Solidaridad has launched its flagship food security campaign, the Home Gardening Initiative aimed at empowering individuals and urban communities to take control of their nutritional needs. The initiative, which is Solidaridad’s response to the increasing food insecurity in Ghana and the growing concerns about nutrition in urban homes, is in...
About 30 years on after the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development, which requires countries to make adequate and legally binding provisions for the aged, the country has yet to pass the Aging bill into law, with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and United Nations Population Fund...
Director-General-Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Prof. Amin Alhassan, has stressed the need for appropriately disseminating research findings of universities and researchers to help address national issues. “For a university that believes in knowledge for service, appropriate dissemination of the research findings should be a priority,” he said. This, he noted, will help...
The world economy is losing steam. With forecasts for both output and trade well below the long-term average, reviving growth has become a top priority for policymakers everywhere. One underappreciated tool at their disposal is trade finance. It is no secret that countries that have achieved sustained high growth and...
The Next Generation Investigation Journalism Fellowship (NGIJ), an initiative of Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), which began on September 4, 2023, has concluded with the graduation of all ten fellows following three months of training to cover financial crimes in Ghana and around the world. The training, which aims...
The former president of Ghana and the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama, recently announced his intention to run a 24-hour economy if elected president. This proposal has generated a lot of economic and political discourse on electronic and print media in Ghana...
A Diaspora Engagement Policy has been unveilled at the Office of the President, Jubilee House, to enable Ghana build a mutually beneficial relationship with its diaspora populations around the world. Presenting the concept, President Akufo-Addo explained that the diaspora support is not only for remittances but also for the exchange...
The President/CEO of the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network, Mr. Daniel Kontie has said that African Built Environment must be placed in a position to transition from the current brown construction techniques to Green building technologies. “Like it or not, the reality is that, new trends are transforming the...
Members of the Ghana chapter of the Africa Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN) say they will work to ensure the government allocates the necessary resources to the agricultural sector to help improve food security. Member of Parliament for Wa East and chair of AFSPaN in Ghana Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw...
In consonance with its aim to empower the next generation of technology leaders in Africa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AmaliTech Ghana Limited, Martin Hecker, has emphasised that his company will continue to equip its tech talent with the requisite skill set and knowledge that enables them to compete...