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IWD26: The women powering economic progress

By Juliet ETEFE As the world commemorates International Women’s Day 2026,\xa0 conversations on rights, justice and action for all women and girls underscore the need to dismantle structural barriers ...
Ghana has, over the years, been successfully moving away from a status quo where high-level and influential positions were largely occupied by only men, especially in the security agencies.
Ghana’s abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or physical or mental health, or when it is due to rape or ...
Men have been encouraged to support and empower their wives and other women in their lives so they can contribute ...
Ahead of the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) slated for March 9 to 20 at the United Nations ...
On this day in 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain its independence, declaring itself free from the clutches of the colonizers. Kwame Nkrumah and the other members of the ...
For generations, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has stood as a symbol of discipline, patriotism, and national pride .
Ghana must overhaul its seed sector to break persistent dependence on food imports and strengthen resilience against climate shocks, Seed Scientist Dr Amos Rutherford Azinu says, describing quality ...
During his visit, Mr. Donohoe will meet with President John Mahama in Accra and His Excellency President Joseph Baokai in Monrovia. He will also hold high-level discussions with senior government ...
On the occasion of the 2026 International Women's Day celebration, the Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) Programme Assistant for Media for Democracy and Good Governance, Paul Kofi Gozo, ...
Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking institution, has announced a landmark 194 per cent surge in lending to women-led businesses, providing a record $780m in loans over the course of ...