Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s Attorney-General (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame says the slow pace of criminal trials and grant of bail to illegal miners who return to sites is hampering the fight against ‘galamsey’.
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Martin Amidu: New Chief Justice – Last Three Stops of Akufo-Addo’s Long Game for 2024 Elections
Accra, Ghana//-Nana Akufo-Addo’s modus operandi in the exercise of the constitutional powers vested in him to choose critical and sensitive constitutional officers for the actualization of the separation of powers doctrine has always been to be guided by his personal political self-interest as distinct from the sovereign national interest of the citizens of Ghana.
WFP Resumes Operations in Sudan, Amid Full-blown Humanitarian ‘Catastrophe’
New York, United States of America// — WFP had paused its life-saving activities after three staff were killed in North Darfur on 15 April, the first day of clashes between the Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Security Forces (RSF).
Nigeria Elections: WADEMOS Identifies Gaps in the Electoral Process
Accra, Ghana//-The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), a non-partisan, independent civil society-led transnational democracy solidarity network has launched its report on the 2023 Nigerian election, ending its intervention in the country.
African Commission on Human and People’s Rights Expresses Outrage at Recurrent Massacres of Civilians in Burkina Faso
Banjul, Gambia// — The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, through its Country Rapporteur and Chairperson of the Working Group on the Death Penalty, Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa, Idrissa Sow, expresses its outrage at the recurrent massacres of civilians in Burkina Faso, especially in the northern region.
I Believe in the Potential of the Ghanaian Worker – Dr. Afriyie Akoto
An aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has sent a heartfelt message to Ghanaian workers, congratulating them for their hard work and assuring them of his trust in them.
South Africa is Scrapping Special Work Permits For Zimbabweans – Migrants Will be Left Exposed
Immigrants, mostly Zimbabwaens, crowd the entrance of a government refugee centre in Johannesburg, in 2008. John Moore/Getty Images Sikanyiso Masuku, University of Cape Town Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a special permit to […]
Research: Gold Price to Surge As Institutional Investors Boost Allocations
Professional investors including pension funds, private equity and venture capital firms, family offices and sovereign wealth funds are set to boost allocations to gold and gold miners over the next 18 months as the metal’s price rises.
South Africa Votes in 2024: Could a Coalition Between Major Parties ANC and EFF Run the Country?
Supporters of the opposition EFF carry a mock coffin bearing the face of the President Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the ruling ANC. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images. Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections are regarded as a realistic opportunity for coalition governments to be formed in […]
UNHCR Mobilises to Help People Fleeing Sudan for Neighbouring Countries
Geneva, Switzerland// — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up to assist people seeking safety in countries neighbouring Sudan, where the fighting looks set to trigger further displacement both within and outside the country.