WHO pledges to support African countries on coronavirus response strategy
As the threat of coronavirus disease looms over the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) has promised to support African Union Member States on a common preparedness and response strategy.…
African leaders cautioned against resource-backed loans
Resource-backed loans have contributed to crippling debt levels in Africa and are shrouded in secrecy, according to a new report. These loans to governments, collateralized with oil or minerals, have…
Africa grapples with clean energy conundrum
Africa is both the world's least electrified continent and the most vulnerable to climate change. And as the continent with the world's fastest growing population, the decisions that African politicians…
Why girls in Paala are pushed into early marriages
Girls in the Paala community in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region have resorted to early marriages due to their inability to access schools in their locality.…
Drop deadly partisanship and adopt Nkrumah’s legacy – Prof. Essilfie Conduah to political parties
“There will have to come a time where we all have to sit down in sobriety and see where we went wrong and try to virtually correct ourselves… If we…
Split SHS fees between government and parents – IEA
Given the huge cost that the free Senior High School(SHS) programme has on Ghana’s budget, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is asking government to split the cost with parents.…
Hanau: Germany boosts security amid far-right threat
Germany will deploy extra police to protect mosques, railway stations, airports and other sensitive sites because of a "very high" far-right threat following the Hanau killings, the interior minister says.…
Quick takeaways from Ghana’s 2020 State of the Nation Address
The State of the Nation Address is the single most important national speech by the president every given year. The address is expected to give a report or account programs…
Afram Plains: Renewed tension as farmers vow to attack Fulani herders
There is an imminent bloody clash between farmers and Fulani herders in Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region. Currently, there is escalating tension in some communities following the…
Police rescue 14 trafficked children at Juapong
Police in Ho have rescued 14 children trafficked from Tatale in the Northern Region to Adjena, near Akosombo in the Eastern Region, to work on vegetable farms. The children, eleven…
