The United States Government, through USAID/Ghana’s Implementing Partners (IPs) under the Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, has partnered with the Women in Agricultural Development Directorate (WIAD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to celebrate the vital role played by rural women in agriculture across northern Ghana. This joint effort commemorates the International Day for Rural Women, observed today, ...

Among the saddest moments in the life of an individual or a group of people is when they are being discriminated against and negatively tagged for crimes they have not committed. In particular, the situation becomes more depressing when they have no voice to speak for them in order to prove their innocence. The above synopsis depicts the state of ...

A cross-section of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday in support of the people of Palestine, as the deadly conflict between Israel and the militant group, Hamas, continues. Some people said they were joining in the protest to show solidarity with Palestinians who have faced decades of oppression. “I did more and more research and I ...

The state of mental health care in Ghana is still a major challenge, especially at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital. Pantang Hospital is one of the leading mental health facilities in Ghana. The hospital, however, is in a sorry state of disrepair. The buildings are dilapidated, the wards are overcrowded, and the facilities are inadequate. Patients are often forced to sleep ...

Women in Philanthropy-Ghana (WiP-Ghana), a trailblazing organization dedicated to advancing the rights and well-being of women and girls, has voiced its commitment to fostering awareness about the imperative movement to invest in girls across Ghana. Their landmark event, titled “Building a Strong Movement in Ghana to Support Investment in Girls’ Rights, Leadership, and Well-Being,” seeks to catalyze transformative change in the lives ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports that some Ghanaians were caught up in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry stated categorically that the Ghanaian community in Israel “is currently safe”. This follows a viral video that supposedly captured some Ghanaians stranded near a bombed city. “The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged his ECOWAS colleagues to support the development of a regional Energy Transition Policy.  He said that the policy was crucial in achieving net-zero targets to ensure the socio-economic growth of member countries. Dr Prempeh was speaking at a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Energy in Cotonou, Benin, last Saturday. Discussions ...

Liberians began voting Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters’ main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars. An hour before polling got under way at 0800 GMT, hundreds of people were already waiting to cast their ballots at voting stations, mostly set up in schools, ...

More than three-quarters of undescribed plant species are already threatened with extinction, according to a new report by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. And for known flowering plants, the picture is also bleak – 45% of them are estimated to be threatened with extinction. Kew’s report gives a global snapshot of plant species. Since 2020, more than 18,800 new species ...

Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting entry of food, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched its surprise attack from Gaza, the Israeli military said it had largely gained control ...