Development Agenda

Zimbabwe faces a significant teacher exodus, with around 300 educators leaving the country each month, according to the Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association. The primary cause of this departure is the comparatively low wages in Zimbabwe compared to other southern African nations. While salary increases are challenging due to economic constraints, the country must find ways to retain and attract teaching talent. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new UNICEF report released Friday highlights the impacts of climate change on children, saying that 20,000 children were displaced every day between 2016 and 2021. A total of about 43 million children, on average, were displaced during the six-year period due to the impacts of storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather made worse by climate change.  The report ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is expecting the Government to release some funds for the marking and release of results for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). Mr John K. Kapi, the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, told the Ghana News Agency that the early release of ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured teachers across the nation of a brighter future under his next administration. In a statement released on Thursday to commemorate this year’s World Teachers Day, the NDC flagbearer emphasized the importance of enhancing teaching and learning for Ghana’s continued progress towards prosperity. Former President John Dramani Mahama has assured teachers across the nation ...

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of global criminal proceeds are derived from nature crimes according to data provided by Interpol. Across West Africa, recent data further indicates that illicit trade in marine resources, alone, including illegal fishing, is said to cost the region over $26bn annually, in economic and household impact losses. Speaking at the Solutions Journalism on Nature Crime In Ghana Workshop organised ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to come up with concrete proposals to help governments across West Africa deal with the rising and rampant insecurity and coups d’états. The president believes finding the root causes of military insurrections will better place the sub-region in dealing with the recent security challenges ...