A Renowned global development economist, Professor Sir Paul Collier, has called on Africa to prioritise the development of its youthful population by creating a promising future for them. According to him, the new opportunity for Africa was its youthful demography as the rest of the world was basically becoming short of youth, indicating that Africa could take advantage of such ...
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The wind of youth-led revolution
I am starting to sense that “which way the wind is blowing” with my girlfriend, and I think she may break up with me soon. No this cannot be! We have been in love for so many years. Wait a minute, this is similar to the case of the Ghanaian Youth and its political system. I am tempted to say ...
Read More »88% Of workers without pensions ; Women worse hit IFS
Fiscal policy think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has bemoaned the low numbers of people covered by pensions in the country and further revealed that the informal nature of the economy had left well over 80 per cent of Ghanaians without sustained income upon retirement. The issue of low pensions coverage is more pronounced with women, with men ...
Read More »DR Congo: UN food agency triples aid in strife-hit Ituri province
Food aid is being tripled for troubled Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to respond to what the World Food Programme (WFP) has described as the world’s second largest hunger crisis in the world, after Yemen. In addition to worsening hunger, communities in north-east DRC face a deadly Ebola outbreak and inter-ethnic clashes that claimed at ...
Read More »Transgressions of the black race
This article clearly identifies the concept behind the calligraphy as obtained in the flow of black historical backwardness and lack of vision, the reasons why the black race lags behind other races on the globe. It brings to the fore, the reasons for racism, disregard and scorn against blacks by other races that portray us as underdogs in the face ...
Read More »Avoid strife, let continent assert rightful place – President urges African leaders
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Africans to refrain from activities that lead to civil strife. He said for the continent to take its rightful place in global affairs, it had to shed its image of instability and wars and rather prioritise the establishment of a peaceful environment. President Akufo-Addo made the call when he addressed the Gender and ...
Read More »‘Stop violence against children’
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison, has called for an end to all forms of violence against children. In a speech read on her behalf by the Chief Director of the ministry, Dr Hafisa Zackaria, at the launch of an advocacy campaign dubbed: “Stop Violence Against Children”, the minister reiterated Ghana’s position on promoting ...
Read More »‘Pass Affirmative Action Law for equal representation’
Affirmative Action describes policies that support members of a disadvantaged group through education, employment or housing who have suffered past discrimination. Historically and internationally, support for Affirmative Action has sought to achieve goals such as bridging inequalities in employment and salary, increasing access to education, promoting diversity and redressing apparent past wrongs, harms or hindrances. The nature of Affirmative Action ...
Read More »Religious leaders attend symposium to foster unity among Muslims, other faiths
A symposium aimed at fostering unity among Muslims and adherents of other religious faiths was held in Accra yesterday. Held on the theme: “Religious minorities – Rights and obligations”, it was organised by the Muslim World League, in collaboration with the Islamic Centre for Education and Development. The symposium attracted religious leaders from the Muslim and Christian communities, including the ...
Read More »Sekyere East pupils quizzed on child labour issues
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), has held an inter-school quiz competition on Child labour for selected schools in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti. The move forms part of government’s efforts towards the elimination of child labour in the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The quiz competition participated by four Junior High Schools (JHS) in ...
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