The president and founder of Young Professionals and Youth Coalition Initiative (YPYC), Mr Andy Osei Okrah, has challenged Ghanaian youth to equip themselves with the necessary competences and skills to enable them to lead the Africa transformation agenda. To be able to achieve this big dream, Mr Okrah emphasised the need for the youth to … The post YPYC holds regional youth summit

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - West African and international powers are failing to tackle the spiralling threat of Islamist militancy in the Sahel region, which is spreading towards the Gulf of Guinea, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.

An Educationist, Daniela Rudisuli Sodjah, has called for more collaboration between government institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) to effectively reduce the number of street children across the country. She observed that despite the

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry was due to travel to Botswana on Thursday to visit conservation and health projects on the next leg of his family's southern African tour.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) is pushing for more restrictions on the importation of drugs into the country to boost the local manufacturing industry and safeguard public health

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ing.

Facebook says it will treat all posts by politicians as “newsworthy content” that should “be seen and heard”. The company said politicians would be exempt from its fact-checking scheme which is designed to reduce the spread of fake news and misinformation. It said it did not want to be the “referee” in political debates or […] The post Facebook will

Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (ML/TF&P) pose serious risks to the global financial systems, peace and development, the National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT&P) policy – (2019 -2022), has said.

The Ghana Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Platform on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is calling for multi-partnership approach to enhance the implementation of the development goals particularly at the district level of governance. At a news conference in

The next edition of the “Happy on Wheels” initiative by Ghana’s number one sports station, Happy FM, takes place at Ashaiman on September 27, 2019.

The latest stage of an emergency vaccination campaign has been launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat a measles outbreak that has killed over 3,500 people this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Congolese government aim to vaccinate almost a million children across the country in just over a week. The […] The post DR Congo children to get emergency

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government is committed to developing a comprehensive primary healthcare package aimed at improving the health and well-being of citizens at relatively low cost. President Akufo-Addo made the commitment

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has released the National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT&P) policy – (2019-2022), as part of moves to deal with money laundering menace.

A patron of the Books & Boots Foundation has hailed the construction of a multipurpose mini sports complex in Nima, Accra to be unveiled as the Emirates Arena.Texas born American security expert and philanthropist, Mr. Jerry Teeler has commended Alhaji Salamu Amadu for putting up the facility right at the heart of the community commonly referred to as Nima "Ghetto City".Mr.Teeler who was speaking from St Thomas exclusively to Sports World Ghana, said he hopes the

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have introduced their baby son Archie to renowned anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. It is the first time the four-month-old has been seen in public on the couple’s 10-day tour of Africa. Archie was seen smiling in his mother’s arms

A gilded coffin looted by art thieves in the wake of the Arab Spring and unwittingly purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been returned to the Egyptian authorities. The sarcophagus dates back to the first century BC and once held the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram god […] The post US museum returns looted Egyptian gold coffin appeared first

Criminals who are engaged in organised crimes including terrorism and terrorism financing are exploiting new technologies to carry out their illegal activities therefore, countries must also upgrade their systems to meet to keep pace with them, National The National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT&P) policy – (2019 -2022), has noted.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that a concerted effort was needed to stop militias taking control of Libya and to prevent external actors from intervening there. Libya’s conflict has increasingly become a proxy war between foreign powers, which have been backing

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey starred as Atletico Madrid strolled to a comfortable win against Real Mallorca that had Iddrissu Baba and Lumor Agbenyenu. Thomas and Lumor enjoyed full time action with Iddrisu Baba replaced in the 68th minute in Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win over the La Liga returnees.Former Chelsea forward Diego Costa scored the opener after rising higher to head in a Koke cross in the 26th minute.The Rojiblancos doubled their lead in the second half after Portuguese

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has petitioned the Ministry of Transport to reduce the legal age limit for the driving commercial vehicles in the country.