON CHILD PROTECTION26th November 2019British Council Auditorium Accra Theme:Protecting the Ghanaian School Child:Improving EffectivePartnerships between State and Non-state Actors The…

NEWS PDA

WHY GHANAIANS SHOULD VOTE NO ON 17TH DECEMBER

November 18, 2019

Where I stand on the 17th December Referendum I am going to vote NO to political parties sponsoring candidates for elections at the local government…

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Child abuse cases recorded in the 2nd quarter of 2019

August 15, 2019

In the 2nd quarter of 2019, a total No. of 31 child abuse cases were recorded using the @pdaghana Child abuse tracker. Cases were gathered…

PDA PUBLICATIONS

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

July 31, 2019

Equal access to quality education is crucial for addressing socioeconomic problems of poverty, unemployment and inequality (Reynolds et al., 2014; Browne & Barrett, 1991; UNESCO,…

NEWS PDA

CONFRONTING POLITICAL VIGILANTISM IN GHANA

July 19, 2019

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

July 8, 2019

Download the executive summary and Final evaluation I Am Aware project CDD-Ghana collects and archives government data on service delivery at the district level. The detailed…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Research, Evaluation, and Learning (REL) – 2022

June 27, 2019

Community Needs Assessments in Practice It is always important, effective and cost-efficient when you actively engage community members in responding to their own needs. For…

PDA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT ACU – 2022

June 27, 2019

Dissemination of Strategic Themes The ACU has taken the lead in publicizing the recently-launched strategic themes for PDA for 2022 to 2027. Memorable infographics on…

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Child abuse reporting and tracking (ongoing)

March 21, 2019

PDA’s Online Child Abuse Tracker is an online platform where cases of child abuse sourced from selected online and print media outlets, are reported. Access…

NEWS PDA

Report on Second Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection

February 22, 2019

Executive Summary The Second Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection was held at the British Council Auditorium in Accra on 27th November 2018, as…

NEWS PDA

2nd Annual Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection in Ghana

October 10, 2018

Last year, Participatory Development Associates (PDA) organized its inaugural Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection, bringing together about 78 participants including state and non-state actors,…

NEWS PDA

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

September 24, 2018

Background to the Millennium Villages project At a UN Summit in September 2000, world leaders adopted the Millennium Declaration, which committed nations to a new…

CURRENT PROJECTS

INTEGRATED VSLA/GALS

September 17, 2018

Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is building the economic and social capacities of over 936 cocoa farmers in the Ashanti Region through Village Savings and Loans…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

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

September 11, 2018

A training course targeting young African researchers with PhDsDate: 28 Jan – 1 Feb 2019Where: Nairobi, KenyaThe Agriculture for Food Security 2030 (AgriFoSe2030) programme, a…

NEWS GHANA

TRIBUTE FROM PDA

September 11, 2018

The entire staff of PDA received your sudden demise with shock, and dismay. No one for once, ever thought this could happen at this prime…

NEWS GHANA

PDA Child Abuse Tracker: an overview

August 23, 2018

As part of PDA’s objective to advocate for the protection of children in Ghana, the organization has developed an online platform that tracks cases of…

NEWS GHANA

Aspirations matter: what young people in Ghana think about work

August 10, 2018

Aspirations play a vital role in shaping young people’s life choices, particularly when it comes to making decisions about education and jobs. However, youth employment…

NEWS AFRICA

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

August 8, 2018

Somalia will prosecute a female genital mutilation (FGM) case for the first time in the country after a 10-year-old girl died from the procedure last…

PDA JOBS

PSS PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

August 2, 2018

Are you an intelligent and ambitious tertiary level graduate looking for the opportunity to acquire 3 to 6 months valuable work experience in the world…

NEWS GHANA

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

August 2, 2018

For more than a decade, one 48-year-old entrepreneur in Ghana has been quietly building up a multimillion-dollar oil and gas outfit called UBI Group. Salma…

NEWS GHANA

Tension in Suame as Ghanaians allegedly attack Nigerian retailers

August 2, 2018

There is brewing tension at Suame Magazine in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region as local retailers have vowed to evict foreigners who operate within the…

NEWS GHANA

Akufo-Addo Swears in Jean Mensa, 3 Others 

August 2, 2018

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Madam Jean Mensa and the three other commissioners to handle affairs of the Electoral commission. Jean Mensa and the…

NEWS GHANA

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

August 2, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse as the 10th Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon. This makes her the first female…

NEWS GHANA

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

August 1, 2018

 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked Ghanaians not to pay when registering for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). “We have received reports of people collecting…

NEWS GHANA

NADMO/GNFS Sensitise Residents In Flood Prone Areas

August 1, 2018

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Volta region have begun engagements with residents in flood prone…

NEWS GHANA

NGO wants mental health under NHIS

July 20, 2018

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) into mental health has urged government to move mental health onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enable such patients…

NEWS GHANA

Ban On Fishing To Start On August 7 – MOFAD

July 17, 2018

Government has imposed a one month ban on all fishing activities in the country. The ban takes effect from August 7 to September 4, this year.  Elizabeth…

NEWS AFRICA

Alarm Over HIV Rates In Mozambique Army

July 17, 2018

Health authorities in Mozambique have expressed concern at the prevalence of HIV among the country’s militarily. They say 11.5% of the force is HIV-positive. The head of…

NEWS GHANA

Expired Malaria Test Kits On The Market – FDA Warns 

July 17, 2018

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is alerting the general public to beware of an expired malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit being offered for…

NEWS GHANA

UE/R: Neglected School Uses Pit Latrine As Office

July 11, 2018

A neglected basic school in the Upper East region has turned a busy pit latrine into an administrative office after years of failed distress calls…

CURRENT PROJECTS

CDD I Am Aware Evaluation

July 10, 2018

Participatory Development Associates (PDA) is with Oxford Policy Management (OPM) to evaluate a civic accountability program implemented by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)…

NEWS GHANA

FDA warns pregnant women against bleaching pills

July 5, 2018

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has cautioned pregnant women and lactating mothers against using skin lightening agents because they could have adverse effects on…

NEWS AFRICA

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

July 5, 2018

NAIROBI — Tens of thousands of survivors of Kenya’s worst floods in recent years are living on the brink with barely enough food to eat two…

NEWS GHANA

Africa needs $621bn to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals

July 3, 2018

The Global Infrastructure Hub, a G20 initiative, has today published two reports that reveal an urgent need for infrastructure investment in 10 Compact with Africa…

NEWS GHANA

Ban on tilapia import to boost local production

July 3, 2018

Fish farmers in Ghana are anticipating better prospects for the local fishing industry following the ban on the importation of all ornamental fishes and tilapia…

NEWS GHANA

Bird flu hits Ghana; Over 11,000 birds killed

July 3, 2018

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported in Ghana, leading to the killing of 11,816 birds. The affected farms have also been quarantined to…

NEWS GHANA

No more direct posting – Health Service Director General announces

June 29, 2018

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it intends to abolish direct posting of health professionals to public health institutions after their graduation.Rather, health personnel…

NEWS GHANA

Akufo-Addo removes Charlotte Osei, two deputies from office

June 29, 2018

President Akufo-Addo has removed the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa from office. This comes…

NEWS GHANA

Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur passes on

June 29, 2018

Former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has died. An aide to the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur confirmed the death to Citi News. Reports indicated that he collapsed at Airforce…

NEWS GHANA

Gov’t Moves To End Poverty In Agric Sector

June 27, 2018

Government has announced plans to transform the country’s agriculture sector to end abject poverty among farmers in the country. Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu…

NEWS GHANA

Efficient healthcare system a collective responsibility – Health Director

June 27, 2018

The Municipal Health Director for Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region, Mr. Bidema Duut, has said having an efficient healthcare  system requires the collective responsibility…

NEWS GHANA

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

June 27, 2018

Residents of Garu and Tempane Districts in the Upper East Region are calling on government as a matter of urgency to commence construction of the…

NEWS GHANA

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

June 26, 2018

A self-acclaimed football coach has been remanded into police custody for allegedly sodomizing a ten-year-old boy at Madina. Abdul Rahman, 34, is said have given the…

NEWS GHANA

Pupils Learn Under Dangerous Conditions

June 26, 2018

The lives of teachers and pupils of the Morkordze D /A Primary School are in danger as an uncompleted three-unit classroom block on the campus…

NEWS AFRICA

Ethiopian Conflict Disrupts School for Tens of Thousands

June 26, 2018

Conflict in Ethiopia’s vast Oromia region has disrupted formal education for tens of thousands of youngsters, authorities there say. Violent attacks on mostly ethnic Oromo communities…

NEWS GHANA

Flooding cuts off access to Mankessim Hospital

June 19, 2018

Access to healthcare at the Mankessim Jubilee Hospital in the Central Region has come to a standstill as the entrance to the facility has been…

NEWS GHANA

Galamsey Activities Move To Bedrooms

June 19, 2018

In their quest to outwit the anti-galamsey task force (Operation Vanguard) in their operations, illegal miners also called galamsey operators have adopted a dangerous method…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

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

June 19, 2018

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a network of 85 Universities in 35 African countries is pleased to announce the…

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China’s Development, Jamaica’s Reality

June 18, 2018

Nearly every time that a comparison is drawn with the Jamaican economy, Singapore becomes the benchmark. It has morphed into a kind of yardstick for…

NEWS AFRICA

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

June 14, 2018

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that nearly 6 million people are struggling to get food in West Africa’s Sahel region and severe…

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Cocoa prices tumble

June 14, 2018

Prices of cocoa on the international market have begun to tumble due to investors expectations of an imminent increase in production from top growing countries,…

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

June 13, 2018

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, despite encouraging signs that it…

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Private BECE provisional results out

June 13, 2018

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of private candidates who took the 2018 edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination…

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Proprietor issues fake index numbers to BECE

June 7, 2018

The proprietor of the Redemption School Complex Junior High School (JHS), a private basic school in Ofaadaa, near Awutu Bawjiase in the Central Region, Mr…

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Whale dies after eating more than 80 plastic bags

June 5, 2018

A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, with rescuers failing to nurse the mammal back to health.The small…

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Commercial drivers increase fares by 10%

June 4, 2018

Road Transport Operators have announced a 10% increase in transport fares across all categories of services, effective today [Monday]. The increase in fares comes after an…

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

June 4, 2018

A total of 509,824 candidates from 16,060 basic schools will converge on 1,772 examination centres across the country today, Monday, June 4, 2018, to sit…

