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Climate activist swims Ghana’s Volta Lake to raise awareness about water pollution

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A Ghanaian climate activist, Yvette Tetteh has completed her mission of swimming across Ghana’s Volta Lake. She spent 40 days swimming over 450 kilometers stretch of the Lake to raise awareness about the pollution of Ghana’s water bodies which is fast threatening their sustainability. Tetteh, an agribusiness entrepreneur started her swimming expedition from Buipe in the northern sector of the country… Read More
Pacific 

Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF

Village Reporter
“Because, in what is a deeply troubled country – grappling with humanitarian catastrophe, climate related disasters, and egregious human rights abuses – too many people have forgotten that Afghanistan is a children’s rights crisis,” he said, warning that the situation is getting worse.  Young lives at risk  This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and girls are expected to face… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

IMF approves $3 billion Ghana loan after debt restructuring delays

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The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Wednesday approved a $3 billion, three-year loan program for Ghana. The approval comes after months of delays due to a difficult debt restructuring program. With the approval, the West African nation would now access about $600 million immediately towards tackling its worst economic crisis in decades. But the IMF said in a statement… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana World 

Opinion: The power of entrepreneurship to reduce inequality in Ghana

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In our experience, working with young African leaders and entrepreneurs for over a decade, we have learnt that with the right support and access to resources, young people have the potential to create jobs and income opportunities for themselves and others. We have debunked commonly accepted norms around entrepreneurship and job creation in Africa and modelled a perspective in the… Read More
Pacific 

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military

Village Reporter
The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing bans, and easily circumvented sanctions, according to a news release from the UN rights office OHCHR. Access to advanced weaponry  “Despite overwhelming evidence of the Myanmar military’s atrocity crimes against the people of Myanmar, the generals continue to… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Four killed in an attack on US convoy in Nigeria

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Gunmen in Nigeria have attacked a US convoy, killing four peoples. The victims include two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers. Three others were kidnapped before their vehicle was set on fire. Reports say the attack took place in south-eastern Anambra state. A rescue and recovery operation is under way. No US citizens were in the convoy… Read More
Pacific 

Dozens feared dead in Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha creates ‘nightmare scenario’

Village Reporter
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal, the storm tore through villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, leaving villagers to piece together their ruined homes while they wait for aid and support. According to news reports, Mocha ripped off roofs, smashed fishing boats, uprooted trees and brought down power lines… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Illegal mining pit caves in killing 7 and trapping 17 in Ghana

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An illegal mining pit in Ghana’s Birim North district of the Eastern Region has caved in on miners killing seven people so far. The illegal mining pit unexpectedly caved in on the workers on Monday. Five of the miners have now been rescued at the Korle Teye Takorso site. Rescuers say 17 others remain trapped under the collapsed mining pit.… Read More
Africa Business World 

African organisations in supply chain partner for wide skills programme

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South Africa’s African Women in Supply Chain Association (AWISCA) has signed an MOU with the Women in Logistics & Transport (WiLAT) organisation from Côte D’Ivoire to collaborate on the delivery of tailor-made entrepreneurial skills training in the logistics and supply chain, and to bolster such capacities across the African continent through mentorship, training and coaching. AWISCA is an organisation focussed… Read More
Africa Business World 

Fintech M-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact business across Africa

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M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform, today announced it successfully closed over $250m in new debt and equity funding to expand its financial services offering to underbanked consumers across Sub-Saharan Africa. This marks one of the largest combined debt and equity raises in the African tech sector, enabling M-KOPA to continue its rapid growth. Over $200m in sustainability-linked debt financing was… Read More
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