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Although terrorists have become skilled at manipulating the Internet and other new technologies, artificial intelligence or AI, is a powerful tool in the fight against them, a top UN counter-terrorism official said this week at a high-level conference on strengthening international cooperation against the scourge. Co-organized by Belarus and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), “Countering terrorism through innovative ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may attract a zero score on his performance card as far as his Jamestown Declaration is concerned-when he boldly stated his vision to make Accra the cleanest city in the whole of Africa by the end of his first term. This is due largely to his own negligence and what appears to be the nonchalance ...

Partners at the just ended Commonwealth Speaker Series are urging government to find solutions to poverty, youth unemployment, lack of inclusivity which are the triggers of the twin-disaster of kidnapping and terrorism. In a communiqué issued in Accra after the series, the partners, including, the National Security ministry, High Commissions of Canada, Australia and South Africa, as well as the ...

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association, Dr. Joseph Obeng has told traders in Ghana, to take advantage of the African Free Continental Free Trade Area. “This is one of the best things to happen to the continent of Africa and we are excited and keen to have it. To think about a creation of a market the ...

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says the fight against terrorism and violent extremism cannot be limited only to military means, vital as they are. He said, “Broader policies must also be put in place to create opportunities and jobs for our youth if we are to deal successfully with their root causes.” Speaking at the maiden edition of the Kofi Annan ...

Former BBC Journalist Max Bankole Jarrett says the media and journalism have seen the end of an era in which trustworthy news gathering and broadcasting was the norm. Mr Bankole Jarrett was host of Network Africa and Focus on Africa for more than a decade at the BBC World Service. In a wide-ranging interview with Phillip Nyakpo in Perth Australia, ...

A month ago, I wrote an article whilst I was on a visit to the University of Rwanda. I shared my observations about their security system, particularly the security protocols around their Chief Justice and the operations of few policemen I saw around as I navigated between the city. The Rwandan Chief Justice is conveyed to every function together with ...

The democracy in the digital media landscape is good but does it work favourably for all audiences? Agreed the platforms employed by the media are shaping political, economic and social life. These in themselves do not pose a challenge however some of the contents produce with the quest to driving home the conversation possess potential risks and danger to children ...

Agric Minister, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto as cited the low welfare of smallholder farmers as the leading challenge to improving crop yields in Ghana. The minister, at the Leadership for Agriculture Forum, has revealed that some radical programs will be adopted in the coming weeks to make Ghana’s smallholder farmers well-resourced and competitive. “Our smallholder farmers are one of the poorest ...

Ghana has not yet put in place contingency measures to safeguard its citizens in South Africa despite escalation of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Africans living in that country. Outbreak of xenophobic violence has in the last week seen South Africans loot foreign-owned shops. One person is reportedly shot dead with several others injured in parts of the southern ...