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The Volta River Authority (VRA) has warned that nothing will be saved if the Akosombo Dam overtops its operational level. It said it was for that reason it may have to continue spilling more water from the dam if its current level rises to avert any unforeseen catastrophe. Edward Obeng Kenzo, Deputy Chief Executive of the VRA, explained that the ...

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 ...

A cross-section of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday in support of the people of Palestine, as the deadly conflict between Israel and the militant group, Hamas, continues. Some people said they were joining in the protest to show solidarity with Palestinians who have faced decades of oppression. “I did more and more research and I ...

The state of mental health care in Ghana is still a major challenge, especially at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital. Pantang Hospital is one of the leading mental health facilities in Ghana. The hospital, however, is in a sorry state of disrepair. The buildings are dilapidated, the wards are overcrowded, and the facilities are inadequate. Patients are often forced to sleep ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports that some Ghanaians were caught up in the crossfire between Israel and Hamas. The Ministry stated categorically that the Ghanaian community in Israel “is currently safe”. This follows a viral video that supposedly captured some Ghanaians stranded near a bombed city. “The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the ...

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged his ECOWAS colleagues to support the development of a regional Energy Transition Policy.  He said that the policy was crucial in achieving net-zero targets to ensure the socio-economic growth of member countries. Dr Prempeh was speaking at a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Energy in Cotonou, Benin, last Saturday. Discussions ...

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 ...

Nigeria’s main opposition said Thursday it will present new evidence to support its court challenge seeking to overturn this year’s presidential election, saying it can show the declared winner provided faked academic credentials to authorities. President Bola Tinubu forged a diploma from an American university that he presented to Nigeria’s election commission before the February vote and should be removed ...

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 ...