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The recent report sheds light on an array of growing challenges faced by Ghana, which include alarming inflation rates, a weakening cedi, and increasing climate-related risks. Together, these factors are contributing to a significant rise in household vulnerability. The implications are profound, impacting not just the economy but the daily lives of countless Ghanaians. How can we respond effectively to these pressing issues? Over One in Four Ghanaians Now in Extreme Poverty More than 25% of Ghanaians…

Irish aid agency Goal has announced that over 900 of its staff, including 28 individuals based in Ireland, now face the threat of job losses due to significant cuts in international aid funding. These reductions have placed nearly 30% of the agency's workforce at risk of redundancy and have resulted in a consequential decrease in the organization's ability to carry out its essential work globally. In a statement, Goal emphasized, These cuts come at a time when there are more than 120 million people displaced worldwide, and…

A doctor examines a malnourished baby at the Save the Children stabilisation ward in Maiduguri, Nigeria, captured on November 30, 2016. Throughout centuries, images like these continue to spark a global call to action. The Growing Shadow of Hunger The narrative of hunger and malnutrition unfolds tragically in many corners of the world, and as such, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently announced an alarming scarcity of lifesaving food supplies in Ethiopia and Nigeria. The…

On the 20th of January, a palpable wave of relief washed over European leaders when Donald Trump, during his inauguration speech, elected to forego any mention of tariffs impacting European goods. Yet this sense of ease was fleeting. Just hours later, as he disembarked from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, he greeted reporters with a pointed remark: "It will definitely happen with the European Union." How quickly the horizon can darken when it comes to transatlantic relations. Trump's self-assured declarations painted a…

The Western European hedgehog—a charming, spiky little creature often spotted in gardens—faces a troubling decline. Increasingly, these nocturnal mammals find themselves navigating perilous roads as their natural habitats shrink due to human encroachment. Today, an updated Red List of Threatened Species was unveiled during the UN's COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. This new listing has tragically lowered the hedgehog’s conservation status from "least concern" to "near threatened." This shift indicates a growing…

Consequence of the war in Ukraine ... "Wheat and other cereals are once again at the heart of geopolitics, observes 24 Hours in Dakar. With Ukraine and Russia playing major roles…

Nigerian activist Sunday Igboho, organizer of a meeting in early July for the creation of a "Yoruba" nation, was presented to the prosecutor on Thursday in Cotonou. The sessionist was arrested on Monday in the Benin capital by the aviation police and he had fled his country after a raid by Nigerian services to his home in Ibadan 150 km from Megalopolis Lagos. Nigerian authorities demanded that he be arrested and extradited. Nigerian sources, transmitted by social networks, announced on Wednesday the release of the activist…

Threats to a third wave of coronavirus, so India's main vaccine supplier to the Covax system is not expected to resume deliveries until the autumn, a new wave that promises to be more powerful than before. More than 200,000 cases were reported last week on the continent. The Director of WHO Africa was concerned this Thursday, July 1, in particular the presence of the Delta variant, which was detected in almost all cases of…

We are always insecure where we are. We always ask for support from the international community, because we have visited the Congolese since the revelations were made. We are always visited where we are. In addition, our families lived there in the Congo in Katanga and they are still receiving threats from our friends. Hergile Ilunga, a police officer who admits to having been part of the killer command Sonia Rolley…

In Uganda, the recovery of the tourism sector this summer was threatened by the new outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the country. Tourist agencies, which see that their reservations increase for the months of July and August, fear the same situation as last year, when the airports remained closed from March to October 2020. In…