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Category: Economy
Ghana: Alisa Hotels Group Outdoors Tema Branch with Cutting Edge Facilities
The Alisa Hotels Group, a leading hospitality industry in Ghana with its slogan “Akwaaba” literally means welcome, has outdoored its ultra-modern Tema branch with cutting edge facilities.
Ghana: New Book on Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States Launched
Accra, Ghana//-A new book titled “Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States” has been launched in Accra, with a call on Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and others to use homegrown solutions or expertise to address their challenges.
Women Entrepreneurs in Africa Face More Climate Risks Than Their Male Peers
Kate Gannon Kate Gannon, London School of Economics and Political Science The world’s climate is changing. All of us will ultimately be affected by climatic shifts – but some will be hit harder than others.
How to Manage the World’s Fertilizers to Avoid a Prolonged Food Crisis
Farmer Hidden behind the worst global food crisis in a decade, fertilizer prices have skyrocketed and remain volatile . This poses a serious threat to food security, as the planting season starts this summer. So far, the war in Ukraine has mostly affected countries importing wheat and corn.
Sachet Water, Ghana’s Main Source of Drinking Water: A Threat to Public Health
Accra, Ghana//-The Ghana Statistical Service has described as worrying the growing consumption of sachet water as its previous studies reveal significant faecal contamination in a number of the packaged sachet water on the market.
Global Inflation Forecast to Rise to 7.5% by the End of 2022, Driven by Food, Others
GlobalData has raised its global inflation rate forecast for the end of 2022 by 2.7 percentage points, reaching 7.5%*. The leading data and analytics company says the decision was driven by the cost-of-living crisis, soaring fuel and energy costs, and the global supply chain disruption caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
John Deere Introduces New Articulated Dump Truck To Southern Africa Market
Borkburg, South Africa//- Designed with the demands of today’s job site in mind, John Deere introduces the new 460E-II Articulated Dump Truck (ADT).
Nigeria Seeks to Eliminate Severe and Often Lethal Mouth Disease
Abuja, Nigeria// — As Chief Medical Director at the Sokoto Noma Children’s Hospital in the northwest corner of Nigeria, Dr Shafiu Isah dedicates his days to treating children suffering from a neglected disease that few people have even heard of.
Supreme Court Declares: Law on Licence to Grow Cannabis in Ghana Unconstitutional
Ghana’s Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional a section of the Narcotic Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019) which allows licence to be granted to an entity to cultivate a small quantity of cannabis, popularly referred to as “wee” in Ghana for industrial and medicinal purposes.