Health benefits of eating Taro (Brobbey)

Taro offers numerous health benefits, serving as a good source of energy, dietary fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C. Its detailed health benefits are; Digestive and gut health Taro is rich in...

On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain’s painful aid cuts to Ghana

It is mid-afternoon on an overcast day in a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital. A crowd, including two government ministers, a World Bank director, diplomats, NGO workers and camera-wielding media, has descended upon a classroom where pupils sit...

Nigeria’s emergency medical services still underdeveloped — Olaniyan

In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, Mr. Abiola Olaniyan, an emergency care specialist and the CEO of ResusPro Nigeria, a training centre for resuscitation and emergency care education, discusses the status of Nigeria’s emergency medical services...

Accra launches youth-led ‘Apata Initiative’ to tackle extreme heat

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has lauded the role of young people in advancing climate action as the city unveiled the Apata Initiative, a project designed to combat extreme heat in the capital. The initiative, under the Youth...

In coastal Ghana, female oyster farmers try to save an old practice threatened by climate change

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Ghana’s Laity Council Backs Catholic Bishops’ Call for Bold Action against Illegal Mining

Describing illegal mining as “cancer,” the Bishops said that the menace has currently become one of the gravest afflictions in the West African nation. “This is not a routine challenge to be managed with half-measures; it is a national emergency...

Crime, hard drugs, health challenges: A trinity of woes

Thirty-nine years ago, precisely 1986, Mr Parry Osayande was the Commissioner of police in the old Benue state(some parts of the present day Kogi were in Benue then) when a notorious killer cum armed robber Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini held the...

Alaska Science Forum: From the Bronx to Barrow to Ghana

It’s a long way from the Bronx to Barrow. It’s even farther from Fairbanks to Ghana. Lewis Shapiro covered a lot of ground during his 90 years. Shapiro, a sea-ice expert here at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, died...

First Atlantic Bank supports Ghana Medical Trust Fund with GHC250,000

RENEWED PUSH FOR A SAFER AND HEALTHIER LAGOS

LAGESC is committed to making the State cleaner and habitable for business, writes AJAYI LUKMAN With over three million cars and 100,000 commercial vehicles on the roads (when the national average is 11 vehicles per kilometer), Lagos daily records...

Solving Ghana’s and Africa’s radiology crisis – AI as an engine for equitable care

A chest X-ray was administered to an adolescent boy in Wa, located in the Upper West Region of Ghana, due to his persistent cough, which was suspected to be tuberculosis. The official report did not appear for several days, even though the image...

Gridlock and gasping: Transport is choking Accra’s air

On a typical weekday morning in Accra, motorcycles weave recklessly between overcrowded trotro minibuses, their exhaust pipes emitting dark, choking clouds. Dust rises from the unpaved shoulders of major roads, stirred by impatient vehicles...

AirParif Microsensors Challenge kicks off with 32 manufacturers, including Ghana’s Crafted Climate

The fifth edition of the AirLab Microsensors Challenge has officially commenced, with outdoor evaluation sites in Paris (France), Accra (Ghana), and Bengaluru (India). For the first time, Africa is also hosting the globally respected program, with...

A Malta-backed hospital in Ghana is quietly changing thousands of lives

A Maltese hospital in Ghana has delivered over 400 babies, performed over 600 surgeries and is training over 400 students in its medical school this year alone, figures provided by the hospital show. The HopeXchange Medical Centre, a significant...

SECO, Ghana Chamber of Bullion Traders explore pathways to responsible small-scale mining

Representatives from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have held a strategic meeting in Ghana with the Chamber of Bullion Traders Ghana (CBTG) to discuss mechanisms and support systems required to promote responsible...

Nestlé Ghana hosts cocoa farmers at Tema factory to showcase shared value initiatives

Nestlé Ghana has engaged a group of 15 lead cocoa farmers at its factory in Tema, giving them firsthand exposure to how their raw materials are transformed into end products such as Milo. The initiative, which is the first time Nestlé has invited...

Ghanaian president urges reset of democracy to address challenges

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday called for a reset of the country’s democracy to help address the growing developmental challenges facing citizens. Speaking at the 2025 Democracy Dialogue in the national capital of Accra,...

Ghana Delivers Steepest Rate Cut in Decade as Inflation Plunges to 11.5%

Central bank slashes policy rate 650 basis points from May peak, signaling decisive shift toward economic stimulus amid cedi strength The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee has slashed the benchmark policy rate by 350 basis points to 21.5%,...

Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana partners Vermont State University on Research and Training

Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – The Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vermont State University (VTSU) in the United States to strengthen research, training, and knowledge exchange in the country’s...

Lordina Foundation Extends Free Health Screening to Retired Assemblies of God Ministers

By Stanley Senya Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – More than 140 retired ministers of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, in Greater Accra East and West, together with their spouses, have benefited from a free health screening programme organised by the Lordina...