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Civil registration is important. It is the first step to gaining legal identity, and among others, citizenship, but half of the population in Africa are not registered at birth. Speaking Monday October 14, 2019 at the opening of the 5th Conference of Africa Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, currently going …

Drugs retail outlets have been cautioned to be wary of purchasing medical products from unregistered sources. The public has also been advised to patronize genuine medical products by taking time to look at the packages, appearances, and colours of medicines and other products when purchasing these items to enable them …

Privately owned Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) is to be absolved by government, Mr Emmanuel Afoakwa, President of the University College has hinted. He said the decision had been taken awaiting parliamentary approval for the private technology university to be made a public university. Mr Afoakwa disclosed this when he …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised chiefs and people of Ghana to resolve to work in unison with the government to protect the environment from degradation. “God has blessed Ghana with good environment and abundant natural resources,” he noted, saying the government and the citizenry have a collective responsibility …

The World Bank’s 20th edition of Africa’s Pulse report has revealed that growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy and the slow pace of domestic reforms. Africa’s Pulse is a biannual publication containing an analysis of the near-term macroeconomic outlook for …

Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, the Chief Executive Officer of the Citadel Hospital and his alleged accomplices have been put before the Kaneshie District Court with additional charge of treason. Mac-Palm, Donyo Kafui, alias Ezor, Bright Alan Debra, were initially charged with conspiracy to possess explosives, arms and ammunition as well as …

Ghana has been viewed as one of Africa’s political and economic success stories, from maintaining a multi-party democracy, peace and social cohesion to reducing poverty and growing its middle class. Yet, despite 30 years of continuous growth in per capita income and rapid urbanization, the country has not been able …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has directed the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta to release GH¢2.2 billion to pay road contractors working on various roads in the country. Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways announced on Monday in Sunyani. He was …

Munich’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, shut down for another year on Sunday, its visitors drinking some 7 million litres of brew. During the two weeks of Oktoberfest, some 6.3 million people visited the festival grounds, organizers said. While this was about the same number as last year, they …

The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has revealed that about 2.3 million small arms are in civilian hands, according to a survey conducted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in 2014. It said out of the figure, 1.1 million remained unregistered, with 1.2 …