CSOs Platform Wants IMF Programme Extended
The Civil Society Organisations Platform is advocating an extension of Ghana’s IMF programme, saying the package will best serve the nation’s interest since it will allow for better...
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China Won’t Pay Price For Nobel Winner’s Death
When China allowed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to die in police custody, it made a bet that world governments were more invested in improving trade ties than defending political dissidents. Even as...
Palestinian MP Gets Six Months In Israel Jail Without Trial
Prominent Palestinian politician and rights campaigner Khalida Jarrar has been ordered detained for six months without trial by Israeli authorities, a rights group said. Jarrar was arrested earlier...
EU Takes On Hungary Over NGO Law Seen As Targeting Soros
The EU launched legal action against Hungary on Thursday over a crackdown on foreign-backed civil society groups that critics say targets US billionaire George Soros. The move came hours after the...
CODEO On Nationwide Campaign Against Political Vigilantism
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), is on a nationwide campaign against political vigilantism which is gaining notoriety in Ghana’s political environment. CODEO and other...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against Khartoum, after the United States extended its embargo for another three...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed hopes the punitive measures will still be lifted soon. US President Donald Trump...
A Well Relayed Message Mr. President, But Why Must We Slave Abroad?
PRESIDENT of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last Monday urged the government of Qatar to ensure that the maltreatment of Ghanaians who travel to the Gulf State ceases. THE...
DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’
The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an announcement that elections to end a deep political crisis in the mineral-rich...
StoneBwoy Champions Cocoa Farming With His Music
Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla known in music circles as StoneBwoy has been using music to preach cocoa farming to youth in the country especially in the cocoa growing areas. The musician...
Boakye Agyarko Exonerated BOST MD ‘under Duress’
The Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Bawa has suggested that the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko’s decision to exonerate the CEO of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited...
Govt Must Give Job To Illegal Miners To Win Galamsey Fight – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has indicated that illegal mining can be totally eradicated only if the approach is focused on employment and social development. The Union therefore charged...
Ghana Misses Digital Migration Deadline Again
Ghana cannot meet the September 21, 2017 deadline set for the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. The country missed...
Chinese ‘loan’ Needs Parliamentary Approval
The Minority in Parliament wants the government to immediately table before the House, the memoranda, and agreements covering the $19 billion facility contracted from China. The leader of the caucus,...
Calls For Clarity Over Nigeria’s Absent President
The president of Africa's most populous nation was last seen in public two months ago and since the start of 2017, he's been outside the country more than in it. Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari left for...
Schools Warned Over Classrooms Without Light
Deputy Director of Public Health in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. John Eleeza, has warned that the continuous construction of poorly lighted classrooms would result in the mass of students suffering...
‘Wait For the $15 Bn Chinese Loan To Parl’t’
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ho Central Constituency in the Volta Region, and a member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Benjamin Komla Kpodo, has called on Civil Society Organisations...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Reappointed As UN-Women Executive Director
The United Nations has announced the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of UN-Women for a another term of four years. This follows consultations among...
China Aid Joint Venture; Not A Loan
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has hit back at critics who say the government is unfairly using the country’s natural resources to contract a $15 billion loan facility from the Chinese...
Report On Challenges Faced By Women In Science Launched
The International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), an independent and non-profit think tank has released a report on the challenges faced by women and girls in the study of Science,...