United Nations Youth Ghana has marked this year’s UN Day celebration by encouraging the youth to actively partake in decision-making especially with issues that affect them. Speaking to Ghanaweb, the Country Head for UN Youth Ghana, Lilian Sally Addo championed the youth to be change agents by being out outspoken to eliminate ignorance on happenings in society. “Every youth must ...

The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that Ghana would soon criminalise the sharing of inappropriate social media content. Addressing stakeholders on the second day of the National week celebration of the Cyber Security Awareness Month 2019, being held at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful cited sexual images as an example ...

Stepup Aid and Education, a non-governmental organization on Friday organized a science quiz for the pupils of Fanteakwa North and South District in the Eastern Region. This project was duly in honour of Ms. Sinkah Janet Roberta, whose aim is to positively contribute to the educational upliftment and entrepreneurial capability of students in all levels and the less privileged. The ...

More than 100 elephants have died in two months in Botswana’s Chobe National Park due to drought, which has also affected wildlife in other countries in the region, the government said Tuesday. Several southern African countries are enduring one of the worst droughts in decades, caused by months of over-average temperatures and erratic rainfall. The drought has wilted grasslands and ...

After nearly two weeks of fighting in northeast Syria, the UN’s humanitarian wing has estimated that around 180,000 have been forced to leave their homes or shelters, including 80,000 children, all in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday that despite a shaky five-day ceasefire, airstrikes and a ground offensive launched ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange in Accra to help address the congestion commuters who use the roundabout face and help improve mobility on the Ring Road corridor. The project will have a three-tier interchange, with the ground level having a remodelled roundabout, while the second tier will be an ...

Ghana’s democracy will be deepened at both the local and central government levels if Ghanaians vote “Yes” in the December 17, 2019 on the election of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). A former lecturer at the Methodist University College, Dr Bonsu Osei-Owusu, who stated this in an interview with the Daily Graphic, said the election of the MMDCEs ...

The Bui Power Authority (BPA) says it is likely there will be a controlled spillage of the Bui reservoir on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Consequently, the BPA says it has instituted adequate measures to ensure that life and property are protected during and after the spillage. In a statement, signed and issued by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Fred Oware, ...

THE DANQUAH VERSUS NKRUMAH UNRECONCILED FEUD.  A GHANA PROBLEM  Mr. President, this is a comprehensive political overview of our lopsided history. I write for posterity your Excellency.  Dr. Danquah is part of a group of several actors in a joint and later split convention collaborating with others operating separately to create a  ground swell movement of the chiefs, the youth,  ...

The World Bank has revealed that 87% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot read and understand a simple story at the age of 10. World Bank Acting Country Manager, Dr Beatrix Allah-Mensah revealed this at the International Day for Education of Poverty-End (EPD) Poverty Day event held at the World Bank office in Accra on Saturday. “Failing to address the situation would ...