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ABANTU  for Development, a women’s rights advocacy Organization, with support from the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) will  on Monday, November, 27, hold a press conference to ignite conversations ahead of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), The COP28 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December 2023. The Press ...

A two-day Ghana Philanthropy Conference (GPC) has ended in Accra with a call on the government of Ghana to create an enabling environment that will facilitate philanthropic culture in the country. Conference participants noted that though philanthropy is a potent force in shaping a more equitable and sustainable future,  the current state of formal philanthropy in Ghana is marked by ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has confiscated illicit tobacco products worth GH¢7.95m. These products were smuggled into the country through unapproved border routes, prompting the GRA to address the issue and maintain the nation’s regulatory standards. In a statement released on November 21, 2023, the GRA revealed that the street value of the confiscated products amounted to GHS 7,951,238.39. The ...

A “tragic…entirely avoidable surge” in child deaths is expected in Gaza where some 160 youngsters are already being killed every day, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday, after six weeks of aerial bombardment by Israeli forces in response to the 7 October Hamas terror attacks on southern Israel that claimed 1,200 lives and some 240 hostages. “About 160 children are killed ...

A professor of economics at New York University, Professor Yaw Nyarko, says Ghana must rethink and invest in its agricultural sector to enhance its growth prospects. He stressed that this was critical because of the great potential of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the Achimota Speaks Forum on Thursday, November 16, 2023, Professor Nyarko noted that “Agriculture, I think, is ...

Lack of fuel is jeopardizing “the entire architecture of the humanitarian response” in Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Thursday.  In a wide-ranging briefing to journalists in Geneva, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini reiterated calls for a ceasefire and addressed misinformation targeting the agency, including claims that aid is being diverted. He said ...

Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, one of Africa’s finest diplomats has underscored the need for governments in Africa and Ghana in particular to empower its people to engage in active citizenship to engender sustainable development. Empowering citizenship, According to Dr Chambas could assist in finding solutions to some of the development challenges specifically in Ghana and the African continent in general. ...

STAR-Ghana Foundation, a national centre for active citizenship and philanthropy,  is scheduled to hold its  3rd annual Active Citizenship Dialogue in Accra on Friday, November 10, 2023. To be held on the theme, Empowering Citizens, Enriching Nation Building: Fostering Active Citizenship for Sustainable Development in Ghana,’ the dialogue is intended to stimulate conversations among Ghanaians on the state of active ...

 The Media Platform on Environment and Climate Change (MPEC) in collaboration with the Minority Rights Group Africa (MRGA) has rewarded Eight Ghanaian Journalists for their outstanding reportage on Conflicts, Minority rights, climate change, migration, and development issues in the country. The Eight journalists were selected from various media outfits, including newspapers, online/wire services, radio, and television. Mohammed Fugu, the Northern ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will review the Free Senior High School policy within its 100 days in office to deal with the barrage of challenges affecting it. Speaking at a meeting with the leadership of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Accra on Tuesday [Nov 7, 2023], former President Mahama ...