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The council of elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and leadership of the party have reached a resolution with members of parliament of the majority caucus concerning their demands for the removal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. A statement jointly signed by the Majority Chief whip of parliament, Annoh Dompreh and General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, noted that the agreement was reached at a meeting held on November 22, 2022. The MPs, it said, would “refocus and recline to an earlier position requested by the president Nana Akufo-Addo”. According to the statement, the position of…

One of Ghana’s largest wildlife reserves, the Mole National Park has announced an increase in prices of their tour activities. According to a notice by management, the increase will help ensure their commitment to provide the best service for visitors. About the reserveMole is Ghana’s first, largest and most prestigious protected area amongst the seven national parks in the country. The Park is managed mainly for its outstanding natural, physical, historical and cultural values. It covers an area of 4,577 square km of fairly undisturbed Guinea savannah in the northern part of Ghana. The Mole park is home to over…

Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel group on Friday said it wants to talk directly with the government after Congo’s president and other African leaders signed a ceasefire deal aimed at stopping attacks by the militia. Leaders of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Angola met this week in Luanda to find a solution to the conflict in eastern Congo, which has forced thousands to flee their homes. They signed an agreement saying they would enforce a ceasefire from Friday, and said regional troops would intervene against the M23 if it did not withdraw from its positions. However, the M23 was not part of…

A Nigerian start up called Vinsighte is using technology to assist the visually impaired, with several products including “smart” reading glasses that convert text to audio. About 15.3% of the world’s blind population resides in Africa, according to the World Health Organization, where they often lack the resources and support needed to succeed in school and everyday life. “I wanted to just try and see if we could build something that could solve the problem and that was where it all started,” said Vinsighte CEO Kolawole Tomi. The company distributes its products to schools and institutions and estimates it has…

Imagine having no sensation in a body part for most of your life and then being able to feel it at last. That was the transformation being sought by about 60 Kenyan women who had undergone female genital mutilation, or FGM, during childhood and came forward for reconstructive surgery of the clitoris during a recent humanitarian operation in Nairobi. “I basically feel like I’m incomplete,” said one patient, a 39-year-old police officer, who requested anonymity due to the intimate subject matter. 3 minute readNovember 25, 202210:29 PM UTCLast Updated 10 hours ago Clitoris reconstruction offers hope to Kenyan women after…

Is Kwesi Botchwey really gone? No. Not quite. The last time we met was August this year. Since then, we have been in touch battling to fulfill a long standing lunch appointment. Checking my ‘whatsapp’ records, I recall his last two messages to me, 26th September: ‘Still looking forward to a long standing conversation….. Pick a date and venue, it will be on me….’ That was Dr Botchwey to me two months ago. As I write, we still have a date pending. In our local politics, you cannot be friends across party lines. If you hold a political position, avoid…

The 2022 Africa Region Wheelchair Tennis coaching course has ended successfully in Accra with 20 coaches benefitting. The course which was organised under the auspices of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in collaboration with International Tennis Federation aimed at upgrading the level of coaching in Wheelchair Tennis on the African continent. Speaking on the sidelines, Mr. Henry Larbi, Ghana Wheelchair National Coordinator commended the participants for showing commitment throughout the training and urged them to make use of the skills gained to develop and promote the sport. Mrs. Mueni Kilonzo, a participant from Kenya said, “this training was the first…

Scores of residents in Kumasi have expressed displeasure and sad feelings about the government’s intention to put an embargo on hiring civil and public servants in 2023. According to the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta in the 2023 Budget presented to the Parliament of Ghana on November 24, this year, the government was implementing the measure to resolve the current “daunting economic challenges facing our nation head-on and reset the economy. However, deeply among some residents in Kumasi, the freeze on employment and no establishment of new government agencies in 2023 was not the way to go, as more…

Ghana has ordered all large-scale mining companies to sell 20% of their entire stock of refined gold at their refineries to the Bank of Ghana from Jan. 1, 2023, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Friday. Ghana’s government is planning a new policy where gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves will be used to buy oil products. The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing living costs. “The Bank of Ghana and the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) will coordinate with the large-scale…

Incest is one of the cruelest forms of sexual and meted out to young girls by their fathers either biological or adopted, yet due to culture and Traditional norms which regards such despicable act as a taboo, perpetrators are often left off the hook and victims leave with the emotional scar and trauma for years unending. Many young girls have become victims of incest, in many of the cases the poor victims are young girls who have no idea of what sex even means but they are lured by their father into it, for some of the teen ages it’s…