1D1F: President Akufo-Addo commissions premium foods factory
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the new factory of Premium Foods Limited, a company operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. Speaking at the site of the factory located at Kwaso in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo explained that the establishment of the factory is a concrete manifestation that the […]
KNUST establishes centre to deal with global pandemics
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service has established a centre dedicated to addressing the threat of global pandemics to health. It is known as the German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC). It is expected to be officially launched soon. […]
‘AFCON ready to deal with Eriksen-like collapse’
Ghanaian sports medicine expert Dr Prince Pambo is confident that a collapse like Christian Eriksen’s could be dealt with similarly at the Africa Cup of Nations. Dr Pambo, who is a member of the Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) medical expert group, however remains concerned about whether the measures in place for local league matches […]
Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies aged 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and a key figure in its independence struggle, has died at the age of 97, his family has confirmed. Kaunda was admitted to a hospital in the capital Lusaka on Monday suffering from pneumonia. His aides said he did not have Covid-19. In the 1950s, Kaunda was a key figure […]
Ethiopian looted artefacts withdrawn from UK auction
Two artefacts looted from Ethiopia by colonial-era British troops have been withdrawn from auction. The Ethiopian bible with a leather satchel and a cross, and a set of horn beakers had been due to be auctioned today by Busby auctioneers in the UK. The items were taken away during the battle of Maqdala in 1868 […]
Africa Education Watch proposes recommendations to prevent exam leak
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has made some recommendations to government to enable it to prevent leakage of WAEC questions. They include the establishment of a regulatory body to supervise the operations of WAEC, as well as abolishing the practice where teachers are made to invigilate their own students during final examinations. […]
Minority Parties express divergent views on use of Presidential jet
A number of the smaller Political Parties have shared varied opinions on the Presidential Plane Saga, which has been topical in the past few days. The Minority in Parliament says it is not satisfied with justifications provided by the Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, on reasons for which the President had to rent a private jet […]
Former Ivorian leader Gbagbo to return home
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to return to the country for the first time since he was arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in November 2011 for his role in the 2010-2011 post-election crisis. Mr Gbagbo was acquitted of all charges on 15 January 2019 and the ICC upheld […]
Mozambique: Prison managers suspended after prostitution exposé
Mozambique’s justice ministry has suspended the entire management of a women’s prison after the country’s anti-corruption body found that inmates were being forced into prostitution. The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) had revealed that for years prisoners from Ndlavela Women’s Penitentiary in the capital, Maputo, had been taken to nearby guest houses to work as prostitutes […]
TUTAG to suspend nationwide strike on Friday, June 18
The leadership of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has hinted of suspending its nationwide strike on Friday, June 18. The decision was taken after a meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday, June 16, over TUTAG’s concerns. The Association began a partial nationwide strike on Monday, June 14, to demand […]
