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KAIPTC and AU hold workshop to promote women peace agenda

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– – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the African Union Commission have organized a training of trainers workshop to promote the Women Peace and Security(WPS) agenda in Africa. The workshop focused on the need to use the Continental Results Framework (CRF) to monitor and report on the WPS agenda. It brought together actors from some member… Read More
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ATU Day: Child Online Africa calls for implementation of e-skills framework

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– – Child Online Africa and its partners have announced their commitment to African Telecommunications Union and ICT day celebration by calling for a comprehensive implementation of e-skills framework with all stakeholders involved. In a statement they said “Africa needs to catch up with the rest of the world in the uptake of 4IR technologies such as AI, Big Data… Read More
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Child Online Africa’s launches safety guide for families

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– – The Ghana based group, Child Online Africa has launched what it calls an Online Safety guide for the Family. This document is to offer a range of information from a number of different sources, including the information for children and parents since they are the gate keepers of children most often. At a news conference the executive director… Read More
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AFRIMASS NETWORK partners GUINNESS GHANA for Media Ad Sales Summit

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– – The Africa Media Advertising Sales Summit (AFRIMASS NETWORK) has partnered with GUINNESS GHANA, MultiChoice Ghana, Genet Service Ltd to bring to Media enterprise owners, Media business executives, Journalist, Media Ad Agencies, Media sales executives and seasoned industry professionals the 3rd edition of the Africa Media Ad Sales Summit (AFRIMASS). This year’s edition of the AFRIMASS 2021 themed “The… Read More
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Ghana launches ‘Hike For the Child Online’ Campaign

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– – Child Online Africa (COA) in Collaboration with the Head of State Award Scheme – Ghana has launched an online safety campaign called ‘Hike for the child online’ campaign. Launched on October 22, 2021, the charity campaign is an initiative to spark up discussion and support for the safety and well-being of children online in Africa. The first edition… Read More
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Majority across G20 countries see Climate change as crisis

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– – A major poll of public opinion on climate change in the G20 countries published today by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, shows how public support for climate action is set to strengthen in the near future as climate-aware teenagers become of voting age, enter the workforce, and move into positions of greater influence.… Read More
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Kenyan serial killer lynched after escaping from custody

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Bungoma’s police commander, Musyoki Mutung told local media that “We are not sure how he managed to travel all the way from Nairobi to his rural home.” – – He added that “It is the curious villagers who first identified him and went ahead to kill him even before the police could be informed.” The suspect was arrested in July… Read More
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Meet Ghana’s first female General of the Armed Forces

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– – Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu has been appointed a General in Ghana’s Armed Forces (GAF). That makes her the first female to occupy that position after recently also becoming the first female to be appointed Brigadier General. Edjeani-Afenu first joined the Armed Forces in 1978 at the age of 18 years. But she was commissioned into the Ghana Armed… Read More
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UNESCO names Ghana’s Accra as World Book Capital for 2023

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– – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Ghana’s capital, Accra as its World Book Capital for 2023. The West African nation will host the World Book Capital after Mexico’s Guadalajara in 2022. In a statement UNESCO said “the city of Accra was selected for its strong focus on young people and their potential to… Read More
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Liberian President criticized over birthday billboards

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– – Some Liberians have taken to social media to criticize the erection of giant billboards to celebrate the birthday of President George Weah. The billboards with large portraits of President Weah have been lined up on the streets of the capital Monrovia, ahead of his 55th birthday on October 1. The Monrovia City Council has erected the billboards in… Read More
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