Accra, Ghana//-Deputy Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament has said that mining company, Akonta Mining Limited breached the law when they move their activities into the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region.
em_concepts/shutterstock Doyin Odubanjo, Nigerian Academy of Science As Nigeria marks its 62nd independence anniversary, many will be checking to see if there is indeed any reason for celebrations.
Accra, Ghana//-The trial of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr Stephen Opuni; and businessman and philanthropist, Mr Seidu Agongo, resumes on Monday, 3 October 2022 after a two-month legal break.
Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds at Samreboi in the Western Region.
Though Ghana produced a record 1.4 million tonnes of cocoa beans in the 2020/21 season, the country is likely to miss out on its production target this year.
Johannesburg, South Africa//-Commodity exporting countries have a more positive outlook, helped by better terms of trade prospects, the latest forecasts provided by Allianz Trade, which operates through the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty license in South Africa.
The Upper Denkyira East Municipality has lost its huge acres of arable and swampy lands reserved for extensive rice and vegetable production, to widespread illegal mining activities also called ‘galamsey’.
Juba, South Sudan//-“A heavy rain made the River Mori overflow, which flooded the area where I live. I and my children narrowly escaped dead,” recounts Alice Marawa, a resident of Mundri West County and mother of six, tears flowing as she speaks.
Adidome, Volta Region, Ghana//-Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V, Dufia of Adidome and Head chief of the Toh/Tovie Clan of Mafi, has called on government to device a way of reducing taxes on sanitary pads to serve targeted vulnerable groups of girls, especially teenagers in the rural areas.
Rural regions have proved particularly vulnerable to recent global shifts and shocks. Their prospects affect us all.
