ISODEC, NMJD discuss Natural Resource Governance in Sierra Leone
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a Policy and Advocacy Think Tank in Ghana, in collaboration with the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD) have jointly held a National…
Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across…
Activists pledge to defend human rights violations as ElectroChem takes over Songor Lagoon
Rights Activists in Ghana’s foremost salt producing enclave, Ada Songor, in the Greater Accra Region have vowed to use legitimate means to resist any attempt by salt mining companies to…
Gaza doctors deliver baby girl from mother killed in Israeli airstrike
Doctors in Gaza have delivered a baby girl from the womb of her mother who lay dying from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on the southern city of Rafah…
Gov’t criticized for the slow pace in seeking solutions for power outages
A Governance Expert Professor Baffuor Agyeman-Duah has criticized the government for the snail’s pace with which it is finding solutions to the power challenges. He believes that given the rate…
ABANTU launches SAGES Project to galvanize support for women in election 2024
ABANTU for Development, a women’s rights advocacy Organization has set in motion a project dubbed, ‘Strengthening Activism for a Gender-Responsive Elections 2024 in Ghana’(SAGES) to advance the rights of women…
Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications than women in Europe and Northern America, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA)…
West African leaders dial down on Togo mission
Leaders from the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, have climbed down on their initial announcement that they were visiting Togo "due to the seriousness of the controversial constitutional reforms that…
UK lawmakers pass bill seeking to gradually phase out smoking
The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from…
Informal workers ‘beg’ for cash, health support to counter spiraling cost of living crisis – Report
The escalating cost of living in Ghana is taking a heavy toll on workers, particularly those in the informal sector. This situation is driving them up into abject poverty as…