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Nkoranza North pleads for fruit processing factory

June 1, 2018

Madam Gifty Akorsah Arthur, the Nkoranza North District Chief Executive (DCE), has expressed upset about the situation where fruits produced in large quantities in the…

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Security man remanded for impregnating minor

May 30, 2018

A 45-year-old security man has been remanded into Police custody for allegedly impregnating a 15-year-old girl at Adenta in Accra. Dramani Adams is said to have…

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Akufo-Addo Launches Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report

May 30, 2018

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 29th May, 2018, launched the Ghana Zero Hunger Strategic Review Report, aimed at ensuring…

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GHS introduces new vaccine to eradicate polio

May 30, 2018

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has introduced a new vaccine into routine immunisation with effect from June 2018.The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) which will be…

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Know where to register for your Ghana Card

May 29, 2018

The much-anticipated national identity card (Ghana Card) registration process is yet to begin the Greater Accra Region following some technical challenges. The registration process was…

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DRC Ebola Outbreak Threatens Children

May 28, 2018

The UN children’s fund warned the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo threatens the health and well-being of children, and special care must be…

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Registration for Ghana Card begins today

May 28, 2018

After multiple postponements, the registration and instant issuance for the national identity card, also known as the Ghana Card, is set to begin at 7…

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GhanaThink leads discussion on solving unemployment in Upper East

May 28, 2018

Some unemployed youth in the Upper East region have networking and skills acquisition training from a Social Enterprise  (ThinkGhana) through its job camp program.The event…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

6th International Climate Change & Population Conference on Africa

May 21, 2018

The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana is pleased to you of the Deadline for the Call for Abstracts for the 6th…

OTHER JOBS

GIZ Ghana is recruiting

May 18, 2018

GIZ Ghana is expanding its work on #eSkills4Girls, a project that seeks to increase the participation on Ghanaian women in technology. GIZ Ghana is expanding its…

NEWS AFRICA

UN: Education, Roads Key to Withstanding Food Crises

May 16, 2018

 Another year in education and an extra kilometer of road for every 1,000 people could dramatically improve communities’ ability to withstand food crises, the United…

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Nightmare, distress; how education is acquired at Shia SHS

May 16, 2018

The decision to convert Shia Senior High Technical School from a day school into boarding to meet the Free SHS demand has become a nightmare…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Young African Women Congress (YAWC)

May 15, 2018

Africa’s pride is projected at YAWC.Africa’s pride is projected at YAWC.Register at www.yawcafrica.org to attend Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2018 in Accra-Ghana.YAWC2018: Empowering Women…

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

May 15, 2018

Feeling good about your body isn’t always easy when you are overweight. While some people are “reclaiming” the word “fat” as a positive thing -three…

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GHS issues alert over potential cholera outbreak

May 10, 2018

Ghana Health Service has issued an alert over a potential outbreak of cholera in the country.The service in a statement signed by the Director-General, Dr.…

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Group advocates training of more researchers to tackle HIV/AIDS

May 10, 2018

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), has said it is critical to train the next generation of researchers who would contribute to tackling HIV/AIDs…

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

May 10, 2018

A 15-year-old JHS 2 student of the Tishegu Anglican Junior High School A in the Tamale Metropolis, Northern Region who was allegedly defiled and impregnated…

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High population growth source of instability – Rawlings

May 10, 2018

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the increasing population growth rate of the country as a source of threat to the country’s stability.According to…

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

May 8, 2018

HUMAN RIGHTS Advocacy Group, Amnesty International, Ghana has raised red flags over alleged human right abuses against some staff members of the University of Education,…

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

May 8, 2018

An 11-year-old class Two-pupil at Funko in the Ahanta West District has been hospitalised with serious burns after his mother poured boiling water on him…

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

May 8, 2018

More than 3,000 Nigerian migrants who failed to reach Europe, have been flown home by the International Organization for Migration. Many sold everything to make…

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Nana Addo leaves for US for SDGs event

April 26, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for the United States of America. The trip, according to a statement from the Presidency, is to…

NEWS GHANA

Adopt A Bin Campaign Launched

April 26, 2018

The OneGhana Movement, in partnership with Citi FM, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources, Jekora Ventures and the Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA), has launched its…

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Biannual Learning Meeting of Youth Forward Initiative

April 26, 2018

The 2018 Bi-annual learning meeting of the Youth Forward Initiative was held on 19th April, 2018, in Kumasi at the Royal Lamerta Hotel. The theme…

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Four Women Drown On Afram River

April 25, 2018

Four persons have drowned in the Affram River at Samankwae in the Affram Plains South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased persons including three…

NEWS AFRICA

Rural Kenyans Beat Rising Heat With Mud-brick Homes

April 25, 2018

KIVOO, KENYA —  Perched on a dirt tower on the edge of a bog in Kivoo village, eastern Kenya, Erastus Njiru applies finishing layers of…

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20,000 For Pollination Project

April 25, 2018

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it will employ 20,000 Ghanaian youth this year to pollinate cocoa farms as part of measures to increase yield…

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KMA Launches Dustbin Project

April 25, 2018

VIP Transport Ltd officials making the presentation to the Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) will soon launch a dustbin project…

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

April 24, 2018

Participatory Development Associates (PDA) Ltd wishes to congratulate Sabre Trust and GES and their partners for the recognition given to the Fast-Track Transformational Teacher Training…

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Ga Homowo: Ban On Noise Making Starts May 14

April 24, 2018

The Ga Traditional Council (GTC) has placed a ban on drumming and noise-making in the traditional area starting from May 14 to June 14, 2018.…

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

April 24, 2018

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that Ghana will soon use drone technology to deliver blood supplies and essential medicines. He said the…

NEWS WORLD

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

April 23, 2018

Chances are you’ve seen the photos of dead seabirds, their stomachs filled with scraps of plastic foraged from beaches and oceans around the world. You’ve…

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

April 23, 2018

The government has been urged to institute stiffer punishment for teachers and school heads who are found culpable of sexual misconduct especially with their students.…

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Upper Manya Kro Bank Builds Teachers Bungalow

April 23, 2018

Management of the Upper Manya Kro Rural Bank Limited has constructed a four-bedroom bungalow valued at over GH¢60,000 for the Akotoe Tsrebuana D/A Primary School…

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KMA starts enforcement of its sanitation by-laws

April 23, 2018

City authorities in Kumasi say they have begun strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws in an effort to eliminate indiscriminate littering of the streets. Metropolitan Chief…

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

April 23, 2018

Benjamin Tetteh, a 70-year-old retired civil servant, whose locally manufactured gun was used by his six-year-old grandson to kill his four-year-old brother, has been remanded…

SCHOLARSHIPS

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

April 20, 2018

The Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and its partner Nature Today, a non for profit organisation, is offering…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

Pitch AgriHack Seeks to Promote Greater Engagement of Young Women

April 20, 2018

CTA has launched ‘Pitch AgriHack 2018’ a competition to support young agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) build viable businesses and boost innovation for a more sustainable agricultural…

NEWS AFRICA

Nigeria ‘sex-for-grades’ lecturer suspended

April 20, 2018

A Nigerian university lecturer has been suspended for allegedly demanding sex in return for improved grades. An investigation was launched by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)…

NEWS GHANA

Car Owner Arrested Over Kids’ Death

April 20, 2018

The woman, in whose car the bodies of three kids were found at Elmina in the Central Region, has been grabbed by the police. Shiny…

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

April 20, 2018

A six-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his four-year-old brother at Somanya in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region. They were…

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Tweneboah Koduah SHS Head interdicted over sexual misconduct claims

April 20, 2018

The Ashanti Regional Education Directorate has interdicted the headmaster of the Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School, Francis Badu Agyare, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving…

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

April 18, 2018

The Bongo District Hospital in the Upper East Region has no children’s ward. Both children and adults on admission are kept in the same ward,especially…

NEWS WORLD

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

April 18, 2018

Christiane Amanpour traveled the world to look at sex and love from the perspective of women who have not always been heard on these issues.…

NEWS AFRICA

In Libya, Migrants Fight for Survival

April 18, 2018

Each year, thousands of African migrants depart Libya in rickety boats and risk their lives seeking better opportunities in Europe. Many other migrants remain in…

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Malaria experts fear disease’s resurgence

April 18, 2018

For the first time in 10 years, global malaria cases are no longer falling, sparking concerns about a resurgence of the too often deadly disease.…

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

April 17, 2018

Police in the Central Region have intercepted 21 children who were allegedly being trafficked from Ekumfi to Accra. The children are between the ages of…

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

April 17, 2018

It all started with the appointment letter. He told me, “This is your appointment letter. You only have to sign it and you are officially…

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

April 17, 2018

“The only meal we receive in a day is gari. We once in a long while receive soup which is as plain as water. We…

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

April 17, 2018

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has asked for patience amongst small-scale miners, as the process to streamline operations of the small-scale…

NEWS GHANA

Foreign-labelled goods flood shops

April 17, 2018

Some supermarkets and mothercare shops in Accra and its outskirts are selling food and baby products labelled in Chinese and Spanish, in contravention of the…

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

April 17, 2018

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has approved an action plan compiled by the ministers of Interior, Transport and Roads to deal with the upsurge…

NEWS WORLD

Urban Millennials Go to Farmer School

April 17, 2018

Doug Fabbioli is concerned about the future of the rural economy, as urban sprawl expands from metropolitan areas into farm fields and pastureland. The Virginia…

NEWS GHANA

Ghana card issuance postponed again, now to begin in May

April 16, 2018

Ghanaians waiting to be issued with National Identification Cards this month, April, would have to wait a while longer. According to a Deputy Minister of…

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

April 16, 2018

Medical officers at the Afari Community Hospital in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Ashanti Region have referred the 17-year old final year student of…

NEWS AFRICA

Nigerians See Little Progress in 4 Years Since Chibok Kidnapping

April 16, 2018

Four years ago, Nigerian activists issued a simple demand: Bring Back Our Girls. They demanded the Nigerian government rescue 276 school girls taken in the…

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

April 16, 2018

Google is releasing an app in Africa that will help internet users overcome obstacles such as the lack of high-speed connectivity and the cost of…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 16, 2018

This BBC Pidgin documentary about Chinese miners who fathered children with local women while working and living in Ghana cracks open a problem that has…

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Akufo-Addo leaves Ghana for Commonwealth meeting in London

