Development Agenda

A two-day Ghana Philanthropy Conference (GPC) has ended in Accra with a call on the government of Ghana to create an enabling environment that will facilitate philanthropic culture in the country. Conference participants noted that though philanthropy is a potent force in shaping a more equitable and sustainable future,  the current state of formal philanthropy in Ghana is marked by ...

A professor of economics at New York University, Professor Yaw Nyarko, says Ghana must rethink and invest in its agricultural sector to enhance its growth prospects. He stressed that this was critical because of the great potential of the agricultural sector. Speaking at the Achimota Speaks Forum on Thursday, November 16, 2023, Professor Nyarko noted that “Agriculture, I think, is ...

Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, one of Africa’s finest diplomats has underscored the need for governments in Africa and Ghana in particular to empower its people to engage in active citizenship to engender sustainable development. Empowering citizenship, According to Dr Chambas could assist in finding solutions to some of the development challenges specifically in Ghana and the African continent in general. ...

 The Media Platform on Environment and Climate Change (MPEC) in collaboration with the Minority Rights Group Africa (MRGA) has rewarded Eight Ghanaian Journalists for their outstanding reportage on Conflicts, Minority rights, climate change, migration, and development issues in the country. The Eight journalists were selected from various media outfits, including newspapers, online/wire services, radio, and television. Mohammed Fugu, the Northern ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration will review the Free Senior High School policy within its 100 days in office to deal with the barrage of challenges affecting it. Speaking at a meeting with the leadership of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Accra on Tuesday [Nov 7, 2023], former President Mahama ...

This is a clarion call to all well-meaning citizens. Enough is enough. It has come to that time when ordinary citizens need to have a voice in how our natural resources are managed and used. Ghana was the beacon of hope for the entire African continent, but no more. The glory of the Republic seems to be fading away or tampered with unscrupulously. The Euphoria that greeted ...

Ghana has received a call to proactively prepare for potential crises to avoid finding itself in a situation similar to that of its neighbour, Burkina Faso. Recent attacks and persecution against civilians in Burkina Faso have resulted in the displacement of tens of thousands of Burkinabés, with children being the most severely affected. Dr. Julien Ouedraogo, Director of Children Believe ...

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called on the government to be deliberate about developing mining host communities and not focus only on the revenue. The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Sulemanu Koney, said revenue from mining communities must not be left to sink into the Consolidated Fund but must be redirected into those communities to ...

 former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice William Atuguba, has criticised the decision by Supreme Court which nullified the election of James Gyakye Quayson as the MP for Assin North in 2020. Speaking at a public lecture organised by Solidare Ghana in collaboration with the University of Ghana on the theme: protecting our democracy; the role of the judiciary at ...

The number of Ghanaians living in extreme poverty has increased since last year, with over a quarter of the population presently living on less than two dollars (GH¢24) a day, the World Bank Country Director, Pierre Laporte, has said.  Inflation over the past couple of years, he said, had eroded the purchasing power of Ghanaian households as incomes had not ...