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The Volta River Authority (VRA) says it has officially ended the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo Dam. The spillage, described as controlled by the Authority, began on Friday, September 15. Residents of areas around the Dam were warned to move to higher grounds ahead of the spillage, which ran concurrently with that of Kpong Dam. However, areas around the ...

Pregnant and lactating women are advised to be cautious about consuming seafood such as shrimp, lobsters, and fish like tuna. This is because these foods may contain high levels of mercury and other heavy metals that can potentially affect the cognitive development of babies. Professor Richmond Aryeetey, Dean of the University of Ghana School of Public Health, highlighted that a ...

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 ...

Ghana’s 2017 ban on shackling people with psychosocial disabilities – or mental health conditions – has not halted the practice, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has not adequately resourced the enforcement mechanisms to monitor compliance by faith-based centers where people are being held in chains and assist those currently being unlawfully detained. Human Rights Watch visited two spiritual ...

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 Botswana Trade Minister and Special Advisor of UN Climate Change Champions, Bogolo Kenewendo, has raised concerns about the trade agreements between Africa and the Western world. She, therefore, called for advocacy among Africans on the trade negotiations, lamenting the trade agreements that were “unfairly tailored” for Africans. In an interview on The Point of View, Madam Bogolo Kenewendo emphasized the ...

Following the dedication of October as Mental Health Month, MindFreedom Ghana has collaborated with the Ngleshie Amanfro Polyclinic to educate the people in the Community on psychosocial issues.   World Mental Health Day 2023, was held on the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right’ Experts say the commemoration of Mental Health Day presents an opportunity for people and communities ...

A new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found that China is not the main cause of debt distress in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report, titled Regional Economic Outlook for Africa, found that Chinese loans account for just 6% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s public debt. According to the report, some 60.9 per cent of the region’s public debt is now domestic commercial borrowing with higher ...

More than 700 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Israel’s military said it struck 400 “terror targets” and killed several Hamas commanders over the same period. It also declared that it would not reduce its attacks despite Hamas’s release of another two hostages. UN ...

Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday. The results of the first round announced by Liberia’s National Elections Commission are the closest runoff since the end of the country’s back-to-back civil wars. Weah, a former international soccer ...