April 16, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra last Saturday to attend the 25th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, United Kingdom.The meeting which…

NEWS AFRICA

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

April 13, 2018

As donors prepare to gather Friday in Geneva for a major aid conference to raise $1.7 billion for humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of…

NEWS WORLD

Night owls have 10% higher mortality risk, study says

April 13, 2018

If the early bird catches the worm, what is the night owl more likely to catch? According to a new study, it’s diabetes, psychological problems…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 13, 2018

A prayer session for spiritual support during the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), took a wrong turn when a girl was strangely set…

NEWS GHANA

Akufo-Addo launches 7-year devt plan

April 13, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday launched the seven-year Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development policies of the government, saying the agenda for…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 12, 2018

It has emerged that the father of a nine-week-old baby, who died at the St. Gregory Hospital in Kasoa over a GHS533 bill, managed to…

NEWS GHANA

Scientists attribute low crop yields in Ghana to substandard fertilizers

April 12, 2018

Scientists are casting doubts on the efficacy of fertilizers used by Ghanaian farmers cross the country as research points to consistent low yields despite fertilizer…

NEWS PDA

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

April 11, 2018

The Board Chairperson of PDA Agri-Industry and Social Enterprise (PASE), Mr. Tony Dogbe, has been invited to be one of the speakers at an international…

NEWS AFRICA

Tanzania launches early-age cervical cancer vaccine

April 11, 2018

More than 600,000 girls in Tanzania have started receiving vaccines to prevent cervical cancer. Girls aged between nine and 14 are being targeted to protect…

NEWS GHANA

Pharmacy Council moves to stop drugs sale by unauthorised persons

April 11, 2018

The Pharmacy Council has stepped up its effort to stop the sale of medicines by the unauthorised and the untrained to protect the safety of…

NEWS GHANA

Planting for Food & Jobs receives €20m support

April 11, 2018

The government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has received a boost following the signing of a 20-million euro credit between Ghana and the Czech…

NEWS AFRICA

Guinea’s fake pregnant healer jailed

April 10, 2018

A court in Guinea has sentenced a traditional healer to five years in prison for conning women into thinking they were pregnant. The court found…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 10, 2018

Prof Emmanuel Marfo-Owusu, the embattled Rector of the Wa Polytechnic has been explaining how he managed to escape a mob attack on campus on Monday…

NEWS GHANA

Two get 66 months imprisonment for jailbreak at Kwabenya

April 10, 2018

The Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced two more of the seven inmates who escaped from the Kwabenya Police Station to 66 months imprisonment. The…

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Agric Minister leads delegation to Agro fair in Czech Republic

April 10, 2018

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has led a Ghanaian delegation to this year’s TECHAGRO fair in the Czech Republic to…

SCHOLARSHIPS

MSc and PhD Scholarships

April 9, 2018

Applications are invited for MSc and PhD Scholarships by the Mobility for plant genomics scholars to accelerate climate-smart adaptation options and food security in Africa…

OTHER JOBS

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT- Senior Officer, Programs and Research- AWARD

April 9, 2018

About AWARD African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is working towards more inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for Africa. AWARD invests in African women scientists,…

NEWS AFRICA

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

April 9, 2018

Taiwan says it regrets that the “one China” policy insisted on by Beijing prevents it from providing much needed development aid to most countries in…

NEWS GHANA

Two Kwabenya cell breakers get 66 months jail sentence

April 9, 2018

Two accused persons involved in the Kwabenya cell break have been sentenced by the Accra Circuit Court for 66 months after pleading guilty. Kofi Darko…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 9, 2018

It is estimated that 20,000 tonnes of waste is generated in Ghana daily. Accra, the capital city, alone accounts for 3,000 tonnes of the waste.…

NEWS GHANA

Newmont Ghana Ahafo mine accident claims 6 lives, 4 injured

April 9, 2018

A fatal accident that occurred at the Newmont Ahafo Mine at Kenyasi No 2 in the Brong Ahafo Region on Saturday, April 7, 2018 has…

NEWS GHANA

Damongo: Nurse arrested for raping patient on admission

April 9, 2018

A 28-year-old nurse at the Damango Government Hospital in the Northern is in police grip for allegedly raping a patient on admission.The suspect was arrested…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

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

April 9, 2018

The African Development Bank (AfDB), together with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, is organizing the 2nd edition of African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) and Agri-Pitch…

CURRENT PROJECTS

SDG Kids

April 9, 2018

SDG Kids is a project which focuses on promoting the awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals among children and young people. The project seeks to…

CURRENT PROJECTS

The Cocoa Nutrition Innovation Project

April 9, 2018

The Cocoa Nutrition Innovation (CNI) Project is an intervention by the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which aims to…

NEWS GHANA

Lack of devt plan impeding economic growth— Prof. Gatsi

April 6, 2018

An economist, Prof. John Gatsi, has said the lack of a clear plan to chart the country’s development path will continue to hinder its economic…

NEWS WORLD

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

April 6, 2018

Russia has accused the UK of inventing a “fake story” and “playing with fire” over the Salisbury spy poisoning. At a UN Security Council meeting,…

NEWS GHANA

Harrowing Revelations After Ejisuman SHS Indictment

April 6, 2018

It seems a Pandora’s Box has been opened following sexual abuse revelations in the Ejisuman Senior High School (SHS). A lot of the parents who…

NEWS GHANA

Stop Sacking WASSCE Candidates Over Fees – GES Warns Schools

April 6, 2018

Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, Director General of GES The Ghana Education Service (GES), has warned heads of senior high schools not to prevent final year…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 6, 2018

“So let me state with the clearest affirmation that Ghana has not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)

April 5, 2018

Launched in 2009 by Qatar Foundation, WISE is a global, collaborative platform for debate and action to build the future of education. What makes WISE…

SCHOLARSHIPS

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

April 5, 2018

THE REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON, ACCRA Call for Abstracts for the6th International Climate Change and Population Conference on Africa (CCPOP-Ghana2018)…

NEWS AFRICA

Cameroon Calls on Fleeing English-Speaking Citizens to Return Home

April 5, 2018

SABONGARI, CAMEROON  As a campfire burns in a remote village on Cameroon’s northwestern border with Nigeria, seven men and five boys roast cocoa yam for…

NEWS GHANA

Student remanded for defiling 13-year-old girl

April 5, 2018

A 22-year-old man charged with defiling a 13-year-old girl at the beach near the Independence Square has been remanded into police custody by the Accra…

NEWS GHANA

Orphanages call for an increase in feeding grant

April 5, 2018

Managers of orphanages across the country and other beneficiaries of Capitation Grant want the government to increase subvention per head from GHS4.80 to GHS6. They…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Yendi water treatment plant closed as river runs low

April 5, 2018

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in Yendi, in the Northern Region, has closed its water treatment plant in the town. The shut down follows…

NEWS GHANA

DVLA, Passport Office yet to implement tax identification

April 5, 2018

The Passport Office and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have not started the implementation of the new requirement by the Ghana Revenue Authority…

NEWS GHANA

Ghanaians in London dying of heart diseases

April 5, 2018

It has emerged that many Ghanaians living in the Greater London area of the United Kingdom are dying from heart related diseases in recent times.…

SCHOLARSHIPS

African Changemakers Fellowship Program

April 4, 2018

African Changemakers Fellowship (#ACFellowship) Program selects impressive African visionaries between ages 25-40years to train and empower them to change their communities positively across Africa and…

NEWS GHANA

Tax identification becomes operational

April 4, 2018

Individuals without tax identification numbers (TINs) will not be able to access essential services at state agencies with effect from yesterday, April 3, 2018, the…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 4, 2018

The special committee investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against some teachers at the Ejisuman Senior High School has found eight of them guilty of inappropriate…

NEWS AFRICA

Anti-Trafficking Charity Launches Materials Aimed at Kenyan Children

April 4, 2018

  NAIROBI, KENYAA Kenyan charity launched a range of educational materials Tuesday to teach children about the dangers of trafficking, in a bid to combat…

NEWS AFRICA

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

April 4, 2018

A senior corporate manager from Malawi, has publicly revealed intimate details about the paternity of four of children he assumed were his. The man’s revelations…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 4, 2018

Head of WAEC, Rev Sam Nii Nmai Ollennu The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has assured stakeholders that the perennial exam leakages associated with the…

NEWS GHANA

Why we desperately need to bring back vocational training in schools

April 3, 2018

Throughout most of U.S. history, American high school students were routinely taught vocational and job-ready skills along with the three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic.…

NEWS GHANA

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

April 3, 2018

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Charles Palmer-Buckle, has attributed the insanitary conditions in the city to the sense of indiscipline, calling on city authorities to…

NEWS GHANA

We also deserve a national holiday – Traditionalists

April 3, 2018

African Traditional Worshipers in the Volta Region are calling on the government to identify a holiday for such worshipers in the national calendar as it…

NEWS AFRICA

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

April 3, 2018

NYATIKE, KENYA  Scorching sun beats down on half a dozen women as they carry large sacks of crushed ore on their backs at the Osiri-Matanda…

NEWS GHANA

Paragliding school to be established at Shai-Osudoku

April 3, 2018

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts is to establish a paragliding school at Shai-Osudoku in the Greater Accra region. This is to help whip…

NEWS GHANA

Gov’t Slashes SHS Fees By Half

April 3, 2018

Government has announced a fifty percent reduction in school fees for final year Senior High School (SHS) students across the country for the third term.…

NEWS GHANA

Tourism is Ghana’s future -GTA CEO

March 29, 2018

THE CHIEF Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr Akwasi Agyemang, has said the country’s economic future depends on tourism and not gold,…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Jubilee House: Akufo-Addo renames Flagstaff House

March 29, 2018

President Akufo-Addo has officially renamed the seat of the presidency, the Flagstaff House to Jubilee House. The decision was confirmed in a statement signed by…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Carpenter In Court For Defilement

March 29, 2018

A 30-year-old carpenter has been hauled before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl at Ashaley Botwe in the Greater Accra Region.…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 29, 2018

AUSTIN, TEXAS  While working for a big consulting firm in Lagos, Nigeria, Afua Osei repeatedly encountered women who wanted to advance professionally but didn’t know…

NEWS AFRICA

African’s largest e-health project in Ghana completed

March 29, 2018

Dutch Company Delft Imaging Systems has completed the largest African e-health and tuberculosis project in Ghana known as 51 X-ray systems. The systems were installed…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 29, 2018

