GDCA, Partners To Establish Soya Bean Factories In Northern Region
Ahead of government’s implementation of the much touted one-district-one-factory policy, the Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), in partnership with the ...
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Kenya Cholera Outbreak Hits Dozens At Health Conference
Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya’s capital. The infected delegates were among hundreds ...
PNG Goes To Polls Looking To Write New Chapter
Papua New Guineans go to the polls Saturday in an election the country's leader sees as a turning point for ...
US Halts Brazil Beef Imports, Citing Food Safety Concerns
The United States announced on Thursday a halt to all imports of fresh beef from Brazil, the world's second-largest producer, ...
Maiden Edition of ‘Jollof War’ To Come Off July 1
The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled ...
Ebola Burial Teams Dramatically West Africa Outbreak
Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa by using safe ...
EU Pledges 85 Mn Euros To Uganda For S.Sudan Refugees
The EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda Thursday, ahead of a summit to raise twenty times that ...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by ...
Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar
Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit ...
Chief Raises Red Flag Over Maltreatment of Inmates
Chief of Sapeima in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Togbui Agah Semaglo I, has expressed concern ...
Grains Dev’t Board, SARI To Help Gov’t Bolster Local Seed Supply
Government will be collaborating with the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and the Grains Development Board to overcome the deficit ...
In Syria’s Besieged Douma, Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins
The scene in Syria's besieged rebel-held town of Douma is almost surreal -- tables laden with food to break the ...
Starvation Looms As Food Runs Out In Drought-Hit Ethiopia
The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and ...
Ghana’s Failing Education System Can Be Salvaged By PPPs – IMANI
Yesterday’s Parliamentary debate on basic schools with crumbling buildings and the subsequent revelation by the minister of education of a ...
UN Warns Against Refugee Returns To Nigeria From Cameroon
The UN voiced alarm Wednesday at the many Nigerian refugees returning from Cameroon to Banki, a border town clouded by ...
China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival Opens Despite Rumoured Ban
China's notorious Yulin Dog Meat Festival opened today despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year. Pictures taken ...
9 Types of Women Who Are the Reasons Relationships Are Difficult
#1. I call these ones “Resolution Women.” It’s their resolution for every New Year to get married before the year ...
Venezuelan President Sacks Military Top Brass Amid Abuses
Venezuela’s president has replaced four top military commanders over the use of live bullets by security forces during months of ...
Gulf States Prepare For VAT In Time of Crisis
Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers thanks to their reputation as tax-free havens, aim ...
Luanda Pips Hong Kong As Costliest City
Angola's capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual survey ...