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In a small community nestled in the Volta region of Ghana, three students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology embarked on a mission to bring clean water to the residents of Aveme Beme. Nana Kwabena Addo, Constant Titus Amentor, and Prince Makafui Nanewortor, all MSc Development Management students, worked tirelessly on a borehole rehabilitation as part of their Social Entrepreneurship and ...

Sanjana Idnani,Wales Live International students in Wales have been sleeping rough on campuses after struggling to find housing. Students have reportedly struggled to find affordable accommodation near to universities, meaning they travel to campus for lectures and sleep in university buildings overnight. Nida Ambreen of Bangor University’s Students’ Union said some regularly slept in the university’s 24-hour study space to ...

A five-story building collapsed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday night leading to a major rescue operation, led by the Kenya Red Cross.  The building collapsed in Uthiru – on the outskirts of the city – with initial reports suggesting dozens of people were trapped beneath the rubble.  But on Wednesday morning the Kenya Red Cross said all tenants of ...

By Vicky Wong,BBC News Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure while the war in Gaza is ongoing. Police raided the Qatari broadcaster’s office at the Ambassador hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday. ...

News Desk Report: As part of Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, (SEaP) component of their Msc Development Management programme, a group of students known as ACHIEVERS, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have completed the distribution of reusable sanitary pads and NHIS enrollment activities at three basic schools in Adaklu District of the Volta Region, on Thursday, May ...

By Vanessa Buschschlüter,BBC News At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are missing after storms caused flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.  Helicopters are flying over the region searching for people who have been left stranded. In some areas, the flooding is so severe that helicopters have been unable to land and ...

By:Nutifafa Bequine The Ghana Police Service have arrested one Benlord Ababio in connection to the shooting incident that happened on 30th April, 2024 at Millennium City, Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana. The incident reportedly happened around 4:20pm where the suspect, Benlord Ababio according to police preliminary investigation shot at the military officer in his car killing him behind ...

By Philippa Roxby,Health reporter A vaccine patch could be a safe and effective alternative way to protect young children against measles, a trial in The Gambia suggests.  The device – the size of a sticking plaster – is easier to transport and store than standard injections, especially in remote areas. Measles is a very contagious disease which is common in ...

The Kenyan government has postponed the reopening of schools by a week due to the ongoing floods that have killed more than 80 people so far.  Data shows schools across the country have been adversely affected by the floods, Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu said in a statement late on Sunday.  “The devastating effects of the rains in some of the ...

By:Julius Addae ODURO A non-governmental organization, Africa matters through their 2024 year initiative has donated assorted drinks and text books to Hodzo-Ve MA Basic School on Tuesday April 23, 2024. The organization led by Precious Ankude stated that their visit was a promise fulfilled mission as the school made a request for text books to compliment the works of teachers ...