Lagos, Nigeria — Brenda Uphopho was walking up the stairs in her office when she suddenly felt someone’s hand reach underneath her skirt. It was…

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

March 29, 2018

The United States of America has reiterated that claims of the US building a military base in Ghana are false and misleading. The US embassy…

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Planting for food and jobs policy is practically weak — Research

March 28, 2018

Some researchers at the University of Ghana have described the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) policy as a piecemeal initiative that lacks the potential…

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

March 28, 2018

Twenty energy companies have expressed interest in converting waste into power in Kumasi, City Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi, has revealed. Mr Osei Assibey Antwi told…

NEWS AFRICA

Refugee School Gives Hope, Free Education in West Uganda

March 28, 2018

KYANGWALI, UGANDA  In 2005, four young Congolese refugees in western Uganda opened a school for kids like themselves, separated from their families when they fled…

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Authority warns

March 28, 2018

The Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has warned of an imminent earthquake in the country following the tremors that have been occurring in recent times.…

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

March 28, 2018

They often fled their homelands to escape sexual abuse – but for many asylum seekers, it continues in the UK. Fear of deportation typically means…

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‘Smoking’ elephant in India baffles experts

March 27, 2018

A video of a wild elephant in India blowing out ash from a fire has baffled wildlife experts around the world. Vinay Kumar, a scientist…

NEWS AFRICA

Resistance Continues to End Child Marriage in Northern Nigeria

March 27, 2018

KADUNA, NIGERIA — In a village in northern Nigeria, teen wives gather on mats spread out in the dirt just outside the chief imam’s home.…

NEWS GHANA

Voltic educates community on water sustainability

March 27, 2018

Voltic Ghana Limited has organised a programme on water sustainability for Anoff Primary and Junior High School and its host community in the Nsawam Adoagyiri…

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Koforidua Sports Stadium reconstruction underway

March 27, 2018

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has handed a boost to the development of sports in the Eastern Region following the decision to reconstruct the…

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KMA decongestion team ‘fights’ hawkers on pavements

March 27, 2018

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), is determined to sustain the exercise to rid the streets of petty traders in its decongestion exercise. According to the…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 27, 2018

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have resolved to address the challenges of the cocoa sector, within the framework of the implementation of the Strategic Partnership Agreement…

NEWS AFRICA

Nigeria says Talking to Boko Haram About Possible Cease-fire

March 26, 2018

Nigeria’s government is in talks with Islamist militant group Boko Haram about a possible cease-fire and the talks have been going on for some time,…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

7th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture (AACAA)

March 26, 2018

The Organizing Committee is glad to announce call for papers and posters for the 7th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture (AACAA) to be held…

NEWS GHANA

School of Hygiene graduates to be employed – Ato Arthur

March 26, 2018

The local Government Service says it will be unable to employ some five hundred unemployed School of Hygiene graduates until it receives financial clearance from…

NEWS AFRICA

Paul Biya : Cameroon’s ‘absentee president’

March 26, 2018

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been in power for 35 years. But while his longevity in office is a talking point at home, the time…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 26, 2018

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed its heartfelt appreciation to the President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for fulfilling…

NEWS GHANA

Earth tremors shake Weija, Gbawe, Sampa Valley, Anyaa

March 26, 2018

Some parts of the Greater Accra Region experienced earth tremors on Saturday dawn and afternoon. Residents of Weija-Broadcasting, Sampa Valley, SCC, West Hills Mall area,…

NEWS WORLD

Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping center blaze

March 26, 2018

At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo. As…

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Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze

March 26, 2018

At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo. As…

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Donald Trump’s top Russia lawyer John Dowd resigns

March 23, 2018

US President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media report. John Dowd,…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 23, 2018

President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, despite his presidential schedules made time to visit his farm earlier this week. He shared photos on social media of…

NEWS GHANA

Plan your retirement while in school — SSNIT boss

March 23, 2018

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr John K. Ofori Tenkorang, has advised tertiary students to start preparing for their…

NEWS GHANA

Car crushes on the rise – NRSC

March 23, 2018

Two thousand and eighty five car crashes resulting in 366 fatalities were recorded within the first two months of this year by the National Road…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Car crushes on the rise – NRSC

March 23, 2018

Two thousand and eighty five car crashes resulting in 366 fatalities were recorded within the first two months of this year by the National Road…

NEWS GHANA

272 Financial Institution in distress

March 23, 2018

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says about 705,396 depositors of distressed or collapsed microfinance institutions (MFIs) and rural and community banks (RCBs) are at risk…

SCHOLARSHIPS

MWALIMU NYERERE AFRICAN UNION SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

March 22, 2018

The Mwalimu Nyerere African Union Scholarship Scheme was launched in 2007 with the aim of contributing to the production and retention of high caliber African…

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Ghana committed to free trade – Akufo-Addo

March 22, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana is fully committed to the success of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), after its formal launch in…

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Africans told to promote vigorous intra-African trade

March 22, 2018

African states have been called upon to be more proactive in the quest for effective intra-African trade. Prof DeValera Botchway, an associate professor of history…

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Angry uniBank customers besiege branches

March 22, 2018

Scores of customers of uniBank became angry, frustrated and worried when their attempts to withdraw money from the bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs) Wednesday morning…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 22, 2018

The father of one of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls has told Focus on Africa that the kidnappers said they released the girls because they were…

NEWS AFRICA

Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

March 22, 2018

Dodging hippos along the Niger river, photographer Aisha Augie-Kuta reached the remote village of Norandé. It is here that she connected with a community that,…

NEWS WORLD

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

March 22, 2018

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a…

NEWS WORLD

US school shooting: Gunman dies after being shot in Maryland

March 21, 2018

A gunman who shot and injured two teenage students at a high school in the US state of Maryland was shot dead after a gunfight…

NEWS GHANA

Aker Energy quickens process to start oil drilling in 2021

March 21, 2018

Norwegian oil company, Aker Energy, has disclosed to Citi Business News it is hoping to start its oil exploration activities in Ghana by the end…

NEWS AFRICA

Abducted Nigeria schoolgirls ‘brought back’ by Boko Haram

March 21, 2018

Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned the students to the town,…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 21, 2018

GOVERNMENT AND African Development Fund (ADF) have signed a loan agreement to support the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ)’ programme. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister…

NEWS GHANA

Withdraw US military base agreement- Minority

March 21, 2018

The Minority caucus in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal from the house, an agreement by Cabinet it says will permit the United States of…

NEWS GHANA

Bank of Ghana takes over uniBank

March 21, 2018

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has taken over the management of uniBank Ghana Limited, an indigenous lender after it declared it insolvent Tuesday afternoon.The Bank…

CURRENT PROJECTS

Child abuse reporting and tracking

March 20, 2018

The research unit is gathering and reporting cases of child abuse from selected media and posting on the Ushahidi platform. NB: The reporting platform is…

CURRENT PROJECTS

Secondary Education in Africa (SEA) Project

March 20, 2018

The Secondary Education in Africa (SEA) Project is a study that focuses on gender and social equity in transitions and completion rates of lower secondary…

OUR PROJECTS

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

March 20, 2018

Data collection comprising interviews with program tutors and beneficiaries, tuition observation and daily reporting on manner of module delivery, reaction and participation of beneficiaries (cocoa…

SCHOLARSHIPS

USAID Youth-related Challenge Awards – Apply Now or Share

March 20, 2018

Young Women Transform Prize: USAID is committed to empowering young women and unlocking their potential to transform their communities and the world. Through the Young…

PDA Notice Board CATGRY

Paid Graduate Internship Opportunity

March 20, 2018

As part of delivering on PDA’s Strategic Theme 2: “Youth empowerment to generate positive development in their communities”, its youngest creative business support unit (PDA…

NEWS GHANA

Stop taking naked pictures-Deputy Gender Minister advises women

March 20, 2018

The Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has advised women to grow up and stop taking naked photos of themselves to…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 20, 2018

The Ever-Increasing rate of teenage pregnancy has provoked the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, Joycelyn Tetteh, to advocate a national…

NEWS WORLD

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

March 20, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a fervently nationalistic closing speech to parliament, painting China as the rising global power. Mr Xi said “achieving total…

NEWS AFRICA

UN: $1.7 Billion Needed for DRC Humanitarian Crisis

March 20, 2018

International donors will meet next month in Geneva to address the growing humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the lack of funding…

NEWS GHANA

Nana Addo justifies creation of new districts

March 20, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo has hit back at critics who say the creation of new districts and municipalities is unnecessary. The President said the creation of…

NEWS GHANA

New national ID rollout to begin in April – Bawumia

March 20, 2018

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has assured that the National Identification Authority (NIA) will begin the rollout of processes for the issuance of the new…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 19, 2018

The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged all Ghanaians to support the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy of the government. The President at…

NEWS AFRICA

Nigeria Skips African Summit in Blow to Free Trade Deal

March 19, 2018

ABUJA, NIGERIA —  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union summit in Rwanda this week, an official statement said Sunday, in a…

NEWS AFRICA

Ethnic Violence in Congo’s Northeast Displaces 60,000

March 19, 2018

BUNIA, CONGO The assailants attacked under cover of darkness, slaughtering Nguli Nzafi ‘s wife and three children with machetes and arrows. The 71-year-old, who also…

NEWS WORLD

Russia election: Muted Western reaction to Putin victory

March 19, 2018

World leaders are congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election for a new six-year term as Russian president, but so far no Western leaders have responded…

NEWS GHANA

570 dams to be constructed this year – Bawumia

March 19, 2018

A total of five hundred and seventy (570) dams are to be constructed in the three northern regions this year as part of the NPP…

NEWS GHANA

Illegal gold mining boom threatens cocoa farmers

March 19, 2018

Kwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa farm—through winding pathways and hills, past ominous pits of muddy water, and…

NEWS GHANA

Government urged to ensure passage of the Consumer Protection Bill

March 16, 2018

Government has been urged to give a clear timeline towards the passage of the Consumer Protection Bill, which will protect Ghanaians from inferior goods, products…

NEWS GHANA

Develop personal political status – Zanetor tells young women

March 16, 2018

 Dr Zanetor Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle Constituency, has urged young women to strive to discover themselves, if they are to make a…

NEWS GHANA

New assemblies to give impetus to socio-economic progress

March 16, 2018

Juaben (Ash), March 16, GNA – The Chairman of Council of State, Daasebre Otuo Serebour II, has welcomed the creation of new municipal and district…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 16, 2018

It was, for the most part, an exercise in bitter retrospection. Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe spent much of his first press conference since being…

NEWS WORLD

Botswana’s Ian Khama: Trump encouraging elephant poaching

March 16, 2018

The outgoing president of Botswana has attacked his US counterpart Donald Trump for “encouraging poaching” by overturning a ban on importing hunting trophies. Speaking at…

NEWS AFRICA

Jacob Zuma: Former South African president faces corruption trial

March 16, 2018

South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed. Mr Abrahams said he…

NEWS GHANA

Our Industrialisation Efforts Must Yield Positive Results!

