Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO’s latest Global Education Monitoring Report revealed on Thursday.  The findings reveal that global efforts to ensure universal education have hit a concerning plateau, with the out-school population reducing by only 1 percent in nearly 10 years. Progress and ...

The latest edition of the Afrobarometer Report compiled by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has revealed that 82% of Ghanaians surveyed said the country is headed in the wrong direction. The figure represents five percentage decrease compared to 2023 when 87 percent were of the view that Ghana was badly being managed. The 2024 report is titled, ” Citizens’ ...

Speakers at the Second Edition of Ghana Philanthropy Conference have emphasized the importance of collective giving, trust-building, and creation of sustainable support structures for a stable society in Ghana. At the opening of the two-day Conference in Accra  on Wednesday, October 30TH , various speakers advocated  a shift towards a more unified and discreet philanthropic approach to ensuring that contributions ...

The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, who sought to reverse a previous ruling that blocked his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant. This decision adds another layer to the ongoing legal debate surrounding the scope of the Speaker’s powers and the judiciary’s role in parliamentary decisions. Speaker Bagbin’s application aimed ...

Preparations are currently underway for the Second Edition of the Ghana Philanthropy Conference which is scheduled to take place in Accra on 30th and 31st October, 2024. The Conference is facilitated by STAR-Ghana Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection, the National Youth Authority, Ghana Philanthropy Forum, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), the University ...

Ghana faces the prospect of widespread power outages after one of its largest electricity producers shut down operations amid mounting unpaid bills, highlighting the deepening financial crisis in the West African nation’s energy sector. Sunon Asogli Power, which supplies approximately 15 percent of Ghana’s electricity, suspended operations two weeks ago citing $259mn in outstanding payments. The company’s 560-megawatt plant closure ...

Proposed actions by countries to mitigate the worsening impacts of climate change “fall miles short of what is needed,” according to a major UN report has revealed on Monday. UN climate change secretariat (UNFCCC)’s 2024 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report showed that current plans would result in emissions 51.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent by 2030 – just 2.6 per ...

More than one in three of the world’s trees are in danger of extinction according to a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), threatening life on Earth as we know it. It said the number of endangered trees is more than double the number of all threatened birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians combined. The organisation’s ...

Former Majority Leader and current Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised Parliament’s leadership to engage in meaningful dialogue with the Speaker of the House to resolve the recent impasse disrupting parliamentary operations. With the December 7 general elections drawing near, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu underscored the importance of parliamentary unity and functionality, stressing that the issues facing the House must ...

The United States has instituted a new strategy to safeguard democracy in Ghana. This move which comes in the form of a visa restriction policy comes barely a month to the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. “The Department of State is announcing a new visa restriction policy today that will restrict U.S. visas for any individual responsible for undermining ...