The Boundless Skills initiative will see UNHCR and Gebeya identify and endorse highly skilled refugees and members of their host communities. Gebeya, a Pan-African SaaS-Enabled Marketplace headquartered and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ethiopia have announced the establishment of a refugee talent cloud called: “Boundless Skills” to facilitate the identification of exceptional talent by …

Cleva, a Nigerian fintech startup, recently secured $1.5 million in a pre-seed investment round to enhance international payment solutions throughout Africa. The funding round was spearheaded by 1984 Venture, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco that specializes in supporting early-stage startups. This round also saw contributions from various investors, including FirstCheck Africa, Y Combinator, …

 A community engage­ment workshop to curb violent extremism and threats to peace and security has been held in Savelugu in the Northern Region. Organised by the UNDP with funding from the government of Denmark, it was meant to co-de­sign sustainable livelihood value chains to inform interventions to support various communities to prevent violent extremism. It …

 The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adut­wum, says steps are being taken to eliminate cheating in examination in the country, despite the number of cases recorded in the last West African Senior Secondary Certificate Ex­amination (WASSCE). He said the Ministry of Edu­cation in collaboration with the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) had introduced a …

 Senegal captain, Sadio Mane, predicts that “a really difficult group” lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. “The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents,” the two-time African Player of the Year told reporters. “While accepting …

 A 27-man playing staff of the Black Stars and both technical and adminis­trative staff touched down in Cote d’Ivoire yesterday, confident about break­ing an over 40 years Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) drought. Despite winning the trophy for four times, Ghana has chased the continental silverware to no avail in a couple of decades. Within …

Paris Saint-Germain chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has criticised Li­onel Messi for lacking “respect” for the French club following his departure in June 2023. The Argentina captain said in Sep­tember that he resents that PSG did not honour him after his World Cup heroics. “He’s not a bad guy but I don’t like it,” Al-Khelaifi told RMC …

 Tottenham have signed the RB Leipzig forward, Timo Werner, on loan until the end of the season. Spurs have the option to make the deal permanent in the summer. Werner returns to the Premier League having scored 23 goals in 89 appearances for Chelsea between 2020 and 2022. “The manager straight away gave me the …

 André Onana is set to miss Camer­oun’s first game at the Africa Cup of Nations to make himself available for Manchester United’s Premier League fixture against Tottenham, a source has told ESPN. Onana was given permission by the Camerounian FA to skip a warm-up camp in Saudi Arabia to feature for United against Wigan Athletic …

The Ayawaso Muslim Community in the Greater Accra Region on New Year day held a special Qur’an recitation invoking God’s blessings of peaceful elections, unity and prosperity for the country. They also prayed for the repose of the souls of departed ones for Allah to grant them paradise. The annual event is an initiative of …

 Work has started on the old ‘Gee Blocks’ at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). About 60 per cent of the repairs on the leaking roofs of the five blocks under the Asantehene’s $10 million comprehensive reno­vation and modernisation project for the hospital, is completed. The successful completion of the repairs of the concrete roofs …

Speakers at the 75th Annual New Year School and Confer­ence (ANYSC) have identified challenges associated with digitalisation in the country as marring the growth of interest in the technology. They have therefore, called for pragmat­ic efforts to address the challenges in order to whip up the interest of more Ghanaians to join the ongoing digitalisation …

 One technology that has come to enhance life in general is digitalisation, which is simply the use of computers and the internet to accomplish certain processes or endeavours. For instance, by means of digitalisation, companies can sell goods without a physical presence and money can be transferred from one point to another without the hin­drance …

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Ussif Mustapha, has launched the National Invitational School Association Championship (NISAC) athletics festival in a bid to revive athletics at the basic level of education. The event is a brainchild of Ghana Athletics (GA) and Citi TV in collab­oration with the Ghana Education Service (GES), and will be …

Black Princesses coach, Yusif Basigi, has named his final 23-players for the first leg of the final round qualifier in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup against Senegal. Maafia Nyame, Persis Martha Oteng, Sala­matu Abdulai and Faiza Seidu will travel with the team for the first time after impressing the coach in training. The Black …

The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, has urged the Black Stars to strive to win the 34th edition of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy slated for Cote d’Ivoire 2023. Addressing players and officials of the team at a dinner in Kumasi on Tuesday ahead of departure, President Akufo-Addo tasked the players to believe in …

The Government has expressed its commitment to continue implementing measures to narrow the gender digital divide in the country. “We want to ensure that no one is left out in this era of digitalisation that is why we have programmes specially designed to ensure young girls take up cours­es in ICT and making access to …

Dozens of people con­verged on the Modern City hotel in Tamale yesterday to applaud the Guinness World Record (GWR) contender, Failatu Abdul-Razak, as she ended her 227 hours cooking marathon. She turned off her stove at 10:00 a.m. having prepared 156 local and continental dishes which were distributed to spectators, street children and homeless people …

 The New Times Corpo­ration (NTC), publishers of the Ghanaian Times and THE Spectator, held a church ser­vice to thank God and also seek His protections through the year. In attendance were the Man­aging Director (MD), Mr Martin Adu-Owusu, Editor of Ghanaian Times, Mr David Agbenu; the Acting Editor of Spectator, Mrs Georgina Naa-Maku Quaittoo; the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism that his government will achieve its goal of creating a progressive and pros­perous Ghana for all over the next one year. To this end, he has therefore appealed to all Ghanaians to come together and work towards the attainment of these goals. “Indeed, Ghana has come this …