Africa could boost its GDP by at least $24 billion a year and create 2.3 million jobs by introducing manufacturing and trade policies that enable it to extract more value from the booming trade in so-called ‘transition minerals’, according to new economic modelling from Publish What You Pay (PWYP).  Africa is home to more than 40% of minerals like copper, lithium and ...

Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, ecosystems and agriculture”, with millions of deaths attributed to dirty air, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. “Almost everybody on Earth, basically nine out of 10 people breathe air that is essentially unfit for purpose,” said Lorenzo Labrador, Scientific Officer at WMO. “This means that it is ...

Twenty years ago, September 2004, the Women’s Manifesto for Ghana was developed and launched by a broad constituency of women’s groups and allies nationwide. The manifesto emerged as a response to the unending socio-cultural inequalities and disparities that were not adequately addressed by the state, its agencies, and political parties. It emphasizes the limited participation of women in politics and ...

Dr. Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, has challenged the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to implement his policy plan to address illegal mining activities, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, before the 2024 general elections. He emphasised that Ghanaians cannot wait until after the elections for the policies outlined in the manifestos ...

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called on top global actors in the fight against cross-border economic and financial crimes to step up cooperation efforts to root out the growing global phenomenon. According to Godfred Dame, the survival of the global community is dependent on how effectively it can foster collaboration between its justice partners ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has admitted mistakes in the provisional voters register in respect of the  Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam Constituency. According to the Deputy Commissioner of the EC in charge of Corporate Affairs, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, the anomalies have been rectified. “In the preparations towards the 2024 Exhibition Exercise, the Absent Voters List and the Transferred Voters List inadvertently included ...

Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, has disclosed the government’s intention to lift the recently imposed ban on grain exports by November. This announcement comes as a relief to stakeholders in the agricultural and trade sectors who have been closely monitoring the situation following the abrupt implementation of the export ban due to unexpected grain production shortfalls ...

The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of Gaza. The operation aims to inoculate 600,000 children in the coming days. Hundreds of Gazan families have been queueing to await the turn of their child to receive a polio vaccination since early Sunday morning, in a campaign designed to stop the resurgence of ...

The newly appointed Executive Director of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) has indicated her resolve to take the global network to a different level, committing to build a stronger movement towards a just, cleaner, and fairer world where communities have a say. Ketankandriana Rofitosin, who was appointed in July this year has been a dedicated human rights defender and have ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that the electoral roll for the elections this year is robust and credible. The Commission called on the general public to ignore assertions that the register is not fit for the 2024 elections. “The 2024 voters register is robust and credible, ignore assertions that the voter register is not fit for the 2024 elections,” ...