Some women in the Northern Region on March 8 presented a petition to the Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed, calling on government to facilitate the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law. The women raised several issues including women not given fair representation in the country especially in political and governance space. Presenting the … Read more
The Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso would not be spilled this year due to the low level of the water. The current level is two meters short of the 235 meters that have necessitated the annual spillage destroying properties downstream. The dam was constructed in 1992, operating on two turbines with a generation capacity of … Read more
The head of anti-poverty NGO CARE International on Saturday denounced the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Yemen, which is also suffering from a cholera epidemic, as “an absolute shame on humanity”. The conflict in Yemen has escalated dramatically since March 2015, when Saudi-led forces launched a military operation in support of the government against the Iran-backed … Read more
Carenet Ghana, one of the local implementing Partners of the GSAM Project has made some strides in awakening the spirit of communal and participatory democracy among citizens in the Volta Region. Social accountability does not only facilitate social development but provides an avenue for awareness creation amongst citizens on issues such as allocation of budgets … Read more
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing funding of 9.3 Million US Dollars for the implementation of the Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAMs) project in 100 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies (MMDAs) in all the ten regions. This comes in two components: 50 Districts for Social Accountability (SA) and 50 Districts for … Read more
A massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul’s diplomatic quater on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and wounding over 300. Here are some of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital over the past year and a half: – January 20: A Taliban suicide bomber rams his car into a minibus belonging to television channel … Read more
The European Union (EU) has committed more than two million Euros to the implementation of a four-year sustainable Fisheries Resources Development Programme. Dubbed “far ban bo” (protecting fisherfolks’ livelihoods), the programme is being implemented by a consortium of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) including Care International, Friends of the Nation (FON) and Oxfam in collaboration with the … Read more
Organisers of the annual Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Africa Awards say nominations are open for the 2017 edition of the awards. The awards, dubbed EMYs and in its second year, recognises and celebrates great achievements by men. Exclusive Men’s Magazine, Carbon AV and Mediaspace Cyber Media, organisers of the awards said in a … Read more
Aid agencies say the “shocking” killing of six aid workers in South Sudan on Saturday is causing them to re-assess how and when they can deliver supplies. The victims were ambushed by unknown attackers when travelling between Juba and the town of Pibor to the northwest. Oxfam said the attack “demonstrates how dangerous it is … Read more
The Upper East Regional Women in Agriculture Platform has been launched in Bolgatanga to empower women in agriculture to effectively engage with stakeholders to help address their concerns. The platform is made up of women drawn from the Bolgatanga, Bawku and Kassena- Nankana Municipal, Talensi, Nabdam, Bongo and the Bawku West Districts. The formation of … Read more
On the last day of January 2017, Ghana witnessed yet another avoidable tragedy which claimed the lives of six pupils of the Gyambra Methodist Kindergarten School at Breman Gyambra in the Asikuma-Odobeng-Brakwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. The Precious Six, as I choose to call them met their untimely death when part of … Read more
On the last day of January 2017, Ghana witnessed yet another avoidable tragedy which claimed the lives of six pupils of the Gyambra Methodist Kindergarten School at Breman Gyambra in the Asikuma-Odobeng-Brakwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. The Precious Six, as I choose to call them met their untimely death when part of … Read more
For the first time in about ten years, chieftaincy feuding factions among Nanumbas in the Northern Region have met in a bid broker peace among themselves. The people have been not seen peace in Nanumba North following the deaths of two chiefs in the area, Nakpa Na Dawuni Salifu, who died a natural death on … Read more