COVID-19 could see over 200 million more pushed into extreme poverty, new UN development report finds
An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe longterm impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a…
Enhancing women’s effective inclusion in elections 2020
On Monday, December 7, 2020, Ghana will hold the eighth presidential and parliamentary elections since the advent of democratic rule in 1992. Elections are among the most political institutions and…
Tackling Climate Change to consolidate gains in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector
In Ghana, Cocoa has historically been a key cash crop and a major source of export and financial earnings. The cocoa industry has played a crucial role in the economic…
Illicit financial flows cost Africa billions of dollars – Global Tax Justice Network
A new study conducted by a network of NGOs, including the Global Tax Justice Alliance, revealed that Tax evasion costs Africa more than $25 billion a year. As African countries…
Covid-19: Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved for use next week in UK
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain's medicines regulator, the MHRA, says the jab,…
Commonwealth sends team to observe Ghana elections
The Commonwealth has deployed a team of election observers to Ghana to keep watch during the country's General Election slated for Monday next week. The Commonwealth Observer Group is made…
Government should depoliticise scholarships – Education Watch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has asked the government to depoliticize the scholarship scheme. He claimed that most deserving students are unable to access the scheme…
The three Black women to serve on Biden’s all-women communications team
Joe Biden’s campaign promise was to assemble a diverse cabinet that “looked like America“. On Sunday, the president-elect announced an all-female communications staff including three Black women who will be…
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Natural Gas to Transform Africa
Africa has already made an indelible mark in the oil industry. It is home to four of the world’s top 20 crude oil producers — Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, and Libya…
Cocoa Barometer 2020 demands system change to end cocoa poverty
After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa farming communities are still battling the effects of poverty, child labour and deforestation. The 2020 Cocoa Barometer report published…
