The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) says the expertise of planners in mobilising revenue for national development cannot be overemphasised. Director-General of the NDPC, Dr Kodjo Esseim Mensah-Abrampa, said that “planners have what it takes in assisting government

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The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Rev. Philip Naameh, has objected to any move to introduce sexuality education into the nation’s educational curriculum for students at the basic education level. He argued that parents should rather assume

The Teshie Camp Methodist-Presbyterian Church has donated a Methodist-Presbyterian Church polytank to the Family Health Hospital (FHH) to address the water problem facing the hospital. The donation is in appreciation

An Israeli air strike has killed a senior commander of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza. Baha Abu al-Ata died along with his wife when a missile hit their home, the group said. Four of their children and a neighbour were

Hong Kong’s rule of law has been pushed to the “brink of total collapse” after more than five months of protests, police have warned. The warning came a day after the territory saw a marked escalation in violence, with police

Evo Morales has accepted an offer of political asylum in Mexico a day after resigning as president of Bolivia amid election fraud protests. In a tweet, he said it hurt to be leaving Bolivia but he would return with more “strength and energy”. Mexican Foreign

When an Islamist preacher took up the fight in Burkina Faso’s northern borderlands almost a decade ago, his only weapon was a radio station. The words he spoke kindled the anger of a frustrated population, and helped turn their homes into a breeding ground for jihad. Residents

Kenyans have expressed outrage after a video of police officers beating a student was widely shared online. Four policemen can be seen hitting him with a stick and stamping on his head, before he is led away. The four have now been identified