This is very uncertain times for the world especially governments, businesses and individuals but what is important is it’s not time to panic rather time to prepare to weather the impact of COVID-19.
There are support systems and things businesses and individuals can do to mitigate the impact of covid-19...
The killing of an unarmed African-American by a Minneapolis police officer and resulting civil upheaval have set back U.S. efforts to strengthen its tenuous relationship with Africa and counter China’s growing influence.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union Commission, joined senior officials from Nigeria, South Africa and...
Data presented from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria 2019 African Capital Market Watch which reviewed the performance of Africa’s capital markets between 2010 and the first quarter of 2020, shows that African equity capital markets activity have seen a downward trajectory over the past three years as major economies on the...
Two landfills—one in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra Region, and the other in the Asokore Mampong Municipality, Ashanti Region, will soon be turned into multi-purpose recreational centres.
This came to light when the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, undertook an inspection tour of the...
To draw world attention to the need to reverse the trend of destruction of nature and its biological diversity, World Environment Day was instituted and first celebrated in 1974 on the theme: “Only One Earth.”
Since that year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which has responsibility for organizing the...
The journalist Kwaku Sakyi-Addo is back on the airwaves and set to host a new talk show, ‘Sunday Night’, on the Accra-based radio station Asaase Radio, which broadcasts on 99.5FM.
The show, which combines personality interviews and current affairs, will debut at 7pm on Sunday, June 14, 2020. ‘Sunday Night’...
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The promotion and attainment of the SDGs will greatly be impacted negatively due to the unexpected Corona Virus. Almost all the SDGs will be hit by the recession but (SDG3) Good Health and Well-Being and (SDG8) Decent Work and Economic Growth will be...
The post-pandemic world economy seems likely to be a far less globalized economy, with political leaders and publics rejecting openness in a manner unlike anything seen since the tariff wars and competitive devaluations of the 1930s. And the byproduct will be not just slower growth, but a significant fall...
A recent article published in the Scientific Reports by Rochman et al (2013) studied the effect of plastic debris littering aquatic habitats globally. According to the study results, fish and birds exposed to a mixture of polyethylene with chemical pollutants in the marine environment, bio-accumulate these chemical pollutants and...