A Senior Lecturer at the Dar Es Salaam Maritime Institute (DMI), Tanzania Dr Wilfred Johnson Kileo underscored the need for collaborations between African educational institutions to foster growth. According to Dr Kileo, forming partnerships between universities, essentially in maritime education and training would ensure that they unlocked potentials within the continent’s blue economy. Dr Kileo … The post Institutional

 The quarter-finals stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Af­rica Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 is set to serve some interesting fixtures across the three host cities. The round of 16 provided some exciting games coupled with shocks as some of the favourites ended up exiting the competition, including defending champions, Senegal, and 2022 World Cup … The post AFCON 2023:

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has charged members of Team Ghana to win medals in the upcoming African Games to repay the government’s heavy investment in the competition. “Government has invested so much to make sure we get all the necessary infrastructure and facil­ities to host the whole of Africa here in … The post African Games 2023: Team Ghana charged

The outgoing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Force (GAF), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama has formally transferred authority to his successor, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah. The transfer of authority by Vice Admiral Seth Amoama to his successor took place at a guard of honour parade organ­ised by the GAF at Burma Camp, … The post Maj-Gen. Oppong-Peprah

 The decision by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology to push for the eviction of persons whose houses are close to the E-waste collection centre around the Atomic Energy Commission at Kwabenya in Accra, raises questions critical to the country’s development. We are learning that per a publication by the Central Pollution … The post End E-waste

 Insufficient data and sta­tistical information are slowing down the progress of Africa nations in achieving their growth goals, the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Series 2023 report has revealed. It said although data was crucial to the continent’s development agenda through effective policy­making and good governance, Africa remains the world’s region with major data … The post Insufficient

The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has com­mended Ghana for achieving the elimination of Hu­man African Trypanosomiasis as a Public Health Problem. This brings the total number of eliminated Neglected Tropical Dis­eases in the country to three, which includes Trachoma and Guinea Worm. The certificate was given at the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day celebration … The post Ghana

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environ­ment, Science and Tech­nology has said it will push for the eviction of residents who have built close to the E-waste collection centre around the Atomic Energy Commission. Expressing worry about the springing up of residential facilities around the E-waste dumpsite, the committee said it would impress upon the local … The post Danger looms: E-waste

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says a well-developed and prosperous Africa will be good not for only Africans but for the entire global community. He has therefore, called on leaders of the developed world to focus their attention on support­ing the continent in its develop­ment agenda in order to enable it deal with the doldrums … The post Support

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has signed a partnership agreement with the Danish Meteorologi­cal Institute, to enhance GMet’s capacity and expertise to deliver authoritative and pertinent climate information services. Launched yesterday in Accra, the agreement, dubbed ‘Strategic Sector Cooperation on Meteorol­ogy and Climate,’ would augment GMet’s capabilities to furnish timely and relevant meteorologi­cal forecasting services, … The post GMet

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned the public against fraudsters, who operate in the name of the company, request­ing customers to make payments through illegal mobile money transfer (MoMo) numbers. “No ECG payment is done to a specific number. If someone calls and ask you to pay to a phone number, that person is … The post ECG cautions customers against