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Dr Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaataeg, the Chief Executive Officer of Afro-Continental Union Consult, has suggested that government appointments must be based on a 10-month contract. Dr Aziginaataeg said the appointees’ performance should then be subjected to a forensic performance appraisal before the renewal or otherwise of the contract. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Dr Aziginaataeg said this would help curb corrupt practices of government appointees who use their offices for their personal interests instead of seeking the interest of the state. He said ‘appointees are given a maximum of a year-period contract to oversee the execution of

Dr Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaataeg, the Chief Executive Officer of Afro-Continental Union Consult, has suggested that government appointments must be based on a 10-month contract.

Dr Aziginaataeg said the appointees’ performance should then be subjecte…

The chiefs and people of Avatime-Gbadzeme have launched 2024 Avatime Amu Festival (Amufest), with the planting of coconut seedlings, with emphasis on tree planting as a key initiative for the festival. This symbolic act underscores the festival’s commitment to environmental conservation, as well as the promotion of economic tree crops to sustain vegetation. The Avatime Amu Festival is celebrated annually to promote the Mountain Brown Rice, a nutritious staple produced by the Avatime people. This year, tree crop planting has been incorporated as one of the central objectives to emphasize the importance of environmental sustainability and agricultural development. In a

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli has established a formal institution for the development of traditional leadership on the African continent.

The African Traditional Leadership Institute (ATLI) is the brainchild of the paramount ruler and …

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has built the capacity of some young entrepreneurs in the Upper West Region to enable them take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enhance their businesses. The initiative, ‘Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programme for AfCFTA Opportunities’, is expected to enhance Ghana’s economic growth through increased youth entrepreneurship and participation in AfCFTA. Some 40 young entrepreneurs in all sectors – weaving, dressmaking, hairdressing, tourism and agribusiness among others in the Wa Municipality and the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District participated in the two-day training. The initiative was a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has built the capacity of some young entrepreneurs in the Upper West Region to enable them take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to enhance their businesses.

The initiative, ‘Youth Entre…

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli has established a formal institution for the development of traditional leadership on the African continent. The African Traditional Leadership Institute (ATLI) is the brainchild of the paramount ruler and which he says would become the vehicle for the creation of an African traditional leadership union. Dr John Afele, an international consultant leading the establishment of the institute, announced its completion, when he addressed the third summit of Ewe Traditional Rulers held at Volta Serene Hotel in Ho. He reported that the registration process and the subsequent constitution of a five-member executive committee had