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Desert locust affects over 65,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia amid call for swift...

xinhuanet.com - Jan 24, 2020 0

The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture on Friday disclosed that the ongoing desert locust invasion has affected over 65,000 hectares of land across different parts...

Climate change affects energy sources of Namibian rural dwellers

xinhuanet.com - Nov 27, 2018 0

Climate change is altering energy source patterns of rural dwellers in northern Namibia. In the far-flung village in Namibia's Oshana region, Helena Shilongo, 37, has...

Global Charity says 1.2 million have been affected by flood

xinhuanet.com - May 19, 2018 0

About 1.2 million people have been affected by flooding due to heavy rains pounding parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, an international charity said...

Somali finds help for 500,000 displaced flood people

xinhuanet.com - May 3, 2018 0

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appealed to the international community to support efforts to help 500,000 people affected by the floods that has...

Afoko’s trial hits another set back as next witness was unavailable

Ghana News Agency - Apr 25, 2018 0

The Accra High Court hearing the case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party...

Reduced Electricity Tariffs Will Only Touch On Consumed Energy

Ghana News Agency - Mar 25, 2018 0

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the recent announced reductions in tariffs by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) only reflects in the...

Roadmap To Combat Animal-Human TB Transmission Launched

ABK - Nov 10, 2017 0

The first-ever roadmap to combat animal tuberculosis (bovine TB) and its transmission to humans, built on a 'One Health Approach,' addresses health risks across...

25 African nations at the mercy of fall armyworm

News Ghana - Jul 1, 2017 0

Twenty-five African countries have been affected by fall armyworm that has damaged 1.5 million hectares so far and the infestation is still spreading, an...

Suspension Of School Feeding Affects Pupils Of Ejura-sekyedumase

News Ghana - Mar 18, 2017 0

A total of 14, 782 pupils in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly have since January 12, 2017, not been given food at School following the...

Smoking Impacts Negatively On Mental Health

News Ghana - Nov 25, 2016 0

A middle-aged cigarette smoker who has smoked for decades is two to three times more likely to die early than someone similar who has...

Kenya launches initiative to boost management of cerebral palsy

News Ghana - Nov 5, 2016 0

Principal Secretary in the state department of special programs, Josepheta Mukobe, said a new public private sector initiative will strengthen response to cerebral palsy...

Embassy of France in Ghana and WACSI Partner to Strengthen CSOs

News Ghana - Oct 11, 2016 0

Extreme weather conditions and severe droughts are characteristic features of the global menace on Ghana, with its three northern region being the most affected. Civil...

Prostate Cancer Affects Men Of Ages

News Ghana - Jul 7, 2016 0

Aging is not cause of prostate cancer as believe. Many men 55 and younger are under the mistaken belief that their risk of developing...

Muslim faithfuls take part in the Eid al-Fitr prayers at Nakivubo stadium in Kampala, capital of Uganda, July 17, 2015. Muslim faithful in Uganda on Friday attended the Eid al-Fitr prayers which marks the end of Ramadan. Sheikh Ramadhan Mubajje, the Mufti of Uganda who led the prayers asked Muslims to be vigilant with their lives and security, following the increasing killings of Sheikhs in Uganda. (Xinhua/Joseph Kiggundu)

Strike by Burkina Faso bakers affects fasting Muslims

News Ghana - Jun 14, 2016 0

"We strongly condemn the fact that it was during the fasting period that workers at bakeries chose to go on strike, without considering the...

Continuous pressure in the oil industry affects Maersk’s operations

News Ghana - Apr 3, 2016 0

In light of the continued pressure the oil industry is under due to low crude prices and the challenging market conditions for deepwater developments,...

Currency depreciation affects Ghana’s Missions Abroad

News Ghana - Dec 19, 2015 0

Hannah Tetteh Parliament’s Select Committee on Foreign Affairs has observed that Foreign exchange fluctuations are affecting the management and administration of foreign missions abroad. The...

Nepal Football Association suspend A Division league

ghanasoccernet.com - May 21, 2015 0

Elvis Appiah Sarfo (12), showcasing his skills in the A Division league in Nepal The devastating earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 this year...

I am also affected by Dumsor crisis ? Oscar

News Ghana - May 17, 2015 0

Comedian, David Oscar made u-turn to take part in the Dumsor vigil which was held on Saturday to protest current power crisis in country. He...

Study shows that parent?s socioeconomic activities worry children?s eating habits

xinhuanet.com - Apr 28, 2015 0

Whether a child tends to eat healthy food, or processed or sweet foods, depends on the education and household income of the parents, said...

Eastern Afghanistan blast affects two people

xinhuanet.com - Apr 27, 2015 0

Two police personnel were injured on Monday in a blast in the Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost, police said. "An Improvised Explosive Device (IED)...

U.S stock falls affects Tokyo stocks opening

xinhuanet.com - Apr 17, 2015 0

Tokyo stocks opened lower in early trading Friday, tracking overnight declines in U.S. and European shares. At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average...

Finland Strike Affects Ports Operations

xinhuanet.com - Mar 13, 2015 0

Icebreaker assistance for ships around ports in northern Finland remained at a standstill on Friday due to a strike on salary issues. The strike affects...

High Petroleum Prices Shifts Economy off Balance

News Ghana - Jan 6, 2015 0

For many decades, the price of petroleum products on the market has been a major determinant of prices of goods and services on the...

Food poverty is dependant on high tobacco consumption

News Ghana - Jan 4, 2015 0

Giving recommendations from a recent report, a professor of Economics and Statistics at the University of Dar es Salaam, Prof Asmerom Kidane said that...

University education serves as a guarantee to a formal job

Ghana News Agency - Dec 30, 2014 0

International Labour Organization (ILO) study has shown that the lack of post-secondary education in lower and middle-income economies leaves the majority of young men...

Government has allocated rice production targets to all regions in the country to become self-sufficient by 2017.

Rice production challenges is due to low capital

Ghana News Agency - Dec 9, 2014 0

Prairie Volta Limited (PVL), formerly Quality Grain Project (QGP), rice producers at Aveyime in the North Tongu District, is facing challenges due to low...

Stakeholders assess water and sanitation situation in U/E

Ghana News Agency - Nov 24, 2014 0

Open defecation in the Bolgatanga Municipality continues to be a bane to quality water supply to the people, Mr Aaron Aduna, Basin Officer of...

International community afraid of Ebola

Daily Guide Africa - Oct 30, 2014 0

United States (US) Permanent Secretary to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Samantha Power, has named fear as one of the major challenges facing the...

Some civil servants defy strike instruction

Daily Guide Africa - Oct 23, 2014 0

It appears the strike action?started yesterday by some?labour unions in the country?has adversely affected the education?sector even though its?impact is yet to be fully...

Unequal gender power relations affects women ability-World Vision

Pat Aboagyewaa - Oct 18, 2014 0

The Regional Advisor of World Vision, Miriam Iddrisu, has noted that unequal power relations between men and women often limit women's control over sexual...

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