March 16, 2018

Undoubtedly, we are all inclined towards industrial society through value addition to our raw materials to satisfy our needs and for the export market, to…

NEWS GHANA

Consumers have right to quality telecoms services

March 16, 2018

The issue about the poor quality of services rendered to customers by mobile telephony companies in the country still rages. This is in spite of…

NEWS GHANA

Pass Consumer Protection Law Immediately – CUTS

March 16, 2018

Ghana yesterday observed the world consumer rights day in Accra with a call on government to urgently pass the Consumer Protection policy into law before…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 16, 2018

The dense mountainous wilderness that spans the Colombia-Panama border has always resisted human authority. That makes it ideal for the movements of shy wildlife, clandestine…

NEWS WORLD

WHITE HOUSE BACKS UK DECISION TO EXPEL RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

March 15, 2018

The White House says it “stands in solidarity” with “its closest ally” the UK and supports its decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats. PM Theresa…

NEWS WORLD

South Africa slams Australia visa plan for white farmers

March 15, 2018

South Africa has criticised an Australian government minister for suggesting that white South African farmers should get special visas so they can flee “horrific circumstances”…

NEWS AFRICA

Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued

March 15, 2018

Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of being involved in a smuggling network for migrants heading to Europe. They include…

NEWS GHANA

Forgive our cynicism, Mr. President

March 15, 2018

“As a start, we have to do things differently to realise this goal of a Ghana beyond aid. Business, as usual, will not do it.…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 15, 2018

A security analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has described as unfortunate suggestions by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, for a shoot-to-kill approach in dealing…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 15, 2018

Street hawking is nothing new to the big city of Accra and its busy roads, and very few people find something wrong with it because…

NEWS GHANA

Put political colours aside and combat corruption – Okudjeto

March 15, 2018

A member of the Council of State, Mr Sam Okudjeto has urged all Ghanaians to cast aside their party colours in order to combat the…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 15, 2018

In his 61st Independence Day address to the nation on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo shared his goal of Ghana beyond…

NEWS AFRICA

Sierra Leone presidential poll enters runoff

March 14, 2018

Sierra Leonean voters will be called upon again to cast ballots to elect a new president. The March 27 runoff date was announced by the…

NEWS GHANA

Every child deserves better…

March 14, 2018

The man in the iron mask is a movie based on a book authored by Alexandre Dumas, arguably the most widely read French author of…

NEWS GHANA

Mistrust in Parliament worrying (2)

March 14, 2018

Ghana has made reasonable strides towards promoting a liberal democratic culture. This is evident in the six successful elections that have been held since 1992.…

NEWS GHANA

Trust in public institutions dips — IEA

March 14, 2018

Public institutions play a very important role in the democratic development of every country since they represent the interests of the public. An effective and…

NEWS GHANA

Quit or face prosecution – Defence Minister tells illegal miners

March 14, 2018

The Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has sent a very strong signal to illegal miners known in the local parlance as galamsayers, who are polluting…

NEWS GHANA

In defense of Ghana Beyond Aid

March 14, 2018

Lao Tzu once said, “Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” This piece has…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 14, 2018

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has urged the Chief Directors of the various Ministries to support the government’s ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ Agenda. He noted…

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

PDA GHANA Participates in Innovation Forum in London

March 13, 2018

Tuesday 13th March 9.00-9.30 should business even care about the SDGs when developing smallholder policy? The sustainable development goals (SDGs) are a universal set of…

NEWS WORLD

Jerusalem: Where the occupier demands loyalty from the occupied

March 13, 2018

Last Wednesday, Palestinians in Jerusalem were hit with yet another travesty. The Israeli parliament ratified a bill that allows the minister of interior to revoke…

NEWS WORLD

The teen coder who wants to change the world

March 13, 2018

Sixteen-year-old Dea Kurti is juggling school and a social life while trying to bridge the tech gender gap and empower refugees. Encouraging more girls to…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 13, 2018

Mrs. Hanna Owusu-Koranteng, Associate Executive Director of Wacam-a civil society organiSation, has advocated review of the Multisectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) for it to be…

NEWS GHANA

Education Is Bedrock of Women Empowerment – Samira Bawumia

March 13, 2018

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has pointed out that the struggle for gender equality will be meaningless, unless the…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 13, 2018

Introduction Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is one of the leading farmer-based organizations in Ghana that has been established to promote the socio-economic well-being of smallholder…

NEWS GHANA

Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta writes…Three strikes

March 13, 2018

This is not California or any of the other 21 states in America that effect rules for habitual offenders. More is the pity. The public…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 13, 2018

Almost every smallholder farmer receiving agricultural payments in Ghana is paid in cash. While cash may seemingly provide instant gratification for crop sales, cash-based transactions…

NEWS WORLD

Could Britain hold the answer to Europe’s woes?

March 12, 2018

If it commits to reversing Brexit, British Labour Party could play an important role in making Europe fairer. For over 40 years, Britain has pushed…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 12, 2018

Ghana intends to mobilise nearly US$ 22.6 billion investment from both domestic and international public and private sources towards the implementation of her Nationally Determined…

NEWS GHANA

World Bank Lauds “Ghana Beyond Aid” Policy

March 12, 2018

Dr Michal Rutkowski, the Senior Director of SP&J, World Bank Group, has commended the Government for its policy on “Ghana Beyond Aid,” describing it as…

NEWS GHANA

Akufo-Addo More Visionary Than Some Recent Ghanaian Leaders

March 12, 2018

US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson has described President Akufo-Addo as a more ‘visionary’ leader compared to some others the country has had in…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 12, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has underscored the need for the feuding parties in the Togo political impasse to keep the door of dialogue open,…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 12, 2018

It is not generally known that Dr J B Danquah, the flower of West African scholarship, lawyer, journalist, poet and philosopher, who died 53 years…

PDA JOBS

PDA Support Services – Graduate Internship

March 9, 2018

As part of delivering on PDA’s Strategic Theme 2: “Youth empowerment to generate positive development in their communities”, its youngest creative business support unit (PDA Support Services)…

NEWS GHANA

‘PRESS FOR PROGRESS’…framing our future

March 9, 2018

International Women’s Day is March 8th. It is a day named by the United Nations. All over the world, organizations, governments, corporations and universities celebrate…

NEWS WORLD

UN Women calls for stronger support for women

March 9, 2018

The UN Women has called on the global community to deliberately create stronger support for women’s political activism and a broader space for women’s civil…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 9, 2018

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has outlined plans to sell bills and notes to fund a nationwide cocoa-replanting programme, in an effort to boost yields…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 9, 2018

Accra, March 8th, 2018: International Women’s Day is a celebration of the economic, political, social and cultural achievements of women across the globe and a…

NEWS AFRICA

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

March 9, 2018

Socio-economic growth and evolution in Africa cannot be overemphasized as the continent moves into the future. Africa has over the last decade become one of…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 9, 2018

Today is International Women’s Day which has been celebrated for more than 100 years and was adopted by the UN in 1975.Still being born a…

NEWS GHANA

Excitement and hope as Sierra Leone votes

March 9, 2018

Today, Sierra Leoneans have flocked to the polls to choose not only their new president, but new MPs and local councillors. The BBC’s Umaru Fofana…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 9, 2018

The recent rising determination for change in women’s rights, equality and justice as demonstrated by global women movement and campaigns such as the #MeToo and…

NEWS PDA

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

March 9, 2018

As we join the rest of the world to Press for Progress of Women on the commemoration of the 2018 International Women’s Day, PDA Ghana…

NEWS WORLD

The girl who sabotaged her own wedding

March 7, 2018

On the morning of any wedding there’s a lot of preparation. On 4 November, Monika’s hair needed doing and her make-up had to be artfully…

NEWS AFRICA

Sierra Leone votes for new president

March 7, 2018

Voting is under way in Sierra Leone, where more than three million people are eligible to choose a new president, parliament and local councillors. In…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 7, 2018

Do not get me wrong. I have no qualms against foreign participation in any sector of the economy. But one logic I agree with wholeheartedly…

NEWS GHANA

Ghana, 61 years on…Maintaining the economic narrative

March 7, 2018

It is easy to pinpoint Ghana’s peers when it attained independence in 1957 – South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and the like – and use that…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 7, 2018

As a young journalist, one of the most intriguing, important,yet unpleasant subjects I covered was crime. During this period, I have met suspects who have…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 7, 2018

Prez Akufo-Addo has indicated that the Right to Information Bill, described as a key ingredient for the successful fight against corruption in public office, should…

NEWS GHANA

61 years of Independence – Brong Ahafo Region the bread basket

March 7, 2018

As Ghana celebrates its 61st independence anniversary today, the Brong Ahafo Region stands on the threshold of being divided into three administrative regions following two…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 7, 2018

The Leader and National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Prof. Edmund Delle, has underscored the need for all Nkrumaists to bury their ego…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 7, 2018

The Chairman of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Mr Bernard Mornah thinks that the “Ghana beyond aid” mantra was a great call which is only…

NEWS GHANA

Entrepreneurship — A solution to graduate unemployment?

