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July 30, 2023
Senegal charges opposition leader Sonko, tensions rise
Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrections among other offences, the public prosecutor has said.Saturday’s announcement comes weeks after Sonko was convicted on separate char…
Ending child marriage/SGBV may require additional efforts to achieve 2030 target
Additional efforts may be required to accelerate progress towards achieving the 2030 target of the UN Global Programme to End Child Marriage (CM) and other Harmful Practices (HPs).This is important because with virtually seven years to reach the targe…
We get spiritual growth by reading God’s word with understanding – Reverend Amegboe
Reverend Richard Amegboe, District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian (E. P) Church-Ghana, Grace Congregation Akatsi Branch has called on believers to rely fully on the words of God for spiritual growth.He said the constant reading of the Holy Bib…
Russia to ease Africa’s debt burden, collaborate for development
The Russian Government is to allocate more than US$90 million as assistance to lower Africa’s debt burden.The aid, announced at the Second Summit of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, is to help the continent to tackle its debt issues….
Defunct cinemas: Any chances of revival? ?
Mohammed Nyerereh, 62, used to sell movie tickets when Opera Cinema at Accra Central was in its prime. Pointing to a safe in the ‘manager’s office,’ he narrates how movie enthusiasts paid 20 pesewas, at the time, to watch shows at the cinema hall. H…
Closed Season: The woes of women and children in fishing communities
The din of brisk fishing activity greets anyone who ventures onto the landing beach at Jamestown the Greater Accra Region and in coastal regions all over Ghana.The fishermen haul nets with fish from the boats, while the women take up the sale of fish …
GBV: Interference of ‘powers-that-be,’ justice denied the poor
It is December 2022, and the event centre at the Ayawaso North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region is busy as queen mothers engage in a crunch meeting to discuss steps to take to register their displeasure to stop chiefs, parliamentarians, govern…
Ghana to host 2023 Humanitarian Awards Global, nominees announced
The organisers of the Humanitarian Awards Global have released a list of nominees for the 2023 edition of the awards.The awards ceremony slated for October 28, 2023, at in Accra would see honours conferred on donors, philanthropists, corporations, soc…
Don’t succumb to pressure to scrap COVID-19 levy, Govt urged
Professor Justice Nonvignon, an Associate Professor and Health Economist at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana, has urged the government not to succumb to external pressures to scrap the COVID-19 Levy.He said the COVID-19 Levy had the po…
Ambassador delivers credentials to Serbian president
Emílio Miguel de Carvalho Sobrinho recently handed over his credentials to the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who accredited him as Angolan ambassador to that country.At the meeting, the Serbian president reiterated his country’s commitment to m…