Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The…
African Organizations question judgement of ECA boss on Hancock appointment and call for her head
A section of African Civil Society Organizations and individuals have welcomed the abortion, by the UN Secretary-General, of the appointment of Mr Matt Hancock, former UK Secretary of State for…
U.S. and Ghana Inaugurate New $64.7 Million Energy Infrastructure Investment at Pokuase
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan joined the President of Ghana H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo and other Ghana government officials to formally inaugurate the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) in Accra…
Hindus urge Prez Akufo-Addo to intervene in Achimota School, ensuring religious freedom
Hindus are urging Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to urgently intervene in the affairs of elite Achimota School so that minority religions do not have to sacrifice their beliefs to…
Presidential candidates in Ghana need $100m to win an election – CDD
A new research by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has found that a presidential candidate will need at least $100 million to win an election in Ghana. “And the…
Fighting Breast Cancer: Pfizer raises awareness in Nigeria, Ghana to empower Patients
To drive greater awareness around breast cancer, empower and support breast cancer patients in Nigeria and Ghana, Pfizer along with medical professionals held a media roundtable. Pfizer held the media…
Climate Crisis Driving Hunger-WFP warns
The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks and stresses is ignored, the United…
Thirteen entrepreneurs from Africa join first cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has introduced the inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. Hailing from eight countries, these thirteen entrepreneurs…
World Mental Health Day: MEHSOG calls for Inclusion of a Service User on Mental Health Board
On 10th October every year the world assembles to celebrate the world mental health day which prolongs for a week. The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021, which is…
Health Minister Petitioned Over Inclusion of a Service User on the Mental Health Board
The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) and the Alliance for Mental Health are calling on the Ministry of Health to as a matter of urgency consider the inclusion of…
