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Child Online Africa founder receives philanthropy award

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– – Ghanaian Child rights advocates, Awo Aidam Amenyah has been recognized for her works in advancing the protection of the rights of children. The founder of Child Online Africa, a pan-African non-profit organization has for over a decade now been fighting for the safety of children online. At Ghana’s national philanthropy awards event in the capital Accra, Amenyah and… Read More
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Ghana: NIB compensates ex-worker for demotion, ill-treatment

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– – The National Investment Bank (NIB) in Ghana has paid 12 months Basic Salary as compensation for the demotion and I’ll treatment of its former Head of Human Resources, Senyo M. Adjabeng. The payment followed the 2021 ruling of the National Labour Commission after a complaint filed by Mr. Adjabeng against the Bank in 2017. In its ruling, the… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s lawmakers fight in parliament over e-levy voting

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– – There was chaos in Ghana’s parliament on Monday night as lawmakers vote on the controversial levy on electronic transactions under a certificate of urgency. The E-levy has sharply divided the house, with opposition lawmakers demanding that government withdraws it before passing the 2022 budget. In the presentation of the country’s 2022 budget statement last month, the country’s Finance… Read More
Pacific 

UN humanitarians aid Philippines response to Super Typhoon Rai

Village Reporter
In an update posted online early on Monday, the top UN humanitarian coordinator in the archipelago, Gustavo Gonzalez, said that aid assessment teams had reached communities in need of emergency assistance at the weekend, for the first time. They “were able to access areas and communities hit hardest” by Rai’s 195-kilometre-an-hour (121 miles per hour) sustained winds, with gusts of up to… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

APRM and AU’s Peace and Security Council hold first joint meeting

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– – Members of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council are holding their first joint retreat in Durban, South Africa. The meeting is affording the two organizations the opportunity to discuss ways of better collaborating in identifying early warning signs of conflicts in Africa and devising the best way of tackling them.… Read More
Pacific 

UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya

Village Reporter
“Bangladesh saved untold numbers of lives when it opened its arms and hearts to Rohingya people who survived these most unspeakable of horrors inflicted on them by the Myanmar military”, said Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the end of his first official visit to the Bangladesh. “All who value human rights owe Bangladesh… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

Village Reporter
Speaking virtually to the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths painted a grim picture of 23 million people facing hunger; malnourished children overflowing in health facilities; 70 per cent of teachers working without salaries; and millions of students – Afghanistan’s future – out… Read More
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Ghana suspends new name for film industry amid criticisms

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– – Ghana’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has suspended a new name for the country’s film industry. The National Film Authority recently picked the ‘Black Star Films’ as a brand name for  the country’s film industry. The name was chosen after a process was initiated more than a year ago. But this has ruffled feathers within the creative arts… Read More
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Covid: French President cancels trip to Mali over new wave

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– – President of France, Emmanuel Macron has cancelled his trip to Mali from December 20 to 21. He was expected in the West African nation to visit French troops who are withdrawing from the country. But Macron’s office said the trip has been canceled due to France’s deteriorating health situation over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “This… Read More
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