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614 terror-related deaths recorded across Africa in mid-January

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in its bi-weekly “Africa Terrorism Bulletin” has recorded a total of 614 terrorism-related deaths in Africa between the period of 1-15 January 2019. Out of the 614terrorism-related deaths,190 were killed by direct terrorist attacks whereas 424 were killed during counter-terrorism operations by security forces. The Sahel region recorded 90% ...

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Simpa Panyin: The killings shall continue when ‘Powertics’ meets ‘Monetics’

Very soon we will all line up, to be killed. This time around, we will not wait for the contract killers to plan their murders. We will present ourselves to them, lining up in front of their homes, and ask them to kill us, one person after the other, in any manner they so desire, for we want to, at ...

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‘Overhaul Medical Supply Chains In Africa’

Three international security organisations, including INTERPOL, have called for a substantial overhaul of the regulatory, enforcement and educational systems of medical supply chains in Africa to reduce the proliferation of counterfeit drugs. According to the three organisations — the Institute of Security Studies, INTERPOL and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime — there was a liberal criminal market for ...

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More executive roles for women in the corporate world

Ms Millicent Clarke

The Regional Head of Human Resource (HR) at Standard Chartered Bank for Africa and the Middle East, Ms Millicent Clarke, has observed that over the years, biases against females in the corporate world has significantly reduced, as many organisations begin to tap into the immerse potential of women for growth in their businesses. She said this has led to many ...

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Uganda bans sports betting

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered that no new licences should be issued to sports betting companies nor renewing of permits for the existing ones. According to Minister of State for Finance, Mr David Bahati, the President gave the directive saying that gambling has diverted attention of the youth from hard work. “We have received a directive from President Museveni ...

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Forestry Commission, CEIEC sign deal to increase forest sector revenue

Mr kwadwo Owusu Afriyie(left) and Mr Liu Zhirong(right)

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ghana’s Forestry Commission and the China National Electronic Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC) meant to lead Chinese companies to corporate with the Ghanaian government to construct a China- Ghana Forestry Economic and Trade Corporation park. The move aims at building an internationally advanced industrial cluster and bringing out strong   industrial agglomeration ...

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Data collection, a catalyst for tourism growth in Africa

Exactly a week into the New Year, Kenya released its tourism statistics for 2018 much to the admiration of industry watchers who hailed the quickness and effectiveness with which they have been able to collate and compile the data. Kenya like just a few African countries has adopted an effective data collection mechanism as one of the multi-faceted approach to ...

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2,341 killed in 2018 in road accidents; 795 are pedestrians

Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has revealed that, the total number of commuters killed in road traffic accidents in 2018 recorded a 12.76% jump over the figure for 2017. This means persons killed rose from 2,076 in 2017 to a total of 2,341 in 2018. It comprises 1,796 males and ...

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Ghana needs to reduce the price of gas to aid industrialisation

Dr Theophilus Acheampong

Government has been urged to take a critical look at the gas production sector by reviewing the pricing system which has a lot to do with the high price of electricity power in the country. “If we want to be competitive, if we want to support industrial growth, then ultimately it means that the price of power that people pay ...

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Ghana To Export Timber To EU Market

Ghana is close to making history as the first country in Africa to get clearance to export timber to the European market by the end of the year. This is after the country had met a series of requirements spelt out in the voluntary partnership agreement that was signed with the European Union (EU) over a decade ago. Currently, processes ...

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