Residents across Eastern Accra and parts of the Tema Metropolitan area are facing recurring water shortages after operational disruptions at Ghana Water Ltd’s (GWL) Kpong Water Treatment Plant reduced production…
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Ghana Akosombo Substation fire probe exposes ageing grid risks and accelerates calls for power infrastructure modernisation
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessClimate Action & AdaptationClimate FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityEnergy & ExtractivesEnergy & TransitionEnergy Access & InnovationEnergy PolicyEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyMarkets & FinanceMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSustainability reportingSustainable Finance & ESGVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 309 views 4 minutes readGhana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has received the findings of an official investigation into the fire that damaged the Akosombo Substation, a key component of the country’s electricity…
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Ghana’s illegal mining crisis sparks debate over enforcement as lawyer calls for tougher measures
AfricaAfrican BusinessesBiodiversity & Natureblue economyClimate & EnvironmentClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsOpinion & CommentaryPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationpollutionPollution & WasteSDGs & National Development PlansSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWater & Food SystemsWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 394 views 4 minutes readA renewed debate over environmental governance and the rule of law has emerged in Ghana after a legal practitioner called for the introduction of a “shoot-and-kill” law against illegal miners,…
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Ghana Evacuates Citizens from South Africa as Rising Xenophobic Tensions Expose Africa’s Migration and Labour Challenges
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchClimate & EnvironmentClimate FinanceClimate Science (Africa-focused)Economic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaHealthLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernanceSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSouthern AfricaSustainability reportingVoices & PerspectivesWest Africa by Kathambi Muriithi 783 views 4 minutes readNearly 300 Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa arrived in Accra on Wednesday under a government-led repatriation programme launched in response to escalating anti-immigrant tensions in Africa’s most industrialised economy, highlighting…
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South Africa Xenophobia Fears Prompt Ghana Evacuation Delays Amid Rising Regional Migration Tensions
Ghana has delayed the evacuation of hundreds of its citizens from South Africa following logistical complications linked to immigration procedures and flight clearances, as rising anti-immigrant protests in Africa’s most…
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Namibia leads in sub-Saharan Africa in the race to achieving net-zero emissions in energy generation and consumption, followed by Ghana and Kenya, according to the World Economic Forum. In its…
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Achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by the year 2030 is considered fundamental in attaining the Sustainable Development Goal 6. But about 4 billion people,…
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The World Bank has rated Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique’s labour pool in hydropower as most qualified on the continent. In a new report on operation and maintenance strategies for…
