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Ghana spends over $1 billion on electricity subsidies?

Ghana’s government is reportedly spending over $ 1 billion on electricity subsidies. According to a close associate of the country’s President, the government is spending excessively just to keep “lights on.” Power consumers in Ghana continue to get frustrated by power outages despite a new consortium taking over it’s power distributor. Power Distribution Services, PDS Ghana Ltd under Philippines Meralco… Read More
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UN sees progress in fight against tobacco, warns more action needed to help people quit deadly product

With five billion people today – four times more people than a decade ago – living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures, many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco.   But a new WHO report out on Friday shows many countries are still not adequately implementing policies, including helping… Read More
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Tanzania is building fourth largest hydro dam in Africa

Tanzania is starting the process of building the fourth largest hydro dam in Africa and the ninth largest in the world. Tanzanian President John Magufuli is to lay the foundation stone for the construction of Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric power project. The project according to government officials will cost $3 billion. The 2,115 megawatts hydroelectric dam when completed will produce 5,920GWh… Read More
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Eliminating hepatitis calls for ‘bold political leadership, with investments to match,’ UN health chief says

A new study by WHO, published on Friday in Lancet Global Health, found that investing $6 billion per year in eliminating hepatitis in 67 low- and middle-income countries would avert 4.5 million premature deaths by 2030, and more than 26 million deaths beyond that target date.   A total of $58.7 billion is needed to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat in these 67 countries… Read More
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Meet the top Ghanaian Media Business owners

Known as the 4th estate of government, the Ghanaian media landscape has over the past two decades evolved not only as an avenue for engaging citizens but a lucrative business sector that has produced some successful entrepreneurs and business leaders in Ghana. Even though we cannot evaluate the financial value of the industry in Ghana, Price Water-Coopers in 2017 valued… Read More
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Xoom or WorldRemit: Finding the best money transfer service for Ghana

The Best Remittance Provider for Africa? Funding personal businesses from abroad and sending money to relatives and friends living in Africa has become a valuable endeavor to individuals living abroad. Fortunately, technological advancement across the globe has made international money remittance swift and efficient. Today, you can send money from USA or Canada in a matter of minutes, through online… Read More
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SFAN’s SEWAfrica event gives hope to young Africans

Hundreds of young Africans have gathered in Accra for the first-ever Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa SEWAfrica event in Ghana’s capital Accra. The participants are beaming with hope for the future as they continue to engage with potential investors. The event opened on Monday at the Ecobank Head Office in Accra. It is being put together by the Stars From All… Read More
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Do trade wars affect the prices of digital currencies?

It is no secret that cryptocurrency prices can be volatile. Those of us who have taken the step to sign up with the likes of Luno to acquire a bitcoin wallet and get in on the action have seen prices soar and then come back down to earth just as quick. The reasons for these rapid increase in Bitcoin’s value… Read More
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UN health agency ‘strongly recommends’ dolutegravir antiretroviral medication to manage HIV

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), initial studies had highlighted a possible link between DTG and birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, that cause conditions like spina bifida in infants born to women who used the drug at the time of conception. This safety concern came from a May 2018 study in Botswana, that found four cases… Read More
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Friday’s Daily Brief: solidarity with Japan, call for DR Congo support, family-friendly workplaces, hottest June ever, Venezuela and Afghanistan updates

UN stands in solidarity with Japan following deadly arson attack at leading animation studio in Kyoto UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history.  Japanese police… Read More
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