Journalist Exposing Corruption Murdered in Ghana
The news of the murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an investigative journalist who helped expose corruption in African football, has been received by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the local chapter of…
UN Expert to Help Ghana Address Extreme Poverty
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will visit Ghana from 9 to 18 April 2018 to examine the government’s efforts to address poverty through…
Victoria Kwakwa Gets Top World Bank Post
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific. Kwakwa, a Ghanaian national, will lead the Bank’s…
10 Boys Rescued from Slavery in Ghana
The 10 children–as young as 5 years old– received immediate medical attention, food and water after the operation and are currently being cared for in a safe location. Ten boys…
When 2.5 Billion People Live Without a Toilet
In the world population of 7 billion, it’s estimated that 2.5 billion people live without a toilet. They defecate in the open – on streets, in the fields and forests.…
Blumberg Grain to Set Up Export Hub in West Africa
The Government of Ghana and Blumberg Grain have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the undertaking of the company’s West Africa manufacturing plant and export hub, which the…