Day: July 8, 2025

Accra: The Greater Accra Regional Department of Gender, in partnership with the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council, has educated over 60 traditional leaders about the risks and negative impacts of harmful cultural practices. The initiative aims to address cultural practices such as child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), widowhood inheritance, forced feeding of girls, trokosi, and breast ironing. According to Ghana News Agency, the programme was sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and involved participation from the Ada, Kpone, Ningo, Shai, Osudoku, and Prampram Traditional Councils. Madam Matilda Banfro, Greater Accra Regional Director of the Department of Gender,

Accra: Ghanaian energy company, GMP, has refuted allegations purportedly based on a petition filed by Petraco Energies DMCC to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). In a statement, GMP clarified that the matter in question stemmed from a commercial disagreement under a 50/50 profit-and-loss sharing joint venture with Petraco Energies DMCC, not Petraco Oil Company SA, as erroneously cited in some reports. According to Ghana News Agency, GMP stated unequivocally that the allegations contained in the petition are spurious and misleading, mischaracterizing what is, in fact, a straightforward commercial disagreement between two joint venture partners. The company explained that

Accra: The Emerging Public Leaders (EPL) of Ghana, a non-profit organisation dedicated to training young professionals for public service, has successfully graduated the Sixth Cohort of its Public Service Fellowship. The graduates were urged to become change makers within their respective organisations. According to Ghana News Agency, the graduation event, themed ‘Staying to Build: Re-Imagining Public Service Leadership,’ celebrated 33 young leaders who completed a year of service in various government and civil society institutions across the country. These institutions included the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Education Service, Ghana Commodity Exchange, Ghana Enterprises Agency, National Development Planning Commission, and the

Tema: The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) has emphasized the necessity for climate action to be integrated with economic transformation, highlighting its impact on enterprises, jobs, livelihoods, and communities worldwide, particularly in Africa. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Alex Frimpong, CEO of the Ghana Employers’ Association, remarked that climate change is not a future threat but a current reality. Speaking at a three-day International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference in Tema, titled ‘Union to Union Cooperation for Enhancing Advocacy on Just Transition and Climate Change’, he emphasized the urgency of transitioning to a sustainable economy without neglecting workers. Mr. Frimpong posed

Rabat: Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to boost seamless intra-African trade and financial integration. With this move, Morocco becomes the 17th country of presence for PAPSS, reinforcing continental efforts under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to streamline cross-border payments. According to Ghana News Agency, Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer of PAPSS, welcomed Bank Al-Maghrib’s entry, noting that Morocco’s participation reflects the growing momentum and confidence in PAPSS as a solution to Africa’s cross-border payment challenges. ‘With more countries joining, we are taking significant strides towards a truly unified

Accra: The Ghana Road Transport Union (GRTU) and the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana have suspended their planned protest over the poor condition of the Ofankor-Pokuase-Nsawam road. The suspension comes after the government promised to release GHS4 billion by the end of July 2025 to address part of the GHS13 billion road sector debt. Additionally, the government has assured that a three-kilometre stretch of the road will be asphalted within six weeks. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr William Osei, Chairman of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, expressed support for the government’s announcement. He emphasized the importance of continued

Moscow: The Russian transport minister, Roman Starovoit, who was recently dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, has been discovered dead with a gunshot wound in a vehicle, according to the central investigative committee in Moscow. The discovery was reported on Monday, with officials currently exploring the circumstances surrounding the incident. The primary theory being considered is suicide, as stated by Svetlana Petrenko, the spokeswoman for the investigative authority. According to Ghana News Agency, Russian media has reported that the 53-year-old politician allegedly shot himself at his residence in Odintsovo, located in the Moscow region. Earlier in the day, a decree published