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…
World is moving backward on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, UN report reveals
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is…
Boris Johnson resigns
Less than three years ago, Boris Johnson led the Conservatives to their biggest election victory since 1987. Now, the prime minister has lost the support of his MPs and is…
