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Ghana’s opposition picks Mahama as candidate for 2024 poll

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Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress, has picked former president, John Mahama, as it’s candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Mahama since leaving office in 2017 failed to win power in the 2020 presidential election. He came second to President Nana Akufo-Addo in 2016 and 2020. The former president now 64, secured 297,603 votes, representing 98.9% of votes… Read More
Africa Business World 

PARM’s response to Africa’s food and nutrition security challenges

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The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) actively participated in the 38th restricted meeting of the “Réseau pour la Prévention des Crises Alimentaires (RPCA)”. The conference was held from the 12th to 14th April 2023 in Paris, France. The event was a great opportunity for PARM to present its technical assistance at regional level with a special focus on West… Read More
Pacific 

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

Village Reporter
The very severe cyclonic storm is quickly strengthening in the Bay of Bengal, threatening the region with violent winds, flooding, and landslides that could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable people, said Clare Nullis, of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The agency’s regional specialized meteorological centre in New Delhi forecast that Mocha would move towards coastal… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Nine pupils drown in a boat disaster

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At least nine children in Ghana have drowned at Faanaa, an island community in the Greater Accra region of the country. Local media reported that the boat that capsized was being paddled by a minor of twelve years. The pupils are said to have drowned while returning from school. Three of the children on the boat managed to swim to… Read More
Africa Namibia Southern Africa World 

Why Namibia has banned prison officers from having tattoos

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Namibian prison authorities have announced a ban on recruitment of officers who have tattoos on their bodies. Persons with visible tattoos on their skins would no longer get the chance to join the service, local media has reported. According to officials the measure is to protect the image of the prisons following concerns that certain tattoos worn by prison officers may… Read More
Europe 

Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal

Village Reporter
That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to discuss the future of the Initiative, with senior official from the signatories to the deal, Russia, and Ukraine, together with the UN and Türkiye, which also mediated the agreement. Vital for global food security In a note issued… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

Village Reporter
The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in response to an announcement by the Taliban-appointed Supreme Court in favour of punishments including stoning, flogging and burying people under a wall. Women most vulnerable The de facto deputy chief of the court, announced on 4 May that… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya: Mysterious disease kills 9 and hospitalises 80 others

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At least nine people have died from an outbreak of a mysterious condition in Kenya. 80 others have been hospitalised from the mysterious disease in northern Kenya’s Marsabit county. Reports say out of the nine people who have died, six were adults and three were children between one and three years. The local media reported that most of the affected… Read More
Africa World 

Education in America’s Schools – Information and Advantages

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
Private schools in America are renowned for providing an excellent education, attracting ambitious and talented students who thrive in an environment that nurtures their full potential. These schools offer well-rounded programs that emphasize both academic and personal development. Students benefit from exceptional facilities and receive a high-quality education, ensuring promising prospects for their future. As a result, American schools are… Read More
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