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West Africa’s model of ballots over bullets
24 Apr 2024 20:09 GMT
In early April, the military-run regime in the West African country of Mali banned all political activity. The reason given? For the sake of “public order.” Yet the timing suggests another factor. In neighboring Senegal just the month before, citizens …
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European Union confident Ghana’s Anti-gay bill will not become a law
26 Apr 2024 00:01 GMT
The European Union (EU) has indicated that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Act, commonly known as the Anti-gay Bill, which was passed by the Parliament of Ghana recently, would not become a law, graphic.com.gh reports.
For the bill to become a …
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Morocco, Sierra Leone Committed to New-Generation 2024-2026 Cooperation Roadmap
23 Apr 2024 16:24 GMT
… make Morocco-Sierra Leone partnership an exceptional model of intra-African cooperation, based … prioritized by Sierra Leone such as trade, agriculture, fertilizers, investment, water, fisheries, mining …
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Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
25 Apr 2024 04:11 GMT
… spanning agriculture, forestry and fisheries to minerals and metals. … social benefits will come to Africans themselves, said Mathai.
“How … grows on a farm in Ghana. Cocoa beans could be … clean energy and manufacturing, Africans will turn instead to fossil …
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Somalia rising as source of remittances for Kenya and Uganda
28 Apr 2024 04:11 GMT
… , Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, South Sudan, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Malawi as … and indirect mortar fire.
East Africans seeking employment in the nation … , including oil and gas and fisheries, a strategic location, and a …
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World Bank Strengthens Capacity of Project Implementers on Health and Safety in Liberia
23 Apr 2024 19:53 GMT
The World Bank Liberia Country Office Environmental and Social Team has just concluded series of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) trainings for Project Implementation Units (PIUs) staff, contractors, consultants, supervising entities, and project …
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AfDB approves $999,000 grant to Ghana, Senegal for green jobs in natural resource
23 Apr 2024 16:48 GMT
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $999,000 grant to support an initiative aimed at fostering green jobs for women, youth and people with disabilities in Ghana and Senegal.
Approved through its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi- …
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Criticisms trail Nigeria’s approval of GMO Corn for planting
23 Apr 2024 18:28 GMT
Amidst concerns over the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria, the federal government, in January, approved the commercial release of four “Tela maize” varieties for commercial planting in the country.
The move placed Nigeria second in the …
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Speaker Of The 55th National Legislature, Cllr. Koffa’s Progress Report In 100 Days
26 Apr 2024 00:27 GMT
Under the legislative Gavel of Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa, Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, this legislature, specifically the House of Representatives has extremely done well during what many Liberians, including members of the House, described …
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Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
26 Apr 2024 13:25 GMT
… environmental scientist and principal fisheries investigator for the NGO … same location.
Next, using fishery, economic and jobs data, … occurrence,” at least in West Africa, according to a 2022 … as last October, a Ghanaian fisheries observer disappeared from his …