The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has reassured members of the diaspora of the government’s commitment to safeguard their businesses and investments in Ghana. She stressed that their investments were not only secure because Ghana was their home, but also because the government was building a conducive environment […]
One in five children and adolescents aged five to 19 years globally, numbering 391 million, are overweight, with a large proportion of them now classified as living with obesity, UNICEF has warned in a new report. The Child Nutrition Report 2025, which was released on Wednesday, September 10, said obesity rates had increased from three […]
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in collaboration with the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), has opened a four-day national training workshop to train stakeholders in the judicial, health and social sectors to strengthen the response to gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The workshop, which began last Monday, in Accra, aimed […]
Dutch airline KLM has cancelled around 100 flights on Wednesday due to a strike by ground crew at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, a spokesperson for the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM said on Tuesday. In Accra, many passengers arrived on Tuesday without their accompanying luggage. Ground crew workers employed by KLM are striking […]
As Malawians head to the polls, voters in Lilongwe are frustrated by ongoing fuel shortages and rising inflation. Long lines at petrol stations are a part of life these days in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. The country is facing a number of economic challenges, including fuel shortages and rising prices. Once motorists get to the pump, […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts of infected individuals in response to a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai Province. An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine have been delivered to Bulape, the epicentre of the outbreak, from a national […]
ActionAid Ghana, in partnership with UN-Habitat, Habitat for Humanity International, and the University of Twente in the Netherlands, on Wednesday, August 27, launched a USD 3.2 million eco-friendly and community-transformative agenda, ‘Improving Resilience of Coastal Communities in Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana Project,’ at Whuti in the Anloga District in the Volta Region. Apart from climate […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr Wilfred Ochan, has urged traditional leaders to promote social norms that discourage child marriage in Ghanaian society. He called for the need to build a future where girls are not denied their pathways to growth and development of themselves, their families and communities. “As […]
The International Perspective for Policy & Governance (IPPG) has expressed deep concern over recent proposals by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), and the Volta River Authority (VRA) to raise tariffs by 224%, 130%, and 59% respectively. If approved, these adjustments would represent some of the steepest hikes in Ghana’s history, […]
In a troubling turn of global health diplomacy, nearly $9.7 million worth of USAID-funded contraceptives originally destined for African countries are at risk of being incinerated in France. Currently stranded in a Belgian warehouse, these lifesaving supplies are more than just medical commodities; they represent protection, choice and dignity for millions of women and girls. […]
