Falling fertility rates could mean most countries see their populations shrink by the end of the century.
The world will have to begin to reckon with the consequences of a smaller, older population.
1. It could be good news for poorer …
A joint task force of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Ghana Armed Forces, and Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun public awareness on the enforcement of sanitation by-laws and COVID-19 protocols in Accra.
The enforcement exercise, w…
A scheme designed to strengthen the capacities of cottage and small scale food processors and provide guidance towards implementation of food safety management systems has been launched in Accra.
Themed “Progressive Licensing Scheme(PLS…
Ghana's COVID-19 active cases have risen to 3,780 from a previous 3,716, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced via its designated website.
This follows the confirmation of 178 new cases of infections, bringing the country's cumul…
Ghana and Mexico, Wednesday, held their second consultation under the Bilateral Political Consultations Mechanism towards building a stronger bond.
Mr Charles Owiredu, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration co-c…
The University of Ghana College of Health Sciences on Wednesday launched a Health Science Investigative journal and a five-year strategic plan to guide its decision and actions towards institutional excellence by 2024.
The strategic pla…
The Prince of Wales has honoured 95-year-old World War II veteran, Private Joseph Hammond for his contribution to Ghana's Coronavirus recovery.
A statement issued by the British High Commission, made available to the Ghana News Agency sai…
The adoption of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)in the country's justice system is to ensure that justice is delivered to all manner of persons in a timely and cost-=effective manner.
It is therefore important for all to accept …
Some of the health infrastructure projects currently under construction in the Ashanti region, would have covid-19 treatment centres, as confirmed cases in the region surge.
Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Minister of Health who made this k…
District Public Health Emergency Committees in the Ashanti Region have been charged to ensure strict compliance to COVID-19 safety protocols to curb the rising confirmed cases in the region.
They should also take steps to address the di…
Ms Paulina Obiyaa Kissi, the Headteacher of the Nkwatia SDA Basic School in the Eastern Region has appealed to the Ministry of Communication to help the school to acquire an Information, Communication Technology (ICT) centre to promote qua…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has observed that human trafficking and irregular migration activities remained widespread in the country despite closure of borders to contain the spread of COVID:19.
The …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says it has arranged with Emirates to evacuate more stranded Ghanaians back to Ghana.
The flight will depart from Dubai at 0930 hours on Friday, July 17, 2020, and arrive in Accra a…
Seven Treatment and Health Centres in the Western, Central, and the Western North Regions have received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other medical items to support the management and treatment of COVID-19 cases.
This is in fu…
The latest report on the progress towards the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free targets has shown that despite great progress made since the early days of the epidemic, the HIV response for children has fallen behind.
Year after year, th…
Strategic Communications Africa Ltd (Stratcomm Africa), has released “GYAE SAA” (stop that behavior), an episode in the Koo the COVID prefect cartoon series that encourages society not to stigmatise those who have been infected with COVID…
Factors impacting the Development of Infrastructure in Africa (By Tonny Tugee, MD at SEACOM East Africa)
The world is eager to do business with Africa but finds it difficult to access African markets because of poor infrastructure
Wi…
The new Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA) will train researchers and practitioners
On July 14, 2020, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $15 million to support a part…
Coronavirus - Africa: UNESCO launches Global Skills Academy to boost employability of one million youth as recession looms
The Organization unveiled the project, Skills for a Resilient Youth in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, on World Y…
Russian authorities armed with assault rifles raided 110 homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Voronezh Region on July 13, 2020, according to an official press release by the Voronezh Region Investigative Committee. This is the largest seri…
With the world on lockdown, Mandela Mile unites global leaders and Afro Nation artists for music and conversation with 3D audio technology
Mandela Mile (MandelaMile.global), the annual commemoration and global leadership challenge, will…
Online tutoring is gaining popularity these days since the onset of COVID 19 (coronavirus).
With most families and tutors now entering self-isolation and many schools closed down, online tutoring has become the new norm of the day.
