A newly established circular business in Seychelles, Brikole, on Wednesday sent out its first shipment of exhausted fishing nets to Europe for recycling, removing 50 tonnes of material from the Seychelles Fishing Authority’s (SFA) net yard. For many years, the yard, located at Ile Du Port Zone 14, had become the final destination of the […]
An 11- year- old pupil from Dawhenya Methodist ‘B’ Basic School, Maame Akua Ohenewaa Gyimah, was on Sunday adjudged the new Child Sanitation diplomat in Accra. This is her 2nd attempt as she was a finalist during the first edition of the School Sanitation Solution (Triple S Challenge) in 2019 at the age of nine.
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The chiefs and people of Anloga in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are taking development in their hands since according to them the government alone cannot bear the burden of development. Top on the list is the expansion of the Anloga Health Centre, construction of bungalows for doctors and other health workers and
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A group of Egyptian civil society organisations have been prevented from attending the Cop27 climate summit by a covert registration process that filtered out groups critical of the Egyptian government. Egypt’s foreign, environment and social solidarity ministries privately selected and screened NGOs that would be permitted to apply for one-time registration for Cop27, a separate
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London — ‘Once voices are silenced, autocracy is easy work.’ Internet blackouts. Strategic lawsuits against journalists. Regulations restricting the activities of NGOs. The weaponisation of health and security policies. These are all strategies that governments around the world are increasingly using to curtail the right to dissent, protest, and even just access information. The data is
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Most people agree that it’s vital to grow old healthily. In Africa, healthy life expectancy has increased by ten years — more than anywhere else. DW explores the reasons for this and examines how the trend can continue. The “Margaret Kenyatta” mother-and-child hospital wing in Nakuru, Kenya is the country’s second-largest maternity ward. It boasts
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the African region’s health systems. “The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility of our continent’s health infrastructure and the urgent need to strengthen the overall health system to secure access to quality care for all
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Ulwembu Business Services, a South African black-owned ICT services company, has introduced a new initiative in support of its female staff members, with the aim of providing the tools for these women to thrive in the workplace through self-awareness, personal development, and peer coaching circles. The ‘Together We Rise’ initiative, the brainchild of Lorraine Mutambiranwa,
This unassuming entrepreneur from Benin has created an alternative to chemical fertilizers that most farmers use in Africa. He is the CEO of AGRECO Sarl and at 22, is looking to expand his company creating impact across West Africa. THE RISE IN FOOD PRICES AS a result of the war in Ukraine is accelerating inflation
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The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council – represents “a glimmer of hope for justice in Darfur,” Sudan, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on the case told the chamber on Tuesday. Briefing from Khartoum, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan
