Day: July 31, 2025

Sunyani: The Smallholders Women Farmers Association has called on the government to support women farmers to engage in sustainable agriculture practices and thereby improve their socioeconomic livelihoods. According to Ghana News Agency, women farmers, particularly those in the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo Regions, ought to be enlightened more on climate change adaptation and mitigation actions, ecological practices, as well as indigenous seed preservation. The Association made the call in a communique issued and signed by Madam Ayivor Cledential, the President of the Ahafo Regional chapter of the Association, at the closing session of a conference in Sunyani. The event

Accra: Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been trained to advocate effectively to ensure the ratification of the African Union Free Movement Protocol (AUFMP) by 2027. The AUFMP, adopted in 2018, aims to promote continental integration, labour mobility, and socio-economic development by facilitating the free movement of persons within Africa. According to Ghana News Agency, since its adoption, only four countries-Mali, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe-have ratified the treaty. The implementation of the protocol is dependent on fifteen member states ratifying it, even though it seeks to benefit the continent and its people. To achieve this target, the Coalition of Civil

Accra: The Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) Ghana has engaged media practitioners in the Oti Region to strengthen collaboration aimed at improving service delivery. The one-day stakeholder meeting, held at Bosatsu Hotel in Dambai, provided a platform for journalists to share their experiences with MTN, offering both commendations and constructive criticism to enhance the company’s operations in the region. According to Ghana News Agency, journalists, including Nana Kwabena Ntow, Chairman of the Oti Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Williams Larportye of Gateway Radio, and Mrs. Cindy Dilys Asamoah of Beyond FM, provided feedback on issues such as network coverage and customer

Obogu: The town of Obogu was plunged into deep mourning on Thursday as thousands of grieving residents and sympathisers gathered to bid farewell to 16 young lives lost in a tragic road crash earlier in the week. According to Ghana News Agency, from dawn, the streets were awash in red and black traditional colours of mourning as families, friends, and neighbours assembled to honour the memory of the victims. Businesses closed, movement came to a halt, and the usually vibrant town was enveloped in silence, pierced only by dirges and wailing. The deceased, all young members of the Saviour Church,

Accra: The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) says perpetrators of past and present electoral violence’s should be penalised as part of measures to end the brutalities. This was contained in a statement signed by Rev. Dr. Lt. Col. Bliss D. K. Agbeko (Rtd), Chairman, CCG, and Rev. Dr. Cyril G. K. Fayose, General Secretary, CCG on Monday. According to Ghana News Agency, the CCG emphasized that perpetrators of electoral violence, both past and present, must be identified, arrested, and prosecuted without fear or favour. They stressed that justice must be visible to restore public confidence and act as a deterrent

Accra: Mr. Dominic Napare, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Disability Caucus, has highlighted the increasing interest among members of Parliament in disability issues. The Parliamentary Caucus on Disability, initially inaugurated with around 24 members, has expanded to include over 100 members. According to Ghana News Agency, the Disability Caucus in Parliament is now recognized as a full caucus with an established committee and dedicated funding for its activities. Mr. Napare shared this development at the launch of a five-year strategic plan for the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD). Mr. Napare, who is the Member of Parliament for Sene East,

Jirapa: An intervention by the Millennium Child Support Group (MCSG) has salvaged the pupils of the Kanee M/A Basic School in the Jirapa Municipality from the ordeal they go through to access clean water while in school. That was because the school had no source of potable drinking water compelling the children to either carry water from their homes to school or return home to drink water during class hours. According to Ghana News Agency, the situation significantly affected the children’s education as some of them did not return to school while others had to endure the thirst throughout their