March 7, 2018

In my secondary school days, I had the privilege of spending one long vacation with my maternal grandmother in a village called Agogo in the…

NEWS GHANA

Affirmative Action Bill must deal with all types of discrimination

March 7, 2018

Globally, the rights of persons with disabilities have been the subject of much attention at the United Nations (UN), at the regional and national levels…

NEWS GHANA

Devise own model of development – African countries urged

March 7, 2018

The President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Abubakar Saraki, has urged African countries to devise their own model of development…

NEWS GHANA

Akufo-Addo outlines policies for ‘Ghana beyond aid’

March 7, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the realisation of his vision of Ghana Beyond Aid “requires a deliberate, qualitative change in all aspects of our…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 5, 2018

“Is sanitation management not another euphemism for corruption in Ghana?” That’s a question a man who works with one of the big donor countries quietly…

NEWS WORLD

Urban agriculture is the key to a sustainable future

March 2, 2018

When I sat in a darkened theatre in 2008(ish) watching Al Gore deliver his now famous slide show on climate change, the enormity of the…

NEWS GHANA

TIME’S UP!…no playground for pedophile teachers

March 2, 2018

Teachers. Every day thousands and thousands of teachers in Ghana walk into classrooms where they hold young minds in their hands to nurture, develop and…

NEWS GHANA

In the matter of ‘where we have reached’

March 2, 2018

Two weeks ago, when I read a report in this paper, that some pregnant women “are now taking skin bleaching pills in their quest to…

NEWS AFRICA

Togo’s political crisis; A ray of hope

March 2, 2018

The Togolese political crisis takes its roots in the soil of political confusion that followed the death of President Gnassingbe Eyadema who had ruled the…

NEWS GHANA

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

March 2, 2018

Africa’s rainforests are classified as part of the most important biodiversity areas in the world But these forests are under severe threats from increasing population…

NEWS AFRICA

Complexities of science and using science to overcome them

March 2, 2018

In Sub-saharan Africa, cassava serves as a major staple for most people; in fact, it is the third largest carbohydrate source after rice and maize.…

NEWS GHANA

Ghanaians support election of MMDCEs – Afrobarometer report

March 1, 2018

Over 69 per of Ghanaians supports the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), the 2017 edition of the Afrobarometer report has revealed.…

NEWS GHANA

CPP backs elections of MMDCEs

March 1, 2018

The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) supports the idea of electing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Ghana. Professor Edmund Nminyem Delle, CPP National…

NEWS AFRICA

Africa ‘set to miss UN development goal on malnutrition’

March 1, 2018

Exceptionally detailed maps of child growth and education across Africa suggest that no single country is set to end childhood malnutrition by 2030. That target…

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

March 1, 2018

Some of the reasons why the boarding component in our state-assisted senior high schools must be removed. And Now can we begin to have a…

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Can mining and agriculture go together?

February 28, 2018

The interaction between artisanal (small-scale) mining and agriculture in Africa still needs to be carefully considered by policymakers to ensure that people’s livelihoods and the…

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Values, Attitudes and Law Enforcement!

February 28, 2018

Recently, a young single parent lady recounted her experience when she took her child to school on a Monday morning. As can be expected of…

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

February 28, 2018

US President Donald Trump’s announcement on December 6 last year of his decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a real shock…

OTHER JOBS

JOB VACANCY: Scientist – Soil Management

February 28, 2018

Job Summary: ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated scientist for the position of Soil Management Scientist. The successful candidate will manage all components of…

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JOB VACANCY: Plant Physiologist

February 28, 2018

Job Summary: ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated biological scientist for the position of Plant Physiologist. Candidates are sought with a demonstrated ability and…

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JOB VACANCY: Senior Plant Breeder

February 28, 2018

ICBA is seeking a dynamic and motivated senior scientist for the position of Plant Breeder. The successful candidate will manage all components of ICBA’s plant…

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Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta writes…Bounty Hunting

February 28, 2018

The Auditor General (AudG), Daniel Yaw Domelevo must begin to practice his small talk. He announced earlier this month in Accra, that his Office had…

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Humanitarian aid system is a continuation of the colonial project

February 27, 2018

  The global humanitarian community is again in confusion. The Oxfam sexual misconduct scandal has made headlines. Policymakers and humanitarian leaders everywhere talk about the…

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How realistic are Libya’s election plans?

February 27, 2018

It seems obvious that Libya is not in a fit state to hold an election, but the international community seems determined to organise one anyway,…

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

February 27, 2018

Women in Syria have been sexually exploited by men delivering aid on behalf of the UN and international charities, the BBC has learned. Aid workers…

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We need to change the way we talk about climate change

February 26, 2018

In a January 19 article about the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof describes a coastal island on the…

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To stop climate change, we need to open borders

February 26, 2018

Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II. What is new this time around is that many of the displaced are being…

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

February 26, 2018

Fred Witteveen is a co-author of this article. He is the national director of World Vision Bangladesh. Do you remember being a child, wide awake…

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Prez brokers peace in Togo; feuding parties to dialogue

February 26, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday succeeded in getting the incumbent government and the opposition parties in Togo to put an end to all…

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What Atuguba didn’t say

February 26, 2018

In academic circles, all research is scientifically obtained – not because they are the outcome of work done in a physics, chemistry or biology science…

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

February 26, 2018

Two NGO workers explain why, despite free tuition, some Ghanaian children still struggle to get an education. Since gaining independence in 1957, Ghana has focused…

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

February 26, 2018

24th of February 2018   Fifty-two years ago the government of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), under the leadership of the Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, was…

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Cyber-crime to cost Ghana $100m in 2018

February 26, 2018

An information security expert has told Citi Business News that Ghanaian businesses stand to lose 100 million dollars from cyber-crime in 2018, if pragmatic measures…

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Economic crimes must be made an extremely high-risk venture

February 26, 2018

I have just settled down after a hectic morning running-around and just gotten the news that Abuga Pele and Philip Akpeena Assibit have been jailed…

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FGM resurfaces in Upper East as prevalence soars to 27%

February 26, 2018

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has hinted of a resurgence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the Upper East Region with an…

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Bamboo charcoal production brings economic empowerment to women in Hohoe

February 26, 2018

A new project focused on the use of bamboo as charcoal is bringing economic empowerment to women in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region.…

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Children ‘forced to watch rape’ in South Sudan

February 23, 2018

Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators…

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

February 23, 2018

The benefits of higher education to the individual, the family, the community and the State are well documented. For the individual, higher education bestows social…

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Newly created districts, municipalities to be inaugurated next month

February 23, 2018

The newly-created 38 Municipal and District Assemblies (MDAs) throughout the country will be inaugurated in the second week of next month. The Deputy Minister of…

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

February 23, 2018

I have no doubt in my mind that history will ultimately judge Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, Brigadier Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, and the others who…

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Akenten Appiah Menka, Commissioner of the Constitution Review Commission

February 23, 2018

The Constitution Review Commission, a Presidential Commission of Enquiry, was set up in January 2010, to consult with the people of Ghana on the operation…

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

February 23, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghana’s poor ranking on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) was “largely” influenced by corruption claims in the past regime.…

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I will treat crime as crime – Martin Amidu.

February 23, 2018

The Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, has reiterated his commitment to discharge his duties without fear or favour. In his acceptance speech following his swearing…

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

February 23, 2018

President Akufo-Addo has admonished the country’s first Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr Martin A.B.K. Amidu not to use his office as an avenue for vengeance against…

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WONDER WOMEN! opportunity vs. opportunism

February 22, 2018

Women entrepreneurs. They are a crucial part of Ghana’s economic backbone. They are job creators. Their blood, sweat and tears turn initiative into employment. That…

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e-bills pay can help reduce corruption at public institutions

February 22, 2018

The use of e-bills pay in public institutions can reduce the human interface and help bring down corruption. E-bills pay is an electronic payment system…

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Martin Amidu writes: My parting thoughts as citizen vigilante

February 22, 2018

The right to criticize a fellow citizen, however vigorous, cannot be defamatory of that citizen or even in contempt of court when it is kept…

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

February 22, 2018

Ghana receives its lowest corruption perception score in four years, making President Akufo-Addo’s one year in office the worst since 2012, according to the latest…

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Let’s stop the feminists nonsense!

February 21, 2018

Feminism is defined by the online Oxford dictionary as a social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must…

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Pay attention to Ghanaian languages

February 21, 2018

Article 39, Clause 3 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana enjoins the state to “foster the development of Ghanaian languages and pride…

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

February 21, 2018

Regionalism is regarded as crucial to the development of Ghana’s economy. A small state like Ghana with potential for rapid development needs the cooperation and…

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Domestic airlines: From multiple players to monopoly

February 21, 2018

In January 2013, I flew from Kumasi to Accra with Fly 540 on a return journey that cost an average of $36 (GH¢ 80) that…

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Parliament approves Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor

February 21, 2018

Parliament has approved Mr Martin Amidu as the country’s first Special Prosecutor. The Deputy Minority Ranking Member on Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Dominic Ayine, however asked…

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President Akufo-Addo launches 10-year cashew development plan

February 21, 2018

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that 500,000 farmers will be signed onto the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative of the government this year, following…

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

February 21, 2018

In 2003, I got the opportunity to teach in a junior high school in the central region. I was given the opportunity to represent my…

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Find lasting solution to DR Congo’s crisis – President

February 19, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) to urgently find a lasting solution to the perennial conflict in the Democratic…

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

February 19, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said Ghana needs transformational leaders who can translate words into action, as the country strives to join the developed economies.…

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Ghana Hosts Meeting On ECOWAS Single Currency

February 19, 2018

Ghana is hosting the 5th ECOWAS Presidential Task Force Meeting on the Single Currency Programme from the 17th – 21st February, 2018 at the Accra…

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

February 19, 2018

Private legal practitioner Chris Ackumey has described as unfortunate the judiciary’s reaction to the findings of a survey conducted by Professor Raymond Atuguba. The Chief…

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Togo crisis talks set to begin on Monday

February 19, 2018

The Togolese government and opposition finally decided to convene on Monday for a last resort at dialogue. Discussions are expected to resolve the political crisis…

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#Homegrown

February 19, 2018

  On Monday, February 19, 2018 when this column will be published, the Petroleum Commission (PC), the regulator of the upstream industry and Ghana’s lucrative…

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Financing, commercialisation of Ghana’s agriculture: An analysis

February 19, 2018

Introduction Ghana’s Agriculture has been subsistence since independence and basically depends on the weather.According to MOFA (2010), Agriculture is predominantly on a smallholder basis in…

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

February 19, 2018

President Akufo-Addo will Monday morning mediate the political impasse between the Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé and the opposition coalition. The dialogue is part of a…

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

February 16, 2018

A Law lecturer at the University of Ghana has not only ruffled feathers with his unconventional research on judges and their political affiliations but has…

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The teen rescuing street children in Nigeria

February 15, 2018

Many of the street children helped by James (in suit) come from displaced camps In our series of letters from African journalists, novelist and writer…

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

February 15, 2018

Former president Jacob Zuma has avoided a motion of no confidence in Parliament by resigning as head of state – although he still disagrees with…

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Nigeria: Uproar As Senate Reverses Election Sequence of 2019

February 15, 2018

Abuja — Intrigues ahead of next year’s general election took a fresh twist, yesterday, with the Senate’s approval of a new sequence for the polls.…

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

February 15, 2018

Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu believes the one of the surest ways to reduce corruption and become a self-reliant country…

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

February 15, 2018

In November 2013, Ghana received a yellow card from the European Union (EU) for failing to fulfil its international obligations to combat illegal fishing. The…

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Protecting our water bodies — Who cares?

