Watchdog Says Ghana’s Fisheries On Brink Of Collapse

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Watchdog Says Ghana’s Fisheries On Brink Of Collapse

Per the government’s Fisheries Management Plan, the country’s fishery can sustain 48 trawlers, yet, 76 trawlers licensed at the end of 2019.

Ghana continues to see large quantities of fish landed by Saiko canoes at Elmina Fishing Harbor, even after the government and the fishing industry committed to ending the practice last November, the GNCFC said.

The Saiko trade – where trawlers illegally target the main catch of canoe fishers, transfer it at sea to specially adapted boats, and sell the stolen fish back to local communities ­– took an estimated 100,000 tons of fish in 2017.

By Benson Afful

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African Countries Address Liquidity Pressures

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African Countries Address Liquidity Pressures

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) convened a meeting between African Finance Ministers, the Africa Private Sector Working Group, and African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 as the search continues for solutions to ensure African economies enjoy continued market access and meet their private sector debt service obligations.

The meeting aimed at finding new financing solutions, and provide additional resources for countries to mitigate the impact of the ongoing, COVID-19 pandemic.

By Benson Afful

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Ghana Moves to Evacuate Stranded Citizens from the U.S

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Ghana Moves to Evacuate Stranded Citizens from the U.S

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, through the Consulate General in New York, is compiling a list of Ghanaians stranded in the United States as a result of the closures of the Ghana border for evacuation.

All affected Ghanaians in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are requested to register with the Mission by providing their information.

By Benson Afful

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Prof. Yankah Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Prof. Yankah Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ghana’s Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has been elected to the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD).

With his election, Prof. Yankah, joins the company of notable members, from the founders, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Bowdoin to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Maria Mitchell, and Alexander Graham Bell.

By Benson Afful

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Building Smart Cities with Railway Infrastructure

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Building Smart Cities with Railway Infrastructure

The railway lines are part of Ghana’s efforts of interconnection projects, which will link the country to other West African countries and improve trade relations between Ghana and its neighbors.

Mr. Joe Ghartey, Minister for Railway Development, said his government was committed to delivering modern railway systems that ease the movement of people, and goods thus improving trade, not only for the people of Ghana but also for its neighboring countries.

By Benson Afful

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Ninety-two countries where evidence of women and girls live with or at risk of undergoing FGM, fifty-one have laws against FGM.

Equality Now in partnership with End FGM European Network and End FGM/C U.S. Network, has produced a new report “Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Call for a Global Response,” about the global prevalence of FGM/C substantially been underestimated, and present in over 90 countries.

By Sylvester Samba

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Sierra Leone Heads ECOWAS Parliament

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Sierra Leone Heads ECOWAS Parliament

Hon. Sidie Mohammed Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament

The election of Hon Tunis marks the first time that Sierra Leone is occupying the position of Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament since its establishment in 2002. The Speaker promised to assist the ECOWAS Commission in its integrated economic activities by providing the much-needed oversight in the areas of industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, youth empowerment, and monetary and financial issues.

By Sylvester Samba

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Air Senegal to launch Geneva and London; Milan, Madrid, Rome next?

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Air Senegal to launch Geneva and London; Milan, Madrid, Rome next?

Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Conakry, Freetown, Nouakchott, and Praia are available over Dakar on a two-way basis, with connections within about two hours in both directions. London – Freetown, for example, is a market of ~36,000 passengers, with timings as follows:

  • Freetown – Dakar: 1945 – 2230; Dakar – London: 0015 – 0625

  • London – Dakar: 0750 – 1405; Dakar – Freetown: 1600 – 1845

By Theo Edwards: Source: anna aero (airline network news and analysis)

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ECOWAS Drug Action Plan 2016-2020

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ECOWAS Drug Action Plan 2016-2020

Schools are not free from the menace of drug abuse that has engulfed society.

The regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the country’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has embarked on five-day prevention and sensitization on the use of drugs in schools.

The initiative started Monday 17th February 2020 at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School, Kissy Dockyard, brought together major schools in the East End of Freetown. The program said to be in line with the implementation of the ECOWAS Drug Action Plan 2016-2020 and wholly funded by the ECOWAS Commission.

By Sylvester Samba

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A Rock And A Hard Place

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A Rock And A Hard Place

In this year's presidential election, the immigration issues, and the horrific treatment of migrants will be central. Our collective psyche indelibly scarred by the horrific images of migrant children in cages, family separation, and the intolerable conditions at the southern border. Caught in this transnational vortex are many African migrants whose plight has been largely ignored by the mainstream media.

By Angela Brooks

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