Death toll in Kenya bus accident continues to rise
At least 34 people died on Sunday night in central Kenya after a bus carrying passengers fell off a bridge. The National Transport and Safety Authority NTSA, initially put the…
More women work in health and care but they earn 24 percent less than men: UN report
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 percent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap than in other economic sectors, two UN…
Electing women into District Assemblies a sound investment- Abantu declares
A call has been made on Ghanaian voters to consider voting massively for women candidates who will be contesting the District Level Elections in 2023. Even though processes for the…
MindFreedom Ghana Launches Shadow Report for UPR Process
After over five months of touring the country, MindFreedom Ghana has completed a Shadow Report on the Universal Peer Review (UPR) process and readying itself to submit it to the…
Ghana’s inflation rate jumps further to 29.8%
Ghana’s inflation has gone up again, rising to 29.8 percent in June 2022. This is up from 27.6 percent recorded in May 2022, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).…
IMF advises Parliament to approve a $1bn loan to prevent economy from grinding to a halt
The team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Ghana’s Parliament to approve a $1bn loan that is before the House in order to prevent the economy from grinding to a…
Senior Staff of Universities in Ghana dare FWSC boss to withhold their salaries as they declare strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana (SSA UOG) have dared the Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Benjamin Arthur to go ahead…
Nigerian businesses turn to solar as diesel costs bite
Nigeria's solar companies are seeing a surge in demand for mini-grids and equipment as businesses in Africa's biggest oil producer look for alternative power sources after the cost of diesel…
Parliament sets up ad-hoc committee to probe food shortages in schools
The Speaker of Parliament has constituted an ad-hoc body of five parliamentary committees to probe the activities of the National Food Buffer Stock Company and the National School Feeding Programme.…
Uganda arrests protesters over rising cost of living
The Ugandan police on Monday arrested at least a dozen protesters against the rising cost of living in Jinja, in south-eastern Uganda. "Eight of the leaders were arrested and will…