February 15, 2018

Protecting our water bodies — Who cares?Water, they say, is life. This is a common saying but never taken seriously because we are fortunate today…

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Nuclear Meltdown

February 15, 2018

It has taken a while to establish the trend but in the silver jubilee year of the 4th Republic, many roads now lead, thankfully, to…

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Ghana retires @60

February 15, 2018

Ghana is now 60 and attained its own retirement age on March 6, 2017. She would have received a letter indicating she was to retire…

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Don’t politicise national issues — VC of UDS

February 15, 2018

The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has bemoaned the over-politicisation of every national issue in the country,…

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COTVET promotes gender parity

February 15, 2018

The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), in partnership with Uniterra World University Service of Canada (WUSC), is promoting gender parity in…

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

February 15, 2018

A regional court sitting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday found that Jammeh-era media laws violated the right to freedom of expression in The…

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NCCE moves to rekindle spirit of self-help

February 15, 2018

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has upped its effort to awakening the spirit of self-help – to get the people to do more…

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

February 15, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday stressed the resolve of government to invest more in security and safety to ensure social cohesion for greater…

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

February 14, 2018

Vice President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Kofi Bentil, says although Mr Martin Amidu re-affirmed his firm anti-graft disposition during Tuesday’s vetting, his…

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

February 14, 2018

The Special Prosecutor nominee has said he turned down an invitation to become a justice of the Supreme Court in 1999, stressing taking up the…

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

February 13, 2018

A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia’s remote province of Papua, home to the world’s biggest gold…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Communiqué On The Right To Information Bill

February 13, 2018

We, participants at the Multi-stakeholder Anti-Corruption Strategic Meeting on the Right to Information (RTI) organised in Accra by the Right to Information (RTI) Coalition and…

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Multitasking

February 13, 2018

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is fluent in 2 European languages; English and French. A useful skill, given that Ghana is surrounded by Francophone countries on…

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‘Toxic waste’ from Chinese factory threatens Asutuare farmers

February 12, 2018

Farmers at Asuature in the Shai Osuduku District of the Greater Accra Region, and surrounding communities, risk losing their livelihoods because of a supposed toxic…

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Former Liberian President Sirleaf wins Mo Ibrahim Prize

February 12, 2018

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has become the first woman to win a coveted $5m prize for African leadership. Sirleaf won the Mo Ibrahim…

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Togo: Mediators expected amid calls for change

February 12, 2018

International mediators are expected in Togo next week following months of protests against the government and the president. The Gnassingbe family has been in charge…

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Sleeping with the enemy

February 12, 2018

It was Genevan and British political theorist, Jean-Louis de Lolme (1740 – 1806), who in criticising what he observed as excessive powers of the British…

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Emotional democracy and dissenting minority reports and opinions

February 12, 2018

Yesterday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his second State of the Nation Address to Parliament as required by our Constitution. But the address came…

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

February 12, 2018

  Rural women farmers till the lands and plant seeds to feed nations. They ensure food security for their communities and build climate resilience. However…

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Support parents of children with special needs

February 12, 2018

  The term special needs covers a wild spectrum of disabilities such as down syndrome, autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But all these have something…

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Enhancing the developmental capacity of Ghana’s political parties

February 12, 2018

The critical conversation about “Enhancing the developmental capacity of Ghana’s political parties”, which is long overdue, was introduced at a roundtable discussion by the Institute…

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Agriculture policies should be responsive to gender — NETRIGHT

February 12, 2018

Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), an NGO, has underscored the need for policies in the agriculture sector to be responsive to gender. To…

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Ugandans suspended over ‘refugee scam’

February 9, 2018

Four Ugandan government officials have been suspended amid allegations of inflating refugee figures. Uganda’s Commissioner for Refugees Apollo Kazungu and three of his senior staff…

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Strong Men, Weak Institutions

February 9, 2018

Domelevo, Amidu and Despite. Three strong men navigating weak institutions. The first is an Auditor General seeking prosecutorial power to reinvigorate the state purse; the…

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3,000 unemployed youth to undergo digital marketing entrepreneurship training

February 9, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Online/Digital Marketing Entrepreneurship programme for 3,000 unemployed youth to undergo a 3 month all-expense paid training programme.…

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

February 9, 2018

The West African country becomes the 53rd nation but fourth to rejoin. The Gambia referred to as “smiling coast of West Africa” joins the likes…

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

February 8, 2018

Mr Speaker, I am happy to be here again in this august House, a place where I have experienced some of the most memorable moments…

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

February 8, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. Below are highlights of his address. ECONOMY I…

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

February 8, 2018

Pune, an industrial city in the west of India, home to many IT giants and also the first Trump-branded apartments in the country, is a…

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Nigeria’s ‘cattle colony’ problem

February 8, 2018

Since the New Year, more than 80 people have been killed in clashes between nomadic herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria’s central Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa…

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South Sudan: More than 300 child soldiers released

February 8, 2018

More than 300 child soldiers have been released from armed groups in South Sudan, the United Nations has announced. The 311 children, including 87 girls,…

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Raila Odinga says he wants fresh election held in August

February 8, 2018

Kenya’s National Super Alliance leader Raila Odinga has demanded fresh elections by August but ruled out any plans to lead a coup against President Uhuru…

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Forestry C’ssion commences reclamation exercise in mining communities

February 8, 2018

The Forestry Commission has commenced an exercise to reclaim 50 hectares of land destroyed by illegal miners in the Apramprama Forest Reserve, near Jacobu in…

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education and the promotion of children’s rights

February 8, 2018

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines child as “a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the…

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RTI competing with other Bills – Ama Dokuaa

February 8, 2018

A Deputy Minister for Information, Ama Dokuaa Asiamah Agyei, has noted that the delay in passing the Right to Information Bill, is largely because other…

NEWS AFRICA

French racism, anxiety and love for postcolonialism

February 7, 2018

At this year’s Paris edition of Nuit des idees (the Night of Ideas), Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie made two remarks that caused a stir.…

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

February 7, 2018

The People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa will open its first hearings this Saturday, 3 February, at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. People’s Tribunals…

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Are Grants for Losers?

February 7, 2018

Mark Ritchie, former Minnesota Secretary of State and former president of the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, sent Felix an email about a…

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Jaha Dukureh: ‘Don’t sensationalise FGM survivors’

February 7, 2018

When Jaha Dukureh was a week old, she survived female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. When she was 15 years old, she was forced…

NEWS GHANA

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

February 7, 2018

A recent data from the Ghana Health Service has revealed that about 41 percent of Ghanaians have some psychological disorder. Further, the data said 32.4…

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Let us pray, for what?

February 7, 2018

The meeting in the Botsio Auditorium at the Alisa Hotel started 12 minutes after the advertised time, with a prayer. I was captivated. Said invocation…

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The threats of youth unemployment in Ghana

February 7, 2018

The definition of “National Security” is ever changing, as its framework is based on the study of human evolution and behaviour. There have been many…

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Reckless Raila?…leadership lessons & losses

February 7, 2018

Raila Odinga. The People’s President of Kenya? I watched a video where Mr. Odinga inaugurated himself as a President of a nation that had already…

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FGM Is A Crime; Stop It – Otiko

February 6, 2018

The Minister for Gender, Children & Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has served notice to proponents of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will be prosecuted since…

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Do we really need new regions in Ghana?

February 6, 2018

In recent years, there has been an outpouring of calls from chiefs and opinion leaders across Ghana for additional regions to be created. The incessant…

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Use your power, Madam Attorney General

February 6, 2018

Dear Attorney General Gloria Akuffo: During your confirmation hearings, you spoke eloquently about the tyranny of the entrance tariffs imposed on qualified students by the…

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

February 6, 2018

I trust this finds you very well.  I have decided to use this medium to communicate with you because I read something attributed to you…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

February 5, 2018

Scholarship Description: The Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri is accepting applications for two T32 Health Behavior Science Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. The T32…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Communication, Cultural and Media Studies (PhD)

February 5, 2018

Our research activity in Communication, Cultural and Media Studies focuses on a wide range of aspects of the interplay between media audiences, industries, technologies and…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

February 5, 2018

The Technical University Dresden (TUD) is offering Scholarship Program for the Promotion of Early-Career Female Scientists of TU Dresden (without Faculty of Medicine) in Germany.…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

February 5, 2018

The Berlin School of Economics and Law is offering four partial scholarships every year each worth € 5,000 for a study place in the Berlin…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

February 5, 2018

Applications are invited for British Council India 70th Anniversary Scholarships held at UK institutions. Indian students are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The aim…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

Bristol University Think Big Scholarships

February 5, 2018

Brief description:In 2018, Bristol University is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and best international students come to the University of Bristol. 26 Think Big…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

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

February 5, 2018

Transform Together scholarships are open to international students and European Union (non-UK) students applying to a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course at Sheffield Hallam…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

New Zealand Development Scholarships

February 5, 2018

New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) give candidates from selected developing countries an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills through study in specific subject areas which…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

New Zealand ASEAN Scholarships

February 5, 2018

The New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards (NZAS) recognise New Zealand’s close cultural, economic, and geographic ties with Southeast Asia. They seek to empower individuals with…

FUNDING & SCHOLARSHIPS

FELLOWSHIP IN FOOD PROTECTION

February 5, 2018

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM The IFPTI Fellowship Program is a unique, year-long program for food protection professionals who want to make…

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Odinga’s surprise package for new AU Chairman Paul Kagame

February 5, 2018

Last Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the 30th African Union (AU) Summit ended with a call for strengthening the continent’s resolve and capacity in the…

NEWS AFRICA

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

February 5, 2018

The objective of Africa’s development has been seriously undermined by tribalism, which provides one of the hunting grounds to prey on Africa’s development processes. People’s…

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

February 2, 2018

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has read with dismay comments attributed to the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, suggesting that…

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Ghana Not Progressing In Budget Transparency – OBS Report

February 2, 2018

Ghana’s performance on budget transparency, has aptly been described as stagnant, following its very little progress made over the past two years, an Open Budget…

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

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

February 2, 2018

I was born in 1957, the same year China purged more than 300,000 intellectuals, including writers, teachers, journalists and whoever dared to criticise the newly…

NEWS WORLD

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

February 2, 2018

Fifty years ago this spring, the sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham plant famously downed tools and in doing so changed history. But contrary to popular…

NEWS AFRICA

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

February 2, 2018

 The US Department of State and the European Union have slammed Nasa leader Raila Odinga’s January 30 ‘swearing-in’ and the shutdown of television stations. In…

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Human rights bodies condemn media shutdown in Kenya

February 2, 2018

The Kenyan authorities “violated the public’s right to information” by blocking broadcasts of TV channels that defied a ban on live coverage of the symbolic…

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

February 1, 2018

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba as the new chairperson of the national election agency, according to an appointment letter…

NEWS GHANA

Who protects the child?

