Day: July 22, 2025

Anyinam: The Disability and Social Development Advocacy Africa (DaSDA Africa), also known as Positive Impact, has launched a year-long advocacy project aimed at promoting the African Disability Protocol and championing the rights of women with disabilities. The initiative, titled ‘Advocacy and Sensitisation Exercise to Promote the African Disability Protocol: The Rights and Freedoms of Women with Disability,’ is being funded by ADD International through the Disability Justice Fund for Women. According to Ghana News Agency, speaking at the launch in Anyinam, Atiwa East District, Mr. Isaac Wadi, founder of DaSDA Africa, said the project seeks to empower persons with disabilities

Kumasi: The Asante Presbytery has donated 175 pints of blood to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to support emergency care at Ghana’s second-largest referral hospital. According to Ghana News Agency, the annual blood donation exercise, which began in 2022, is part of the Church’s corporate social responsibility. It was carried out simultaneously at the Peyer Congregation in Bantama, Christ Congregation, and the Presbytery Office in Adum. Church members were screened and voluntarily donated blood at designated sites. Reverend Samuel Ahima-Yeboah, Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery, visited the donation centers and highlighted the significance of the exercise in saving lives. ‘This is

Upper east: Religious, traditional, and community leaders in certain districts of the Upper East and North East Regions are spearheading initiatives to eliminate discriminatory gender norms, aiming for gender parity and inclusive development. These leaders, including chiefs, pastors, queenmothers, and assembly members, have undergone training to enhance their capabilities in promoting inclusive development and addressing gender discrimination in their communities. According to Ghana News Agency, this effort is part of the ‘Enhancing Social Cohesion and Social Contract through the Empowerment of Women and Youth in Three Northern Regions of Ghana’ project. The initiative, funded by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

Tamale: Members of the Northern Caucus of Parliament have convened the first Northern Ghana Development Conference to strategize towards addressing the long-standing development challenges facing the northern part of Ghana. The conference aims to foster bipartisan unity and commitment towards practical solutions for the area’s development needs. According to Ghana News Agency, the conference, held under the theme ‘A Conference of Northern People, Leaders and Partners,’ was spearheaded by the 9th Parliament of Ghana in collaboration with the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and other key development partners. Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Northern, Upper East, Upper West, North East,

Accra: Civil society organisations (CSOs) led by Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development, Ghana (VAST-Ghana), have called on the government to maintain the current excise tax rates on unhealthy products, to safeguard public health. ‘Any attempt to reduce the excise tax on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) would worsen public health crises and hike healthcare expenditure,’ they said. According to Ghana News Agency, the CSOs urged the Ministry of Finance to resist any pressure from the tobacco, alcohol, SSBs, and plastic industries to reduce the excise tax rate as it prepares to present the Mid-Year Budget Review for 2025 on

Kumasi: In a major boost to Ghana’s agricultural sector, the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) has trained 800 fruit and vegetable farmers in the Ashanti Region on cost-effective, modern storage technologies to address post-harvest losses. The three-day training, held at AAMUSTED’s Mampong campus, introduced participants to the Cool Bot Technology, Charcoal Fridge, and Zero Energy Cooling Chamber (ZECC)-solutions designed to extend the shelf life of perishable produce and prevent spoilage. According to Ghana News Agency, farmers from 18 communities in the Mampong Municipality, including Nsuta, Benim, Nkwanta, and Adidwan, took part in the training. These

Kumasi: The Ashanti Business Owners Association has refuted claims by the police that some of its members are involved in the distribution of counterfeit insecticide products. On Friday, the Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested three shop owners and distributors in Kumasi, suspected of retailing fake insecticides. The arrests followed a complaint by Evergreen Chemist Limited, the sole importer of the UK-manufactured Kill It insecticide in Ghana. According to Ghana News Agency, the police operation, led by the Regional Command, led to the seizure of the suspected counterfeit products from shops located in Adum and Tech. The items were believed to