Source: Connielove Mawutornyo Dzodzegbe Peasant Farmers Association is not pleased with the government’s recent ban on the export of key grains, including maize, rice, and soybean. This concern comes after the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, announced a ban on these grains. According to him, this measure will ensure food security within the country. Mr Acheampong’s directive comes ...

Source: Emma Ankrah President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Ministry to raise GH₵8 billion relief package to assist farmers grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing dry spell in the eight regions in Ghana. This, according to Minister for Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam demonstrates government’s commitment to addressing the situation and providing necessary support to affected communities. The ...

By: Julius Addae ODURO The Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Divine RK Bosson, has partnered with boxing promoter Abubakar Sadick Akake and the Volta Boxing Federation to announce a boxing event, “Night of Honour and Appreciation,” scheduled for September 20, 2024, in Ho. The launch took place at the Ho Municipal Assembly on August 26, 2024. Hon. Divine Richard Bosson ...

By:Simi Jolaoso & Glody Murhabazi With mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization because of its rapid spread, all eyes have been on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths. In visits to treatment centres in the east of ...

The collapse of an ice cave in a glacier trapped four people from a group of 25 who were touring the area. Two were extracted with injuries while two more were still feared trapped inside. An ice cave in Iceland collapsed while a tourist group was visiting, leaving two people seriously injured, while two others are missing, police said on ...

By Associated Press ABUJA, NIGERIA — Armed men killed at least 13 farmers during an attack in north-central Nigeria, a local official said Thursday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, which took place Wednesday in the state of Niger. Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told the local radio station Crystal FM that herders and kidnappers were suspected ...

X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine. A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in ...

By:Mahima Kapoor, Workers in India’s “Diamond City” of Surat are facing a staggering and seemingly never-ending financial crisis that was set off by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, residents of Surat, India could not have imagined that a war thousands of miles away would lead to a suicide problem in their community. Surat — ...

By Mqondisi Dube GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Health officials in Botswana have started screening travelers for mpox at the country’s entry points. Neighboring South Africa has recorded three deaths as a result of the dangerous strain of mpox, and Botswana is anxious to keep out the rapidly spreading disease. “Although we have not recorded any case of mpox in Botswana, I ...

Source: rainbowradioonline.com Emmanuel Donkoh, a 36-year-old hunter, has been arrested after allegedly confessing to shooting his friend, Kwaku Aboagye, 57, also known as Accra Bread. The shocking incident occurred in the community of Assin Seidukrom in the Assin South District of the Central Region. Residents have been left in shock since the deceased had been declared missing since January 2024. ...