…
The webinar will take place on Africa.com and the conversation will be moderated by Africa.com CEO, Teresa Clarke
On Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 18:30 - 19:00 South Africa time (SAST), Graça Machel and Melinda Gates will deliver a powe…
The COVAX Facility, and the Advance Market Commitment (AMC) within it, is designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for every country in the world
Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest t…
Africa Investment Advisor Program will help expand DFC’s engagement on the continent
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced that it is launching the Africa Investment Advisor Program, which establishes …
From cleaning up the ocean to crafting a blueprint for architectural activism, PMI recognizes the people that are transforming our world through inspiring projects
Project Management Institute (PMI) today announced its first annual Futu…
Coronavirus - Africa: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches the new COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme outlining seven key priority areas
The UN Agency also calls for joint coordinated global response to support food an…
Roche Diagnostics joins forces with nonprofit (RED) organization to raise awareness about the importance of testing in the fight against
AIDS
- 7.1 million people globally are HIV positive but don't know it, and only 59% of people livi…
Large shipping losses are at a record low having fallen by over 20% year-on-year, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2020 [1]. However, the coronavirus crisis could endange…
Coronavirus - Africa: The vaccines success story gives us hope for the future
Vaccines remain the safest, most cost-effective protection against disease and will provide a powerful tool to address the COVID-19 pandemic
The World Heal…
Crime Check Foundation (CCF), a Non-Governmental Orgaization has presented assorted items, personal hygiene supplies and toiletries and cash of GH¢1,500 to the Motherly Love Foundation, an orphanage at Kwabenya in Accra.
The presentatio…
A US firm has said it will soon start final-stage human trials for a possible vaccine.
The vaccine developed by the US pharmaceutical company Moderna has proved safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 volunteers in phase-one trials.
…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued an advisory regarding the use of face shields in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
According to the Head of Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Asiedu Bekoe, …
Mr Christoph Retzlaff, the German Ambassador to Ghana, has said Africa remains at the heart of the European Union’s (EU) global response to COVID-19.
“As ‘Team Europe’, we stand with our neighbouring continent to respond to the immediat…
Post COVID, tuition operators who embrace online classes successfully will not be limited by space, rental costs and could open themselves to new markets far beyond their countries.
For online classes, so much time could be saved for bo…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advised Ghanaians to practise healthy lifestyles to stem the spread of COVID-19.
The Service emphasized the need for regular exercising, reduction in alcohol and tobacco intake and eating of healthy me…
Ghana has recorded a cumulative of 25,252 positive cases of COVID-19 since March 2020, with 21,397 recoveries indicating a percentage recovery rate of 34.
7 percent, with an active case count of 3,716.
The death toll, remains 139 per…
Coronavirus - Africa: As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
The hungry are most numerous in Asia, but expanding fastest in Africa
Securing healthy diets for the billion…
Meckanzy reaches out to West Africa’s youth to support the development of digital marketing capabilities
Free virtual training and job opportunity
Meckanzy Inc. (Meckanzy.com) today announced a free professional complete digital mark…
Just months ago, California was being praised for its response to the pandemic. But now, with a surge in cases, the most populous US state is now having to reverse its easing of lockdown restrictions.
Prof Robert Wachter, the chair of t…
There is a sharp decline in the wearing of nose masks in the Bono Region, contributing to rapid spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the region, a survey conducted by the Regional Directorate of Health Services has indicated.
…
The Office of former President Jerry John Rawlings on Monday described as fake some flyers purported to have originated from him, which are being circulated on social media.
"The office had noted with concern virtual audio flyers with t…
Government has been urged to construct more dual carriageways instead of single-lane roads to reduce accidents.
Mr Wilfred Akpah, the Hohoe Branch Two Secretary of the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU), appealed to the Governm…
Contractors working on the Bekwai hospital project in the Ashanti Region say the project would be handed over to the government in November, this year.
Mr. Harry Ameti, the Project Director of Elipse Projects, the company executing the …
The Registrar-General's Department on Monday extended the deadline for the filing of Annual Returns from July 31 to December 31, 2020.
The extension is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability of companies to hold their An…
The Teachers and Education Workers' Union (TEWU) has commended the Ministry of Finance for approving the payment of 15 per cent Critical Support Premium (CSP)for all non-teaching staff under the Ghana Education Service.
The approval, w…
Confluent Media, a Ghanaian consultancy company, is to partner IoTeedom of the United States of America (USA), to implement smart cities project in Ghana.
The first phase of the project, which seeks to promote peace and security ahead…
Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region have arrested 25 Nigerians for allegedly entering the country through unapproved routes.
The immigrants, which included 24 males and one fe…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed worry about the increasing number of new infections of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Bono Region.
Though, Bono is among the last regions to have recorded confirmed cases since the…
The counterfeit pharmaceutical industry is thriving in West Africa, with law enforcement agencies battling to crackdown on foreign-linked criminal syndicates, writes Emma Hooper.
It is rare to have a conversation in Nigeria about the pr…
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