The increasing calls from a section of the public for government to initiate another lockdown in the country because of the surge in COVID-19 cases might be well-intentioned and designed to curb spread of the virus, but its economic consequences could prove dire.
Firstly, any such move will create a...
Thousands of people will today gather at the Independence Square in Accra to observe the final funeral rites of the late President Jerry John Rawlings before an interment service at the Military Cemetery. The former president died on November 12, 2020 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital at the...
The country’s palm oil production is set to increase by an average of 4.4% year-on-year from 2021 to 2025, with the growth rate increasing at the end of that period.
According to Bloomberg and Fitch Solutions, Ghana is poised to overtake Ivory Coast to become the lead exporter and earner...
The African Youth Climate Hub (AYCH), an African Youth climate platform, has formally called for application to its Climate Start-up Incubation Program promoting sustainable development.
AYCH as a partnership between the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, OCP Group and YOUNGO (Children and Youth Constituency to...
“If you marry a monkey for its wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains.” – Egyptian proverb
“Loving anybody and being loved by anybody is a tremendous danger, a tremendous responsibility,” James Baldwin reflected as he gave out his last interview. His conclusion came from his observations about the...
More than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs are currently being affected negatively due to the failure of Ghana and UK to sign a post Brexit trade agreement that allows Ghanaian fruit producers’ tariff free access to the UK market as exists under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Ghana and...
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact...
ONE critical aspect of the educational reforms with regards to the Senior High Schools, which hasn’t received due attention primarily because it is taken for granted by policy-makers, has been the unique role of Schools’ histories, identities, traditions and heritage – key points to mold the characters of the...
Head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), John Nkengasong says Africa’s coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5% higher than the global level of 2.2%.
Earlier, Africa’s rate had been below the global average and Mr. Nkengasong described the fatality rate as ‘very worrying’...
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and will not be over until it has been brought under control everywhere. Hence, international efforts are underway to support the world’s poorest countries. COVAX, a multilateral initiative organized by the World Health Organization and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is arranging purchases of...