Coup leaders in Guinea have released about 80 political prisoners who had been detained under the ousted President Alpha Condé. As they walked free, they were welcomed by crowds of cheering supporters in the capital, Conakry. Around 400 people had been imprisoned during protests in 2020. There are indications that leaders of the West African …
Officials in Ethiopia have accused Tigrayan fighters of killing 119 civilians in the neighbouring region of Amhara. They said they had discovered two mass graves in the Dabat district. The officials said the killings were carried out during a two-day period earlier this month. Residents of China village, 10km (six miles) from Dabat in North …
More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally compiled from official records as of yesterday evening. The 54 countries of the region may not have suffered as badly as other parts of the world — at least according to the officially recorded …
Forty-one prisoners have died after a fire swept through an overcrowded jail near Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. The blaze at Tangerang prison broke out on Wednesday as most of the inmates slept. Guards unlocked some cells but had to leave as the fire raged. There were 122 inmates staying in the worst-affected Block C – far …
Dozens of women in Kabul and the north-eastern Afghan province of Badakhshan have protested against the formation of an all-male interim Taliban government to rule Afghanistan. Demonstrators said they would not accept a government with no women ministers. Some women reportedly beaten before the protests were dispersed. Local news organisation Etilaatroz said some of its …
Russia’s Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died in an accident during a big Arctic civil defence exercise. The ministry said Zinichev, 55, had died in the Norilsk area while trying to save someone’s life. A cameraman had fallen off a cliff during an interview, according to Margarita Simonyan, the head of Russian broadcaster RT. “He …
The Simon Diedong Dombo University for Development Studies, (SDD-UBIDS) has introduced certificate programme in social and Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) to train prospective communicators in sustainable development communication. The six-week certificate programme is a partnership programme with the Department of African and General Studies (DAGS) of the university and the United Nations Children Education Fund …
The President–General of the West Africa Nobles Forum (WANF), Nana (Dr) Appiagyei Dankawoso I, has appealed to Ghanaians and foreign residents to act as neighbourhood watchdogs, to complement efforts of security agencies in preventing crime in the country. He reminded the public that the fight against burglary, kidnapping, theft, robbery, serial killings and ritual murders, …
The Ghana National Association of Small-scale Miners (GNASSM) has called for a reduction in operational taxes to curb gold smuggling in the country. The Association explained specifically that Ghana’s three-percent withholding tax was too high compared to the one percent in the West African sub-region, a situation which encourages some persons to smuggle gold out …
The Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) has initiated 15 infrastructural development projects in the Bono Region. The projects, being constructed under the ‘One million dollar per constituency’ initiative, include health, education and water and sanitation facilities dotted across the region. For instance, the sanitation facilities are being constructed to end open defaecation in selected communities. …
Ghanaian striker Abednego Tetteh could move to Asante Kotoko after he was sacked by Hearts of Oak recently. According to Tetteh, he has been contacted by ‘some people at Kotoko’ and talks are currently ongoing. “I’m still a Phobian fan. I’m currently a free agent after leaving Hearts. I have received one or two messages …
Work has begun on the construction of a mosque and Islamic Institute for the Madinatu-Shabaniyya community at Amomole, in the Ga North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The project sought to provide both Islamic education and skills training for the youth to be employable and contribute to national development, as a legacy of Sheikh …
Students of Bishop Herman College at Kpando in the Volta Region heaved a sigh of relief when they were gifted 70 Information Technology equipment by the 1991/93 Year Group of Bishop Herman Old Boys Union (BHOBU 91/93) of the school. It was to solve one of the many challenges facing the school and improve the …
Some youth in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region have appealed to government to create opportunities for the youth and pay attention to skill training in educational institutions. They were speaking at a day’s youth activist workshop organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with the National Security Ministry …
The President of the Film Directors Guild of Ghana (FDGG), Mr Richard Yaw Boateng, has appealed to government to construct new state-of-the-art cinemas to enable movie producers’ recoup their investments. He said it would not cost the government more than one million dollars to construct one cinema in the sixteen regional capitals of the country. …
A three-day fumigation exercise was yesterday started at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra to get rid of harmful insects and pests, as part of efforts to secure the land for development. The exercise is the second phase of the clean-up of the area, following the relocation of traders, mostly onion, and scrap dealers to a …
The Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA)’s annual Theses Knowledge sharing forum for its scholarship beneficiaries was held on Tuesday with virtual presentations by four of KOICA’s 2019 scholars. The forum which falls under KOICA’s Capacity Improvement and Advancement for Tomorrow (CIAT) programme was aimed at sharing the research theses of its scholars with the general …
Graphic Communication Group Limited (GCGL) in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, on Friday held a regional stakeholders dialogue meeting on sanitation dubbed ‘Clean Ghana campaign’ in Techiman, the Bono East Regional capital. The meeting was to whip up the interest of the public to improve on their sanitation practices, deliberate on sanitation challenges of the …
The Founder of Single Parenting With Purpose (SPWP), a support group for single parents, Josephine Alai has advised single parents who wish to get married to have some financial backing even if their partner was well to do. “Do not get into marriage with the intention that it would solve all your financial problems because …
A Ghanaian owned airline, Goldstar Air, in collaboration with Universal Kindness Outreach (UKO) Ghana, has presented 35 boxes of assortment of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Weija/Gbawe Municipal Hospital in Accra to enhance their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The items which included face shields and face masks were presented on behalf of both …
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