The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in her message for International Women’s Day (IWD) at UN Headquarters on Friday, being celebrated in New York, ahead of the official day. As a “massive year for gender equality”, ...

The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying or in some kind of training, is on the rise, according to a new report released on Monday by the International Labour Organization (ILO). And young women are more than twice as likely as their male counterparts to be affected. Increasing automation, a narrow focus of vocational ...

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, one of Nigeria’s most influential Muslim traditional leaders, has been removed from his throne. He was deposed for showing “insubordination” to the authorities in the northern state of Kano. Mr Sanusi, an ex-central bank chief, has had frosty relations with Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje since 2017. His supporters believe he was sacked for ...

Italy is extending its coronavirus quarantine measures, which include a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that people would only be permitted to travel for work or family emergencies. He said the measures, which come into effect on Tuesday, were to defend the most fragile members of society. Italy’s coronavirus death toll jumped ...

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, former Minister of Education has said it was not enough to increase the number of females and professionals in education without creating gender sensitive academic environment for them to thrive. She believed that creating a gender sensitive academic environment represented a unique way of advancing the course of women through effective mentorship, coaching, sharing of experiences ...

Energy experts discussed the importance of gas for Africa’s current and future energy needs, pointing out that Gas will be critical for creating industry, manufacturing and attracting investment capital. With recent major gas discoveries in Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, Mauritania and South Africa, Africa is poised to use gas technologies that are faster, more reliable, more cost-effective and more environmentally-friendly than ...

Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaib, Spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, has called on faith based organisation to intensify efforts to fight against the dangerous phenomenon of vigilantism in Ghana. He expressed worry about the growing trend of the incident and challenged well-meaning Ghanaians to join the fight and nib the phenomenon in the bud in order to safeguard the security and ...

Along Ghana’s 330 mile coastline, the ocean provides food and income for millions of people. In the last half-century, industrial vessels have flocked to these waters, trawling the sea for fish to export overseas. Now an illegal practice, known locally as saiko, is pushing Ghana’s fisheries to the brink. Saiko is the local name for a particularly destructive form of ...

Revenue Mobilization Africa, a not-for-profit organization has cautioned government, particularly the Ministry of Energy not to approve the Anadarko–Total SA deal until all taxes owed the state are duly paid. The organization in a statement issued in Accra by its Executive Director Geoffrey Kabutey Ocansey expressed concern about the many speculative news stories regarding the sale of Anadarko operations in ...

Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday. While there have been remarkable gains for girls in education, little headway has been made to help shape a more equal, less violent ...