Day: September 17, 2025

Accra: Madam Nompilo Morafo, MTN Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, has called for affordability, reliable power, and digital trust to be placed at the heart of Africa’s digital transformation. She made the remarks at the recent GSMA Digital Africa Summit in Accra, where governments, regulators, and industry leaders gathered to discuss the future of connectivity on the continent. According to Ghana News Agency, Madam Morafo noted that while mobile operators have made significant progress in expanding connectivity, the expectations from stakeholders, especially young people, were growing. “Connectivity alone is just the foundation. What is expected of mobile operators

Accra: The Cortex Hub will host the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African languages, culture, and priorities into the next generation of Artificial Intelligence. The eight-week programme, spanning over 40 cities from September to November 2025, aims to unite developers, researchers, startups, and students in building practical solutions using MCP, an emerging open standard that enables applications to deliver structured, locally relevant information to large language models. According to Ghana News Agency, the hackathon is set to culminate in a continental showcase in Cape Town on 11-12 November 2025, where finalists will

Accra: The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in collaboration with Fidelity Bank Ghana, has launched a climate action awareness campaign in the Ho Municipality. This initiative aims to address the negative impacts of climate change and poor sanitation in the region. According to Ghana News Agency, community meetings were held in Ho-Dome and Ziave Dzogbe, where Rev. Vincent Adzika, the Ho Municipal NCCE Director, highlighted the rapid rise of plastic pollution as a major environmental threat. He explained that plastic waste significantly contributes to climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions during both its production and disposal processes. Rev.

Ekumfi: Dr. Othniel Ekow Kwainoe, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ekumfi, has launched an agricultural and environmental initiative with the distribution of some 35,000 coconut seedlings to traditional leaders, farmers, and households in the constituency. The initiative is intended to empower households economically, while combating climate change and positioning Ekumfi as a hub for Ghana’s fast-growing coconut industry. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Kwainoe, launching the programme at a brief ceremony, expressed disquiet over the persistent coastal erosion in the Ekumfi communities which continued to devastate farmlands and homes. ‘Along our coastlines, we see the painful story of

Aboabo: Prudential Bank Limited has organised a prostate cancer screening for more than one hundred men at Aboabo in the Asawase constituency of the Ashanti Region. The initiative was an integral component of the bank’s annual corporate social responsibility program focused on health. According to Ghana News Agency, September each year is designated to raise awareness about prostate cancer, aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 3, which advocates for Good Health and Well-being. Prostate cancer is a malignancy that manifests in the prostate, a small, walnut-shaped gland situated beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum in

Tema: Mr Jacob Assa, a Senior Economist and Strategic Advisor of the Regional Bureau for Africa for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has advised the government to build a stronger domestic capital market for sustainable economic development. He stated that as Ghana transitions into a middle-income country, accessing concessional financing has become challenging, while international capital market engagements often incur high costs. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Assa emphasized the need for Ghana to develop robust domestic financial markets to facilitate borrowing at reasonable rates, enhance trust among financial players, provide long-term investment opportunities, and reduce market speculations.

Gomoa fetteh: Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the Member of Parliament for the Korle Klottey Constituency, has called upon the youth to steer clear of generational conflicts, particularly those fueled by political motivations. Addressing attendees at a two-day National Youth Conference organized by the National Youth Authority and Plan International Ghana, Dr Agyeman-Rawlings emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and harmony, urging the youth not to be swayed by reckless statements that could jeopardize their future. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr Agyeman-Rawlings highlighted the privilege of living in a peaceful Ghana, where individuals from various ethnicities and regions coexist harmoniously. She