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Environment and Science Lead at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Alfred Oteng Yeboah, has warned that illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, poses a serious threat to Ghana’s economy. In an interview on Point of View on Channel One TV, Prof. Oteng Yeboah highlighted the severe impact of galamsey on agriculture and water resources. He emphasized the destruction of farms, crops, and ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially assented to the Affirmative Action Gender Equity Bill 2024, which was passed by Parliament in July this year. The bill aims to address social, cultural, economic, and political gender imbalances in the country, stemming from historical discrimination against women and persistent patriarchal socio-cultural systems and norms. It also seeks to ensure gender equity ...

Atlantic Lithium, the African-focused lithium exploration and development company targeting to deliver Ghana’s first lithium mine, has been granted an environmental permit by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Company’s flagship Ewoyaa Lithium Project.  The grant of the EPA permit serves as the EPA’s approval for the Company’s proposed activities at the Project site, as detailed in the Company’s Mine and ...

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Tanko Musah has said that the galamsey menace has affected the brains of students, thus hampering academic work. Mr Musah and other leaders of organised labour have therefore called on President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency. The leadership expressed grave concern about the impact of galamsey ...

The violent confrontation, bloodshed and animosity add to the nightmare residents say they are dealing with following the release of 41,000 acres of the Ada Songor lagoon to ElectroChem Ghana Limited. Principal stakeholders including the Terkperbiawe clan, Ada Songor Lagoon Association, Dangme East Salt Producers Association, and traditional authorities among others have sent SOS to parliament to have the issues ...

Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, has disclosed the government’s intention to lift the recently imposed ban on grain exports by November. This announcement comes as a relief to stakeholders in the agricultural and trade sectors who have been closely monitoring the situation following the abrupt implementation of the export ban due to unexpected grain production shortfalls ...

Farmlands along the Kubore river in the Upper East region have been completely submerged following the spillage of the Bagre dam coupled with some heavy rainfall in the area. The annual spillage of the Bagre dam in Burkina Faso causes considerable damage to farms and properties in the Northern part of the country especially in the Upper East and North ...

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has acknowledged that it did not anticipate the severity of the ongoing drought currently affecting northern Ghana. Farms in the region have been severely impacted by over a month and a half of drought, prompting farmers to call for urgent government intervention. Tanko Bagbara, Head of Public Relations at MoFA, stated that while ...

The Auditor General’s Report on public accounts has highlighted an issue concerning the poor recovery of loan receivables by the government. According to the report, a staggering GH¢61 billion remains outstanding, representing 99.93% of the total loan receivables for the year ending December 31, 2023. The report underscores the importance of effective cash management, particularly the need for well-defined recovery ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has underscored the pivotal role of technology, education, and health in driving Africa’s transformation. Speaking at the 5th anniversary of the Council on Foreign Relations Ghana, the President delivered a speech on the theme “The Limits of the Current Development Co-operation Framework for Africa’s Transformation,” highlighting the need for investments in these critical sectors to ...