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VRCC holds first meeting of the year, charts bold paths for development
Ghana News Agency
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July 5, 2025
By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), July 5, GNA – The Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) has held its first Council Meeting, with a call for stronger collaboration among key stakeholders to drive the development agenda of the region. The...
Nigeria Blue Economy Policy: The 1.5 trillion Plus GDP opportunity
TechEconomy
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July 5, 2025
Advertisements Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending, the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of humankind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor...
CNREM appeals for land reclamation
Business Ghana
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Mr Joel Degue, Programmes Officer at the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Management (CNREM), has appealed to the government to reclaim ancestral lands lost to coastal erosion for the people of Salakope in the Volta region. Mr Degue...
Annual stipends, 3 square meals daily, ice cream - Kofi Amoabeng recalls '70s experiences at UG
GhanaWeb
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July 6, 2025
Popular Ghanaian businessman, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (Rtd) has painted a nostalgic and mouthwatering image of university life in the 1970s, recalling how students were not only well-fed and pampered, but were also paid to study. In an...
Star Garments Expands to Africa amid Sri Lanka Apparel Sector Struggles
Lanka News Web
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June 29, 2025
By: Staff Writer June 29, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s apparel industry, once a leading export sector and major foreign exchange earner, is currently grappling with a series of challenges, including reduced global demand, rising production costs,...
The untold story of how Maj Gen Ben Akafia foiled an attempted coup in Ghana’s 2000 Election
GhanaWeb
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July 5, 2025
The name Ben Akafia may sound ordinary at first, but behind it lies a remarkable man who played, if not major, a key role in shaping the nation’s fortunes and contributing to the peaceful democracy Ghana enjoys today. His exploits, which are...
Primate Ayodele blasts ECOWAS, AU over US mediation in Rwanda-DR Congo crisis
Eagle Online
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June 29, 2025
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has blasted the Economic Community of West African States and African Union over the mediation of the United States in the long-standing crisis between Rwanda and DR Congo....
I earned my professorship – Edward Dua Agyeman
Graphic
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June 27, 2025
I EARNED MY PROFESSORSHIP – PROFESSOR EDWARD DUA AGYEMAN I write in response to the publication of GTEC dated 17th June 2025, which demanded that I provide evidence confirming my appointment or promotion to the rank of professor. I must state that...
Rethinking ECOWAS: From Diplomatic Corridors to Village Squa...
Modern Ghana
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In a continent yearning for transformation, ECOWAS stands at a crossroads. Once envisioned as a beacon of regional unity and democratic progress, it now risks becoming a relic—outpaced by the aspirations of its people and undermined by its own...
EFSCRJ raises concerns over the 67th ordinary session of Ecowas
The Standard Gambia
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June 26, 2025
- Advertisement - By Madi Jobarteh The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice hereby expresses its deep concern at the outcome of the 67th ordinary session of Ecowas leaders held on 22 June 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. After reviewing the...
I earned my professorship – Professor Edward Dua Agyeman
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
I write in response to the publication of GTEC dated 17th June 2025, which demanded that I provide evidence confirming my appointment or promotion to the rank of professor. I must state that I have not been served a copy of the said letter. Like...
Tour operators seek to ease cross-border travel in West Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 28, 2025
Tour operators from across West Africa are calling for immediate reforms and practical solutions to tackle the persistent challenges faced during cross-border travel within the sub-region. The operators made the call during a panel session at the...
Africa’s Maritime Security Relations and the Global Responsibility to Protect the Sea
Center for International Maritime Security - Washington D.C.
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June 18, 2025
African Maritime Forces Week By Dr. Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen Maritime security is a global responsibility. All nations, including those without coastal waters, depend on the sea for trade, food, energy, and digital communication....
Gov’t Delegation Survives Mid-Air Scare Aboard ASKY Flight
GNN Liberia
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June 28, 2025
By Amos Harris Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah and several other government officials narrowly escaped a potential aviation disaster when ASKY Airlines Flight 1520 encountered severe mid-air...
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Agreement Signing Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Rwanda
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 27, 2025
Washington, DC — On June 27, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, and Senior Advisor Massad Boulos hosted the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
“I feel proud coming here, we’ll work together”: New Apostolic Nuncio on Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia
ACI Africa
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Udaigwe also underlined Addis Ababa’s increasing importance as a travel and diplomatic hub, recounting how fellow Vatican representatives in other African countries often pass through the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “Just two days...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University
GNN Liberia
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July 2, 2025
On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Philanthropist rescues conflict victims and the poor in North East Region
Joy FM
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June 27, 2025
Philanthropist Namleeb Konlan, through his Yennutoona Foundation, has come to the aid of victims of the recent violence in Nanik and Bimbagu, as well as thousands of impoverished families across the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri District. On Saturday,...
Barge still grounded in Fat Hogs Bay
The BVI Beacon
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June 20, 2025
Last October, government officials said they were working to remove a partially sunk barge in Fat Hogs Bay after opposition member Marlon Penn claimed East End residents had been complaining about the smell of leaked fuel. More than eight months...
“I feel proud coming here, we will work together”: New Apostolic Nuncio on Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia
ACI Africa
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June 27, 2025
Archbishop Udaigwe also underlined Addis Ababa’s increasing importance as a travel and diplomatic hub, recounting how fellow Vatican representatives in other African countries often pass through the Ethiopian capital. “Just two days ago, a Nuncio...