NEWS IN GHANA

Brother of Ghanaian illegal migrant narrates how his kid brother perished mysteriously while on transit in the Sahara Desert en route to Europe. It is not so much about his death that brings the most pain, but the way he perished. It is a mystery. Prince Amoh-Ayensu, 39, met his untimely death under mysterious circumstance while on transit through the Sahara Desert to Italy en route Libya. Prince would've loved to tell his success story only if he had survived the dreadful journey, just like her kid sister Cynthia did two years earlier after making it to Italy via the same route. Many African migrants and refugees who travelled through similar routes to Europe have suffered all forms of abuse and torture while others are sold in open markets as slaves in Libya, others still are held against their will under inhumane conditions in exchange for ransom money by human traffickers. Others too have perished under various circumstances but their stories are...

The Greater Accra/Volta Regional Programme Manager of ActionAid Ghana, She-Vera Anzagira has charged the youth to rise up to expectation, mobilize themselves and take up the bold initiative to occupy the vacant ‘safe spaces’ created for them under the various levels of governance in the country. She averred that the youth are supposed to network, develop themselves and seek the knowledge required to be able to occupy the safe spaces that are being created for them but regretted they are not living up to expectation. “When you look at Ghana, there are so many spaces there for us the youth to occupy but we have to ask ourselves, have we actively and collectively engaged these safe spaces”? she quizzed. She-Vera Anzagira was speaking at the launch of Activista Greater Youth Chapter which coincided with a 2-day Youth Camp meeting to mark the 2018 International Youth Day(IYD) on the theme: “Safe Spaces for Youth”. The event was initiated by ActionAid Greater Accra Regional Progr...

I listened with rapt attention as she narrates her story. I could not hold back my tears as it rolled heavily down my cheeks. 10-year-old Amina, a little girl (migrant) from Kumbungu in the northern region who resides in Ghana’s capital town; Accra, tells me her parents abandoned her to fend for herself at a tender age of eight (8) years with the excuse they can no longer continue to cater for her needs due to poverty. What touched my heart most was hearing her recounted the number of times she went to bed with empty stomach as a result of having no means of livelihood. Amina maintained it took her only God’s intervention to meet Mariama Gomda, another Kayayei (returnee) who came to her rescue leading to her migrating safely to Accra where she now work as Kayayei for survival. Her story is a kind that might move anyone to tears due to the magnitude of woes it exudes. Unlike the 13-year-old Barikisu, migrating from Talensi in the Upper East Region, down south (Accr...

The Acting Head of Primary Division of Morgan International Community School (MICS), Mr. Moses Amoamah Antwi has charged government including all private providers of education in the country to always strive to accord the due attention needed towards provision of quality education to school children in order to help prepare them for a better future. He also underscored the need for similar approach to be given towards the provision of facilities, equipment and materials required in schools to promote teaching and learning. Mr. Antwi made this known during a speech on the theme: “The Importance of Education to students, parents schools, society and government cannot be over emphasized” at the 6th graduation ceremony of students of Mercy Preparatory and Junior High Schools (JHS) in Accra on Thursday August 2, 2018. In all 31 students graduated from different stages. Out of that number, 8 JHS 3 students graduated to Senior High School (SHS), while nine (9) primary 6 p...