Tag: Dec. 16
EC Chair urges women to influence society
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has expressed the need for women to put to use their entrepreneurial skills to benefit society.
She...
WHO, Djibouti launch early warning, response system to detect epidemic-prone diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Djibouti government have launched an Early Warning Alert and Response Network in a bid to strengthen the...
East African ministers call for integrating women in regional security initiatives
East African ministers of gender and women affairs, and peace and security sector officials on Monday called for integrating women and gender-sensitive issues in...
Equatorial Guinea president urges African leaders on refugee crisis
Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has urged African leaders to work together and end the refugee situation, saying the African people need...
Gunmen kill at least 7 in Burkina Faso
At least seven civilians were shot dead on Saturday as about twenty armed individuals stormed into Kantari village in eastern Burkina Faso, Stated owned...
Tanzania urges mining firms to observe laws on environmental recovery after closure of businesses
Tanzanian authorities on Monday urged mining companies to observe laws on environmental recovery after they shut down their operations in the country.
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Namibian subsistence farmers hopeful for a better harvest
Liina Ndahangashimwe has been farming with pearl millet and legumes for over 25 years in a far-flung village in Namibia's northern Oshana region.
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AU trains Somali police officers on management skills
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has completed management and leadership skills training for 30 Somali Police Force (SPF) officers.
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Surge in new Polio cases in Ghana
There has been a surge in the number of polio cases across the country since July this year, and this has been an issue...
NHIS stakeholders’ lauds government’s move to settle claims
Government’s decision to pay off all outstanding NHIS claims owed to service providers in the before the end of this month has been welcomed...
Tap into experiences of successful entrepreneurs
Tertiary institutions must leverage on the experiences of the numerous successful entrepreneurs to equip students with the necessary skills and experience to ensure...
Intel buys Israeli AI firm for US$2 billion
U.S. leading chip manufacturer Intel Corporation has acquired Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) company Habana Labs for about 2 billion U.S. dollars, both companies announced...
People think the District Level Elections have been cancelled, aspirant
An aspirant in the upcoming District Level Elections says most electorates in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality think the elections have been cancelled alongside the abortive...
Kinkanwe Aspirants spell out their policies
The residents of Osu Kinkanwe electoral area in the Korle Klottey constituency have met their aspirants for them to outline their developmental plans.
Three...
Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa still far away from true reconciliation
South Africa still has much further to go before achieving true reconciliation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday as the country marked Reconciliation Day.
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Tanzania: new strategy to boost sugar production
Tanzania has embarked on a new strategy aimed at boosting sugar production from the current 300,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by producing and distributing...
Ghanaian president sacks three high court judges
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday removed three high court judges from the bench for bribery and corruption, the presidency said in a release....
S. Africa’s ruling party president says ready to be led
President of South Africa's ruling party, Jacob Zuma, on Saturday said he is ready to be led as he bowed out as party leader.
Zuma,...
Kenyan farmers harness technology to contain “witchweed”
Samuel Owiti in 2005 dusted his hands off chalk dust and replaced his teaching garb with gumboots and hoes as he embarked on a...
Ghana holds fair to boost local businesses
The maiden edition of the Ghana Made Street Fair took off in Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday.
The two-day fair aims at showcasing Ghanaian-owned businesses...
Kenya’s tourist arrivals grow thanks to US travel boom
The number of tourists arriving in Kenya between January and October reached 729,682, a 16.1-percent increase on the previous year, an official announced Friday.
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Territorial row rumbles on, joint economic activities to be pursued by Japan, Russia
Despite Japan's resolution to make headway on island dispute and take steps toward signing a peace treaty with Russia, a breakthrough in the feud...
Kenyan entrepreneurs decry multiple taxation
Kenyan industrialists have accused multiple taxation policies, especially those on imports and exports, of impeding efforts to grow the economy.
CEO...
IOM records highest yearly migrant deaths worldwide
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that the organization had recorded the highest yearly migrant deaths worldwide since the statistics started,...
South Sudan not to shut down oil production
South Sudan said it would not shut down oil production despite growing pressure from lawmakers calling for a temporal halt due to declining oil...
Over 10 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack
More than 10 Burkinabe soldiers were killed in an attack on Friday morning against a Burkinabe military camp near the border with Mali by...
Experts urge Ghana to become self-reliant in election financing
One of the experts who spoke at one of such preparatory workshops was Prof. George Akilagpa-Sawyerr , a governance expert, who urged the stakeholders...
Ghana institutes measures to sustain production in fisheries sector
The measures are aimed at reducing the effects of illegal fishing; offshore oil exploration and production; increase in national fish consumption; overexploitation of fish...
UN boss wishes to see quick selection of his successor
At his end-of-year press conference, Ban said "member states have been actively discussing this issue, how to make selection process of my successor more...
Kenya to step up investment in geothermal energy
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Chairman, Joshua Choge, said the company was targeting the installation of an additional 766 megawatts (MW) by the year...