Day: July 20, 2025

Accra: RUWA-Ghana, a women’s rights not-for-profit organisation, has launched a campaign to promote Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in the Upper West Region using gender transformative tools such as social media. According to Ghana News Agency, the ENOUGH campaign aims to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals in various aspects of life, including education, leadership, and participation in decision-making processes. The campaign, titled ‘ENOUGH! Empowering Girls, Boys, Women and Men through Creativity and Social Media to Break the Silence on SGBV for Gender Transformation’, is funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). During the launch event in

Accra: Works, Housing and Water Resources Minister Kenneth Gilbert Adjei has emphasised more stakeholder collaboration in the delivery of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. He highlighted that the reallocation of WASH sector responsibilities following the realignment of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) should be viewed as a strategic opportunity to enhance service delivery through deeper stakeholder collaboration. According to Ghana News Agency, the current Mahama Administration realigned the MSWR to fulfill a campaign promise by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the lead-up to Ghana’s 2024 general elections. This realignment, which reduced the number of

Accra: Ghana has paid $24.5 million to GAVI to secure a regular supply of vaccines, Mr. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Health Minister, has disclosed. He said the Government had demonstrated a commitment to the health and well-being of their children. According to Ghana News Agency, the Minister highlighted that the country’s budget for vaccines was increased by 46 percent this year. As part of his half-year report on the health sector, presented at a press conference during the Government Accountability Series at the Presidency in Accra, Mr. Akandoh confirmed that the full payment of $24.5 million to GAVI had been

Accra: About 150 delegates from 30 countries are expected in Accra from August 10-17, 2025, for the triennial Congress of the Union Catholique Africaine de la Presse (UCAP), which will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the preservation of human values. The Congress, scheduled to take place at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), will be held under the theme: ‘Balancing Technological Progress and the Preservation of Human Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.’ According to Ghana News Agency, participants will include journalists, researchers, ecclesiastical communicators, technology leaders, non-governmental organisations, government representatives, and Vatican envoys. UCAP

London: Standing in the Victoria and Albert Museum (V and A), draped in the national flags of both nations, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on Thursday signed a wide-ranging bilateral agreement covering areas such as defense and migration. The summit followed on the heels of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit last week. Together, these developments mark a quiet but significant revival of the trilateral group known as the E3, comprising the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, amid mounting global turbulence. According to Ghana News Agency, originally formed as an ad hoc coalition focused on

Accra: African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, to end the conflict in the eastern DRC. According to Ghana News Agency, Youssouf issued a statement on Saturday describing the declaration as a ‘major milestone in the ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace, security, and stability in eastern DRC and the wider Great Lakes region.’ He expressed appreciation for the invaluable contributions made by all stakeholders, including the regional

Nairobi: Syria’s interior authorities said Saturday night, that through their extensive efforts to implement a newly-reached ceasefire agreement, Bedouin tribal fighters have fully withdrawn from the southern Syrian city of Sweida. According to Ghana News Agency, after intensive efforts and the deployment of internal security forces in northern and western Sweida, all tribal fighters have been evacuated from the city, and the clashes have ceased inside its neighborhoods, as stated by interior authorities spokesperson Noureddin al-Baba in a televised statement. Earlier on Saturday, a three-phase ceasefire agreement, brokered by the United States, Trkiye, Jordan, and other regional actors to halt