Inspire and Make an Impact. Be a speaker at the 10thICT4D Conference taking placeMay 8 – 10 2018in Lusaka, Zambia We are looking for practical case studies and presentations on truly cutting-edge applications and innovationin the use of ICT for agriculture and environmental protection Agriculture and Environment conference track leads CRS, CTA and ICRISAT encourage…
DetailsFormer head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, is advocating the appointment of the Special Prosecutor to be done through an application process openned to the public. In Mr Short’s view, such a system will be more transparent and devoid of any biases, which can be associated with…
DetailsAdolescents and young people are entitled to decent livelihoods, however, girls unlike their male counterparts, face unequal risks and distinctive consequences related to the vulnerabilities they experience. Young girls, compared to their male counterparts are also more likely to drop out of school, to marry at an early age, and to bear the consequences of…
DetailsThe 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 by former President Jerry John Rawlings. In his own wisdom, former President John Agyekum Kuffuor did not abandon the Awards Day. The late former president Prof John Evans Atta Mills…
DetailsThe 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 relevant areas of study. Through lectures, group exercises, literature review, and on the ground field study, the course aims to increase knowledge and competence around both the theory and practice…
DetailsA High Court, Human Rights Division will today deliver judgment in the case brought by five citizens over the 11 years delayed implementation of the Representation of the People (ROPAA) (Amendment) Act, 2006 [ACT 699].) The applicants are Kofi A. Boateng, Nellie Kemevor, Obed Danquah, Christiana Sillim and Agyenim Boateng, all residing in New York…
DetailsThe Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has urged minority parties in the country to reinvent themselves to be relevant based on the powers given them by the 1992 Constitution. He said political parties were the only groups given privileges by the Constitution in Article 55 (3) to…
DetailsWest African leaders have called on Togolese political actors to hold an “inclusive dialogue” as soon as Togolese again hit the streets of Lome on Saturday to protest President Gnassingbe’s regime. Togolese hit the streets of Lomé on Saturday to protest against the regime of President Faure Gnassingbé , who chaired the same day the…
DetailsPresident 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 subregion at the regional body’s 52nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government. The activities of Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, and Terrorist groups in the Sahel…
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