February 1, 2018

Very often, we hear cases of child abuse which includes, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. It is worthy to note that most abused…

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

February 1, 2018

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called on government to address delays to input distribution, the poor quality of inputs, as well as…

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We can’t do without FDIs —Yofi Grant

February 1, 2018

There is the need to balance the debate around whether the country should rely more on local investment or foreign direct investment, especially as indigenous…

NEWS AFRICA

Time to redeem Africa from corruption

February 1, 2018

Corruption is a major contributor to Africa’s stunted development. By corroding and weakening governance institutions and the democratic values of human rights, gender equality, justice,…

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

January 31, 2018

All too often girls in countries across sub-Saharan Africa can be married off an early age, trapping them in a cycle that is almost impossible…

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Algerian, South African scientists scoop AU accolades

January 31, 2018

Algerian professor Malik Maaza and South Africa’s Professor Robert Peter Miller have been honoured with 2017 Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards at the just concluded African…

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Kenya govt declares Odinga’s resistance movement a criminal group

January 31, 2018

The Kenyan government has declared the main opposition National Super Alliance’s offshoot, National Resistance Movement (NRM) as an illegal entity. According to a special gazette…

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George Weah vows to change Liberia’s citizenship laws

January 31, 2018

Liberia’s President George Weah has called for the removal of a “racist” clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people. The clause was…

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

January 31, 2018

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament says Tuesday’s ceremony pronouncing Raila Odinga as President of Kenya is unacceptable. Frank Annoh Dompreh, who is…

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

January 30, 2018

Rwanda is often touted as an example of what African states could achieve if only they were better governed. Out of the ashes of a…

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

January 30, 2018

There is no gainsaying that the initiative by the Akufo-Addo government to transform the country’s economy from predominantly, agro raw materials-based to a more industry–lead…

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

January 30, 2018

I’ll never forget my sister’s experience in undergrad with a Nigerian classmate that she says had an attitude with her since she stepped foot inside…

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

January 30, 2018

ANALYSIS In Tanzania, if you’re a schoolgirl and fall pregnant, it could mean the end of your education. Even though successive governments have made a…

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Meet the woman challenging Arab notions of disability

January 30, 2018

It was 2008 in the Gaza Strip. When winter arrived, so did the Israeli warplanes. Reem Alfranji lived in a second-floor apartment with her husband,…

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We can still win the fight against climate change

January 30, 2018

As 2017 drew to an end, becoming one of the three hottest years on record, my native United States conversely experienced dangerously frigid, Arctic weather,…

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Principles of service -A lost art in public service?

January 30, 2018

In September 2012, the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), organised a public lecture in the run-up to the election that year. The public lecture was…

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Rising internet shutdowns aimed at ‘silencing dissent

January 30, 2018

Governments around the world are increasingly shutting down internet access in an apparent attempt to silence discontent and dissent, activists say. In 2017, internet access…

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

January 30, 2018

In a country of 28 million multi-cultural and ethnic groupings, it is very ironic that without exception, almost to a man, we all complain daily…

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Africa dominating rising global hunger rates

January 30, 2018

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has warned that hunger is on the rise across the world with Africa registering the highest rates. He was speaking…

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Tension in Kenya ahead of Odinga’s banned inauguration

January 30, 2018

Kenya’s main opposition coalition the National Super Alliance (NASA) says it will press on with a planned inauguration banned by the authorities. There is tension…

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Save our police officers

January 30, 2018

Police officers have been killed while performing their duties since 1821 when professional policing was introduced by the British to the then Gold Coast, now…

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CDD-Ghana calls on Parliament to summon A-G, Information Minister over RTI bill

January 30, 2018

The Centre for Democratic Development, CDD-Ghana, has appealed to Parliament to summon the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as well as the Information Minister…

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‘Current Plant Breeders Bill bad for farmers’ – PFAG JANUARY 29, 2018

January 30, 2018

Peasant farmers have called on Parliament to undertake proper consultation before passing the Plant Breeders Bill in order to ensure that the interests of farmers…

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“Fight for protection, respect for Human Rights must remain constant” – Akufo-Addo

January 29, 2018

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the 70th-anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a call on all to ensure…

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“Ratify 2003 Maputo Protocol” – Akufo-Addo appeals to 17 AU member states

January 29, 2018

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the 17 member states of the African Union, to ratify the 2003 Maputo Protocol, which is the…

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Nigeria: Herdsmen Crisis – Senators Recommend Incoporation of Naval Special Forces for Covert Operations

January 29, 2018

  In the light of the continuous herdsmen crisis in Benue and its neighbouring states, the Senate Committee on Defence has proposed the use of…

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Africa: Reconsidering Governance in Africa

January 29, 2018

If you follow debate on Africa anywhere in the world, everyone will tell you that the main problem with our countries is governance. Yet this…

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Africa’s progress depends on the creative energy of its youth

January 29, 2018

uided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population could be a plus for Africa or a political time-bomb.…

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Think immigrants steal jobs? Think again – analysts

January 29, 2018

Contrary to fears that immigrants steal jobs and threaten security, a report released on Wednesday said newcomers boost developing economies and could be far more…

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Raila Odinga ‘not afraid of sanctions’ ahead of ‘inauguration’

January 29, 2018

  Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he is ‘not afraid of sanctions’ ahead of his ‘swearing-in ceremony’ scheduled for Tuesday 30th January 2018.…

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Kagame takes over AU leadership, commits to visa-free regime

January 29, 2018

  The new African Union chairperson, Paul Kagame, has said that ‘Free Movement’ for Africans ‘is achievable in 2018’. Free Movement which is part of…

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A proposal to amend section 16A of the Legal Profession Act (1960)

January 29, 2018

INTRODUCTION What has the legislature got to do with a legislative imperfection? Is the General Legal Council insulated from the principle of due process and…

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Postgraduate Training Fellowship in Medical Statistics for African Scientists

January 29, 2018

 Two fellowships, funded by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and GSK, respectively, provide support for two years training in medical statistics. For the first…

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Understanding the continued opposition to GMOs

January 23, 2018

CANBERRA — The debate over the use of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, in food production contains many sides and perspectives — all argued passionately…

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Weah’s Investiture: It’s A Good Day For West Africa – Akufo-Addo

January 23, 2018

 President Akufo-Addo, has described the peaceful handing over of power from one democratically elected government to another in Liberia, and the swearing-in of President George…

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Liberia’s Sirleaf issues last minute order against female genital mutilation

January 23, 2018

  Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued an Executive Order seeking to protect women against domestic violence and abolishing female genital mutilation against girls…

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President Weah lays out his agenda for Liberians

January 23, 2018

  While George Weah has made global headlines since his first presidential bid in 2006, many have criticised the media for focusing on his football…

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Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Child Protection

January 12, 2018

Transforming research into evidence-based policy and practiceHeld at Tomreik Hotel on 28th November 2017Executive Summary Recent reports from research findings stress that the social and…

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Use of ICT for Agriculture & Environment

January 12, 2018

Inspire and Make an Impact. Be a speaker at the 10thICT4D Conference taking placeMay 8 – 10 2018in Lusaka, Zambia ​We are looking for practical…

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‘Allow Qualified Ghanaians To Apply For Special Prosecutor Post’

January 6, 2018

Former head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, is advocating the appointment of the Special Prosecutor to be…

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Child Marriage: A Looming Global Danger, A Problem Too Long Ignored

January 6, 2018

Adolescents and young people are entitled to decent livelihoods, however, girls unlike their male counterparts, face unequal risks and distinctive consequences related to the vulnerabilities…

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Abolish ‘National Farmers Day’ Institute “National Irrigation Day”

January 6, 2018

The annual National Farmers Day has come to stay since it’s inception in 1988, to reward our hardworking and gallant farmers nationwide. It was introduced…

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Gender in Rural Entrepreneurship

December 20, 2017

The PhD level course targets students from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Europe that are enrolled in doctoral studies related to gender, rural entrepreneurship, or other…

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Judgment On ROPAA Today

December 18, 2017

A High Court, Human Rights Division will today deliver judgment in the case brought by five citizens over the 11 years delayed implementation of the…

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Minority parties must be relevant in affairs of state — Dr Akwetey

December 18, 2017

  The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has urged minority parties in the country to reinvent themselves to…

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ECOWAS urges Togo to have an ‘inclusive dialogue’ on political crisis.

December 18, 2017

West African leaders have called on Togolese political actors to hold an “inclusive dialogue” as soon as Togolese again hit the streets of Lome on…

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ECOWAS Leaders Resolve To Fight Terrorism, Political Instability

December 18, 2017

President Akufo-Addo and his colleague ECOWAS Heads of State have resolved to continue their fight against all forms of Terrorism and Political unrest in the…

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‘Support developing nations to implement Paris Agreement’

December 14, 2017

Ghana’s delegation to the just-ended annual United Nations (UN) climate change summit (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, joined the voices of developing countries’ call for more…

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Speaker debunks Pro-Israel capital claims

December 14, 2017

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has debunked reports that he has expressed support for the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of…

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‘Feminism’ is dictionary’s word of year

December 14, 2017

A leading US dictionary has named “feminism” as its word of 2017 following a surge in online searches. Merriam-Webster said interest in the term was…

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Release of child rapists in Tanzania condemned

December 14, 2017

The release of two musicians who were serving life sentences for the rape of primary school pupils is indicative of the Tanzanian president’s “punitive” attitude…

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Uganda: New, old MPs split over age limit bill