The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has said it is still unable to open the Kyebi Water Treatment Plant months after its closure due to high turbidity of the water. The plant was shut down in August this year because activities of illegal gold miners had left the natural water bodies not treatable for onward … Read more
Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Dr. Kweku Agyemang-Mensah, has reiterated government’s readiness to ensure there is hundred percent water coverage in every part of Ghana by the end of 2025. According to the sector minister, government’s vision of achieving 100% water coverage for all by the 2025 is on course, mentioning the injection … Read more
Poor Sanitation and River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems in Ghana. *Photo by Ronny at Anyinam Brim river in the Eastern region* Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public perception report … Read more
The Kyebi Water Treatment plant has been shut down because the water has been left untreatable. The plant which serves much of the Eastern Region was shut down early on Tuesday due to the effects of illegal mining also known as galamsey on the plant. The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Water Resources … Read more
Africa is a continent of astonishing potential. But if it is to build the future its citizens deserve, there is a need to increase efforts to remove the barriers holding it back. None is greater than poor sanitation — affecting hundreds of million of people in Africa and across the world. Nearly one billion people … Read more
Ph. D. in Political Science and International Development, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1989. M.A., Political Science and International Relations, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1982. B.A. (Hons.), Political Science, University of Ghana, 1981. LANGUAGES & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY English Speak, Read, Write (Excellent) Dagbani Speak (Excellent) Wale Speak (Good) Dagari Speak (Good) Twi Speak (Fair) Yoruba Speak, Read, … Read more