Citizen Vigilante and Former Attorney and Minister for Justice, Martin A. B. K. Amidu has criticized the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for acting politically and unconstitutionally over the case involving the discharge of the 8 Delta Force members by a Kumasi High Court. In a release of one of his epistles released here, he […]
A United Nations report published today released the findings of an in-depth investigation into human rights violations and abuses committed in and around Yei town, Central Equatoria (150km southwest of the capital, Juba) between July 2016 and January 2017. The report by the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) […]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva As the bitter conflict in Yemen grinds on and the humanitarian situation there continues to deteriorate, conditions facing the almost 280,000 refugees […]
Angel Gomes has become the youngest-ever winner of the Jimmy Murphy Youth Team Player of the Year trophy at Manchester United. ?The prodigious talent, who was recently in the news for receiving prayer from Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua, was joint-leading scorer for Kieran McKenna’s vibrant Academy side. With 12 goals in 19 starts, he was […]
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe yesterday leading a delegation of church leaders from Europe, Africa and North America. The two-day visit in the capital is an ecumenical solidarity visit to manifest Christian churches’ support for the people of Zimbabwe. “We make this solidarity visit to […]
Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Sadiq, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina and Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development has joined the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) to celebrated their 10 years of the ‘Royal Bobo Kingdom (TRBK)’ in Accra During the colourful celebration, the Minister called for unity and mutual understanding between the students […]
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, is to further develop its Challenger farm machinery business in Africa as part of the Company’s global strategy for this leading brand. Challenger’s product offering includes high-performance tracked tractors and sprayers built by AGCO in North America for the African market. […]
The grant funds a feasibility study to assess the viability of a 75 megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in the Free State province of South Africa Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Pele Green Energy (Pty) Ltd, a South African independent power developer based in Johannesburg. The grant funds a […]
Since 2004, thanks to several programs addressing mother-to-child transmission in Namibia, including the USAID Technical Assistance Program (UTAP), the HIV infection rate in children born to HIV-positive mothers has dropped by over 90 percent, especially in the Nyangana area U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton traveled to the Kavango East region to join mothers and their babies […]
Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, a global Climate Justice Organization has conducted its second academy in the West African State of Liberia. The training took place on May 13, 2017 in the elite Sinkor Community in Monrovia, the country’s capital. The academy, as the training is tagged, trained 68 children between ages 7-16 years from eight schools as […]
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) marks its 70th anniversary this year. This is a rare opportunity for the oldest and largest of the United Nations regional commissions to take stock of past achievements, but also to spotlight where efforts need to be concentrated to meet new challenges. […]
Puma Energy, the global integrated midstream and downstream energy company, has supported Ghanaian First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo’s quest to save mothers and babies at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The company donated an amount of GH ?100,000 towards the First Lady’s “Save A Child, Save A Mother” campaign under the Rebecca […]
Namibia is in a consultative process to finalize the national migration policy aimed at addressing migration dynamics the country experiences. Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Erkki Nghimtina, in a speech read on his behalf by Permanent Secretary Bro-Mathew Shinguandja, on Thursday said that the policy is aimed at developing a labor migration […]
Namibia’s Zambezi regional council and Zambian Western Province are working on a memorandum of understanding that will see the two regions cooperate in a number of areas. The parties are meeting in Katima Mulilo in Namibia’s Zambezi region this week. Alpheus Sampofu, Governor of the Zambezi region on Thursday said that meeting was commissioned as […]
Somalia’s military court on Thursday executed Al-Shabaab militant who was found guilty for carrying out a terror attack in Waberi district in November last year. The car bomb attack, which was carried out on November 26, 2016, left at least 30 civilians dead and 43 others injured. Deputy Prosecutor of the military court, Mumin Hussein […]
National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) is advocating the adoption of civic education in the Ghana Education Service (GES) curriculum for schools. The Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations at the NCCE, Samuel Asare Akuamoah noted in an interview that the absence of the course in the schools is a major contributing factor affecting the […]
The EU funded Ghana Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law and Accountability Programme (ARAP) in collaboration with CHRAJ and NCCE has organized a multi stakeholder training workshop on public education for anti-corruption agencies, law enforcement agencies and public education institutions in the country. Participants at the workshop were taken through anti-corruption campaign message and content development that […]
Zoomlion Company Limited and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), on Thursday, commissioned the Zoompak Achimota Waste Transfer Station to assist the transfer of the about 3000 tonnes of waste daily generated in the capital from collection points to their final deposit sites. The 7.5 million dollar project, a private sector initiative between Zoomlion and the […]
The government will pursue more aggressive oil exploration to beef up Ghana’s production capacity for the nation’s socio-economic development Mr Boakye Agyarko, Energy Minister has said. He said oil played a key role in Ghana’s development. He said “apart from the revenue, we depend on oil for our power generation, there must be the situation […]
Players who try to con the referee by diving could be banned for two matches from next season in the Premier League and across all of English football. The new rules, which were passed by the Football Association at its annual general meeting on Thursday, will cover players who earn penalties and red cards for […]
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS