The National Service Authority (NSA) has revealed that its recent internal investigations uncovered irregularities in the system, resulting in the flagging of 8,105 personnel on the national service payroll.
According to the Authori…
The University of Ghana School of Arts, through the Department for the Study of Religions, has organised a three-day course aimed at equipping Imams with modern leadership skills to address contemporary challenges facing Muslim communiti…
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA)
FORMAT & VENUE
The Forum will be held in Conference Room 4 at the Un…
Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar are indications of a shifting disaster riskscape, not anomalies. Both storms broke historical patterns: Ditwah tracked unusually south along Sri Lanka’s coast before looping into the Bay of Bengal, dumping over…
As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence come to a close and we commemorate Human Rights Day, we are reminded that across Asia and the Pacific, countless women and girls remain invisible – even in death.
Understandi…
The Asia-Pacific region, and increasingly many other parts of the world, faces increasing threats to natural resources. With rapid economic expansion, rising populations and accelerated climate events, societies confront a dual challen…
Climate change is not experienced equally, particularly in cities. Your identity, including your gender, age, income level, disability or sexual orientation, determines how you are affected by climate impacts and whether you can access the…
Agriculture in India is defined by a simple but decisive divide: irrigated and rainfed. This divide shapes cropping patterns, water use, yields, drought vulnerability and more. Yet most national agricultural datasets available to decision-…
The opening of the new MFUA-MASI Museum "African Art" took place in the Krasnye Vorota academic building of the Moscow Finance and Law University in honor of MFUA-MASI's 35th anniversary. The exhibition, spread across two halls, is dedicat…
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), announced the opening of applications for the 5th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, offering USD 1 mil…
The newly constituted Governing Board of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) held its inaugural meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2025, pledging collaboration with the Corporation’s management to advance the objectives of th…
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is proud to confirm its role as the official conservation partner for the Global Conservation Tech & Drone Forum (GCTDF 2026), scheduled to take place from 2–6 March 2026 in Nairobi and Konza Technopolis.
GC…
The latest WHO World Malaria Report 2025 highlights a critical reality: malaria remains one of Africa’s most pressing health challenges. With an estimated 282 million cases and approximately 610,000 deaths globally in 2024, the African Reg…
The Cyber Security Authority has warned the public to desist from sharing sexually explicit videos and images of children online, following reports of the circulation of such material involving some Senior High School students.
In a p…
The WRO opened in Singapore on November 26 with hundreds of international students, some as young as eight, set to compete using automatons to solve real-world problems.
The annual competition, which began in 2004 in Singapore and w…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved emergency security funding for five member countries as part of renewed efforts to combat terrorism and rising insecurity across the region.
At its 68th Ordinary Sess…
The government has renewed the curfew imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its surrounding communities in the Upper East Region as security authorities intensify efforts to contain recurring violence linked to the protracted chieftaincy…
The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO announce today the 2025 laureates of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Sub-Saharan Africa Awards. These awards celebrate 30 exceptional young scientists — 25 PhD candidates and 5 postdoc…
The city of Jeddah today witnessed a landmark global event with the announcement of the winners of the Global Prize for Innovation in Water in its third edition, marking the conclusion of a highly competitive showcase that drew the atten…
Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates spotlighted the practice of high-stakes negotiation with a special live episode of its award-winning podcast with Foreign Policy, The Negotiators, at Doha Forum, following the launch of the podcast series’ f…
A new dawn begins. Ghana’s long-standing vision of celebrating and empowering farmers, uniquely initiated under the PNDC administration led by Flt. Lt. J.J. Rawlings, in the mid-1980s, continues to yield huge dividends.
The 41st Nati…
The board of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) has approved a flagship proposal to establish tree crop enclaves across all 16 regions.
Each region will develop a minimum of 1,000 hectares of the six regulated tree crops: …
The European Union (EU), in partnership with the Government of Ghana and Oxfam, has held its maiden “Orange Terrace Talk”, a space to reflect and strengthen collective resolve to end all forms of gender-based violence to mark this year’s…
A study has revealed that five out of 10 boys between the ages of four and 17, who are supposed to be in school, are out of the classroom in 20 districts across the five regions in northern Ghana.
