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Iran: Fight against Israel continues after Hamas leader’s death

The killing of Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar by Israeli forces on Wednesday, will not stop the struggle against Israel, according to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ‘His death is painful, but the axis of resistance against Israel, will live on and continue the fight,’ Khamenei was quoted as saying on his official website on […]

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NEIP touts successes, significance of Kayayei Empowerment Programme

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) says more than three thousand female head porters have benefitted from the Kayayei Empowerment Programme over the last six months. Madam Abigail Laryea, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), described the achievement as significant, saying the initiative was a game-changer in the empowerment of vulnerable women. ‘This Programme […]

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Let’s set up funding initiatives for women in STEM fields

Mrs Olayinka Naa Dzama Wilson-Kofi, President of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) West Africa Affiliate, has called for the establishment of funding schemes to support women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. She said such funding opportunities would help females seeking to venture into the field get the needed support and motivation to […]

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Netanyahu was target of Caesarea drone attack, government says

A drone launched by the Hezbollah militia from Lebanon, that reportedly crashed into a building in the Israeli coastal town of Caesarea, was targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a government spokesman told dpa on Saturday. Netanyahu and his wife were not at their Caesarea residence at the time of the attack, the spokesman said, […]

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Ghana cannot meet SDG 6.1 on safe water – Prof Agyei-Mensah

Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, says the country cannot meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 target. The SDG focused on achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030.? Prof Agyei-Mensah said the country had performed poorly on the proportion of […]