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West Africa has multiple challenges. With slow economic growth averaging 2.5 per cent in recent years, the region also has high population growth and the incidence of poverty in the region exceeds 40 per cent. These facts were contained in the opening remarks of Mr. Bakary Dosso, the Director of …

Travelling to other countries, apart from being fun, can also be eye-opening. Encountering new cultures, people and experiencing different countries have the tendency to deepen one’s understanding of others and can facilitate mutual respect for all peoples. Different people, however, have different reasons for travelling – some to seek greener …

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an urgent action to better manage the toxic flood of electric and electronic waste (e-waste) produced around the world, to turn it into a source of decent work. Representatives of governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations agreed at an ILO meeting in Geneva …

Denver based mining concern, Newmont Mining Corporation today announces it has successfully concluded the merger deal with Goldcorp in what makes the new company the leading gold miner in the world. The merger which cost Newmont $10 billion is expected to spur similar mergers in the gold mining industry, and …

According to the National Road Safety Commission accident statistics for 2018, about 80 per cent of road accidents are caused by human errors. Speeding, drunk-driving, lack of vehicle maintenance, bad road design and construction contribute only 20 per cent. Mr Oswald Lavoe, the Executive Director and Chairman of Street Sense …

Ghana has been for a very long time, touted as the shining light of democracy in Africa. The country has enjoyed, for all these while the spotlight as a country safe for journalists, but not anymore. The shooting to death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale mid-January 2019 has stained the country, affecting …

A study by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, has revealed that Ghana in 2016 lost $18.9 million (GH₵73.5 million) as economic costs of violence against women and girls (VAWG). The study report dubbed “Economic and Social Costs of VAWG in Ghana” …

African countries lose about $95 billion every year in lost productivity due to failure of national economies to integrate gender equality and women’s empowerment into national economies, according to the ECA’s Women’s Report 2013. Speaking at an event to discuss the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) in Marrakech, Morocco, ahead …

The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), the regulator of electronic transactions, says its operations are being crippled due to the GH₵13 million debt by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs) The Agency is also facing challenges with frequent optical fibre cuts and battery theft at its cell sites, which are also …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Ghanaians to close their ranks and unite in addressing development challenges confronting the nation. “We have a common purpose and must work towards it for a better Ghana,” he said, and that; “By so doing, the society would be leaving a good legacy …