Month: January 2013

Stigma, discrimination and difficulty in reaching health clinics has led over half of new HIV cases in Liberia to go untreated, says the National AIDS Control Programme of Liberia, which calls the situation “alarming”. From […]

There is an urgent need for a change in local government policy that could make petty traders’ environment safer, more humane, and more rewarding. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly may claim that it has constructed new […]

Once again, the Chief Executive Officers of the Accra and Kumasi Metropolitan Assemblies are out, warning petty traders (hawkers) to “voluntarily vacate” the streets and public spaces or face the consequences. Those in Accra gave […]

ينتشر الخوف والشائعات في مالي بينما تستمر الضربات العسكرية الجوية الفرنسية ضد المتشددين الإسلاميين في وسط وشمال البلاد ورغم أن المعلومات المتوفرة عن عدد الماليين الذين فروا من العنف أو يخشون أن تطالهم الاشتباكات محدودة، […]

L’inquiétude domine et les rumeurs se multiplient au Mali, alors que les frappes aériennes de l’armée française contre les militants islamistes se poursuivent dans le centre et le nord du pays. Il y a peu […]

Africa could reduce its poverty levels faster by focusing more on the production of staples rather than export crops, according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Authors of the study, […]

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor left Accra on Thursday evening to Nigeria, Germany and Switzerland on a working visit. A statement to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Friday signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, spokesperson […]

Fear and rumour are rife in Mali as French military air strikes against Islamist militants continued for the sixth day in the centre and north of the country. Information is limited on the number of […]