African governments must stop paying lip service to agriculture – Prof Danquah
Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, the Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, has urged African governments to stop paying lip service to the…
Disbanding party militias; political hypocrisy? – NCCE boss stokes debate
The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says the recent actions of the country’s biggest political parties’ smack of political hypocrisy. Josephine Nkrumah told Evans Mensah on Joy…
Pass Affirmative Action Bill – Activists demand
Some gender activists in the country yesterday used the celebration of the International Women's Day (IWD) to rally stakeholders to demand for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into…
Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi writes: Let’s build a gender-balanced Africa
The eve of March 8th has me reflecting on the reason for the United Nation’s establishment of an official International Women’s Day, back in 1975. Prior to this, several countries…
Gov’t advised to set up Agriculture Investment Fund
SEND-Ghana, a policy think tank has made a proposal to government to consider setting up an Agricultural Investment Fund to ensure the sustainability of the sector and to enhance Ghana’s…
Attitudinal change key to addressing inequalities – National Quiz Mistress
Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann has argued that an ideal society may delay if society keeps doing the same things which have resulted in the present undesirable outcomes. “So many things are…
DWM urges innovation to remove barriers against gender equality
The Developing Women for Mobilisation (DWM) has urged the government to find innovative ways that can remove barriers and accelerate progress for gender equality. Formerly, the 31st December Women’s Movement,…
Ghana promises action after CNN child slavery report
A top Ghanaian official has promised action following a CNN report into child slavery on Lake Volta. Around 20,000 children work on the lake, enslaved by fishermen they call "master."…
Ghana’s fishing industry needs women’s voices – EJF and Hen Mpoano
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and its partner, Hen Mpoano, Friday released a new report that highlights the critical roles of women in Ghana's fisheries industry. The report, titled: “Gender…
‘Desist from settling domestic violence cases at home’
The Centre for Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana) and The Ark Foundation have appealed to traditional leaders, opinion leaders and all citizens to desist from attempts to settle domestic violence cases at…