About 3,536 boys across 20 districts…
The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) has inducted 350 members and fellows into the college.
They are made up of 299 members, 14 fellows by election and 37 fellows by examination.
They were from various fields of me…
The government has expressed its readiness to deepen collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited to make environmental cleanliness, climate resilience, innovation, and sustainable job creation an everyday reality for Ghanaians.
The Mi…
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to strengthening Port Health operations, improving staff welfare and building capacity to ensure effective disease surveil…
The government, through the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) Secretariat, has convened the maiden meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation in Accra, under the chairmanship of the V…
The Ladima Foundation is excited to announce that entries are now open for the 2026 edition of The Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman.
Following on from last year's successful pivot to an online competition, this ye…
The story of Robben Asare, Ghana’s National Best Youth Farmer 2025, is a powerful testament to how Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) is transforming youth passion into profitable and nationally impactful agribusiness.
Robben’s journey with…
Ghanaian-American journalist and founder of TheAfricanDream.net, Oral Ofori, delivered a stirring address at the 9th Pan-African Congress in Lomé, Togo, calling on Africa, and the continent's governing bodies to reclaim Africa's narrative …
School Farm Competition
What began simply as a learning activity providing inputs, mentorship, and guidance to students to spark their interest in agriculture has evolved into something far more powerful than we imagined. The KIC Scho…
A tiny leadless pacemaker – the first of its kind in South Africa and a fraction of the size of a AAA battery – has been successfully implanted in the chamber of a patient’s heart in a sophisticated, minimally invasive procedure at Netcare…
Tribaverse, a grassroots environmental initiative, has announced the third edition of the Climate Ghana Conference, with the 2025 event set to place young people at the centre of Ghana’s climate action agenda.
The conference, schedu…
The IGP Special Operations Team last Saturday arrested 17 persons in a swoop at the Waterworks area in Tamale in the Northern Region.
The arrests were made during an operation carried out within the Tamale Metropolis and the Tolon D…
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in collaboration with National Security operatives, has arrested 32 individuals in a major operation targeting cybercrime activities at Kasoa–Tuba in the Central Region.
The arrests were carried o…
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that the United Nations pays Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day, describing the assertions as a deliberate attempt to incite personnel against the military high command.
Speak…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging a “secret” recruitment exercise and the sale of teaching appointments within the Service, describing the assertions as false and misleading.
In …
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unanimously endorsed the candidature of President John Mahama for the Chairmanship of the African Union.
The decisive collect…
Madam Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, Deputy Minister of Works, Housing And Water Resources, has urged developers in the public and private sectors to include facility management in the life-cycle of building and construction projects.
Speaking a…
Dr. Charity Binka, Executive Secretary of the Africa Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), has called for stronger engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), community groups and the media in the national fight against malari…
The Ghana Veterinary Medical Association (GVMA) has called on government to urgently strengthen animal health systems and employ more veterinary professionals to enhance food security, public health and agricultural transformation.
Dr J…
The Ministry of Health has dismissed reports suggesting that construction of the Weija Paediatric Hospital has been halted or cancelled, stating that work on the project is progressing steadily.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Dece…
Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie Wednesday said Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Ghana, occurring in homes, communities and increasingly across digital platforms, cannot be eliminated by any single institution.
“Gender-based violence, wheth…
The Central Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), has carried out a three-day operation to clamp down on the sales of unregistered baby diapers in the region.
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Dr. Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, says achieving viral suppression remains Ghana’s strongest tool in protecting future generations from HIV.
According to him, Ghana could significant…
Mr. Tong Defa, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, has urged Ghanaian journalists to adopt a more balanced and comprehensive approach in reporting on the mining sector, particularly stories involving Chinese companies.
He said responsible jo…
The Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights (ARHR) has reported four major gaps in the 2026 National Budget allocations for the health sector.
The organisation noted that although the Budget shows increased financing, structural and imple…
Impact Sante Afrique (ISA) in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme of Ghana has unveiled a documentary series christened ‘#ProtectTheCure’ to paint a true reflection of malaria drug resistance in Africa.
The f…
Global investment in agrifood innovation reached USD 16 billion in 2024, reflecting the urgent push to modernize food systems.
Yet fewer than 5% of agrifood startups originate from low- and middle-income countries, despite these region…
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