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 ...

With 40 days remaining until the 2024 elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has become one of the least trusted public institutions in Ghana. The latest Afrobarometer survey reveals that public perception of the EC as corrupt is on the rise. While the EC is responsible for organizing the December 7 elections in a fair, impartial, and transparent manner, only 28% ...

As the sun sets over the bustling highways of Ghana, shadows lengthen across roads that should symbolise progress and connectivity.  Instead, these highways have morphed into silent killers, claiming lives every day, shattering families, and leaving scars that never fully heal. Ama Serwaa is a 32-year-old mother of two; her laughter used to light up the family room, but now ...

Eight travellers have lost their lives after gunmen blocked the Bolgatanga-Tamale highway near Gbimsi, a community close to Walewale, and opened fire. On Sunday, the armed men set up roadblocks in both Gbimsi and Walewale Town, stopping vehicles to identify potential targets. Passengers caught in the blockade faced interrogation over their identities, and in the deadly incident, approximately eight people ...

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), the body set up to monitor the utilisation of petroleum revenue in Ghana, has said that the most immediate effect of the decline in oil production in Ghana is a reduction of revenue from oil and gas production. Although petroleum revenue on average constitutes about 7% of total Government revenue, Ghana is reliant on ...

The International Curriculum Association (ICA) has analysed research from leading neuroscientists and sleep experts and has redesigned its International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) framework to recognise the critical importance of increased sleep for adolescent learners. Adolescence is a period of significant brain growth and research by Telzer et al highlights that during this period, the brain undergoes significant development, particularly in white matter growth which is ...