Buhari admits security situation is ‘very disturbing’
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security forces could do much better in their efforts to keep the country safe. In a rare interview, Mr Buhari described the situation…
Nigeria: Terrorist attack leaves 4 dead in Maiduguri on Eid al-Adha’s eve
Maiduguri was hit yet another time by terror on Thursday night. Jihadi terrorists attacked the town of Maiduguri in the North East of Nigeria, as locals were preparing celebrations of…
EU set to drop Algeria from safe country travel list
The European Union is set to exclude Algeria from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel after a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday. The…
President Akufo-Addo is building an inclusive Ghana with pragmatic policies – Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says pragmatic social intervention policies introduced by the government of President Akufo-Addo has contributed significantly to building an inclusive nation, which is leaving no…
14 million Ghanaians left ‘multidimensionally poor’ bracket in 7 years – MPI report
Between 2011 and 2017, the number of Ghanaians living in multidimensional poverty reduced by 14,115,572, the Ghana Statistical Service’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has said. The MPI report used…
Did former president Jerry Rawlings really beat up his veep in a political feud?
Very few living statesmen on the African continent possess the myth-cum-fact biography of Ghana‘s former President Jerry John Rawlings, the country’s longest-serving head of state. For starters, Rawlings, by virtue…
Addressing violence against women and children through the SDGs
Violence against women is usually executed by close relations mostly men; in some instances, we see women attacking their fellow women. This constitutes one of the biggest violations of human…
Government urged to step up efforts to review Disability Act
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD), has expressed worry over the continuous delay by the government to amend the country’s current Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715), to conform with…
Abantu engages State Institutions on women’s participation in election 2020
Abantu for Development, a women’s right advocacy organization has put together a dialogue session for state institutions intended to increase the effectiveness of women’s actions for inclusive, credible and a…
Parliament approves €101.76m for Nima drain project
Parliament has approved a total of €101.76 million loan agreement to finance the design and construction of drainage and ancillary sewage system, that will cover the Nima drain from Kaokudi…
