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TUC Secretary-General Commends ILO Director-General For Bringing Back Social Justice 

  • June 17, 2024

Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, Secretary General, Trade Unions Congress (TUC) has commended Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General, for bringing back Social Justice and Decent Work into limelight through the creation of the Global Coalition for Social Justice.  The overarching aim of the Global Coalition for Social Justice is to unite diverse partners in addressing areas […]

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Zuma Criticizes Ramaphosa’s Coalition Government

  • June 17, 2024

Former South African president Jacob Zuma criticized Sunday the country’s new coalition government and called for fresh elections. “There must be a repeat. No, There must be an elections,” Zuma, who’s also the leader of the new uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, said at a press briefing in Johannesburg. The MK Party came third in the […]

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G7: Leaders Hold Session On Investments In Africa

  • June 14, 2024

The G7 summit opened Thursday (Jun. 13) in Italy. A session focused on investments and infrastructures projects in Africa. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) program was high on the agenda. Projects include a rail corridor that will connect southern and central Africa. The project will also bring telecommunication cables and other infrastructure […]

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UN: 60 Million People In Southern Africa Food Insecure

  • June 14, 2024

The U.N. says an estimated 60 million people in southern Africa are food insecure due to the El Nino-induced drought — and the problem is not only in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, countries that have made international appeals for help. In a statement, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Angola, eSwatini, Madagascar, Mozambique, and […]

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World Bank Approves $250m Credit Facility To Improve Ghana’s Energy Sector

  • June 14, 2024

The World Bank has approved a $250 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and a $10 million grant from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme for a 4-year Ghana Energy Sector Recovery Programme for Results (PforR). The PforR will support Ghana’s Energy Sector Recovery Programme (ESRP) to improve the financial viability of electricity […]

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US Supports Creation of Marine Protected Areas in Ghana

  • June 13, 2024

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is supporting the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) to help replenish Ghana’s fisheries and support local livelihoods. A marine protected area is a portion of the sea where fishing activities are prohibited or limited. In April, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries […]

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Official Creditors’ MoU Will Support IMF Board’s Approval of US$360m – Kristalina Georgieva

  • June 13, 2024

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), says, the agreement reached between Ghana and its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) will be helpful in the approval of the country’s US$360 million third tranche.  In a social media post on Wednesday, she congratulated the country on reaching an agreement with the OCC, saying, “this will support […]