Prof. Mohammed Belhocine - AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation The AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, is rallying African countries to advocate for additional financing needed to attain SDG4 targets by 2030. He said ... Read More

The nation yesterday joined the rest of the globe to commemorate this year’s World Food Day with the hoisting of flags on the premises of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), in Accra. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, ... Read More

A six-member delegation from the Zambian Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board has visited the Students Loan Trust Fund's (SLTF) headquarters in Accra to acquaint themselves with the operations of the fund. The delegation, which comprised three members of the board ... Read More

European Union leaders arrived at a summit in Brussels Thursday (Oct. 17) to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for anti-migration parties. As the summit opened, ... Read More

Kenyan lawmakers voted Thursday to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over accusations of gross misconduct, irregular acquisition of wealth, undermining of the president and ethnic division, among other charges. Lawmakers proceeded with the impeachment even after Gachagua fell ill. ... Read More

Professor Godwell Nhamo of the University of South Africa (UniSA) has encouraged Ghanaian universities to align their research works with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) frameworks to contribute towards attaining the 17 intertwined goals by 2030.   He said the 17 SDGs ... Read More

The inaugural Investment Forum for Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya, urging Western countries to increase financial and technical assistance to help Africa achieve its renewable energy targets.  Participants emphasized that without the necessary ... Read More

Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), praised Ghana for its long-standing peace, emphasising that the order should not be taken for granted. “Complacency is the enemy of peace. You should never take the peace ... Read More

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the government of Ghana to increase domestic financing and ensure political commitment for the provision of family planning services and products. According to Dr Wilfred Ochan, the UNFPA Country Representative to Ghana, ... Read More

Rigathi Gachagua Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office just two years after he was elected on a joint ticket with the president. An overwhelming majority voted in the National Assembly last week to ... Read More