Galamsey: Ghana may not achieve SDGs target-CSOs caution
The Civil Society Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has underscored the need for Government to find immediate solutions to the illegal mining conundrum, cautioning that Ghana may not achieve…
Govt to deploy river guards, navy to fight galamsey – Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed that the government will soon announce some major interventions it will deploy in its attempts to fight illegal…
WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by 2030, up from 40 million today, unless urgent measures are taken, the World Health…
Minority to petition Parliament over govt’s silence on galamsey
The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Environment, Science, and Technology, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has hinted that he will be raising the issue of illegal mining on the floor of…
Gov’t must declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves-CSOs
Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) have continued to mount pressure on the government of Ghana to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency over Ghana’s water bodies and forest…
Organised Labour set to proceed with planned nationwide strike over Galamsey
Organised Labour has confirmed its decision to proceed with the nationwide strike planned for Thursday, October 10, 2024. The group expressed dissatisfaction with President Akufo-Addo’s response to their demands, despite…
Safeguard the environment for future generations- CSOs to gov’t
A convening of Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) working in the areas of environment and natural resources has ended in Accra with a clarion call on government to find a balance between…
African migrants, refugees continue to seek way to Europe – Security Council
The United Nations says it has registered more than 350,000 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers protections in North Africa so far this year, with 97,000 migrants entering Libya since last…
We have cleaned up voters’ register; it’s more accurate now – EC chairperson
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Jean Mensa has said the Commission has sanitized the voters’ register for the 2024 general elections. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana,…
34 CSOs raise concerns about Ghana’s deteriorating civic space, violations of human rights of protesters
Thirty Four major Civil Society Organizations( (CSOs) in Ghana have added their voices in condemning the recent incidents of police manhandling, arbitrary arrests, detention without indication of location, and ill-treatment of peaceful…
