Sophie Uliano, author of “Gorgeously Green” will be featured on Oprah for Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22nd. Her book mentions Alaffia’s products as a part of the growing consumer awareness of Earth conscious cosmetics.

By Will Ross, BBC News, Ghana

Take a drive around rural Ghana and large swathes of the country appear green and fertile.

So you might then wonder why Ghanaians spend between $200 and $300 a year on imported rice. Continue Reading »

United Nations Children’s Fund (New York)
16 April 2008
Cape Town
Leading global health experts, policy-makers and parliamentarians are convening in Cape Town today to address the urgent need for accelerated progress to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths, if internationally-agreed targets are to be met. Continue Reading »

Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
16 April 2008
By Sebastian R. Freiku
Kumasi
The Executive Director of Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mines (WACAM), Mr. Owusu Koranteng, has cautioned the government against what he described as “Oil back loan”- the tendency of resorting to external borrowing with the purpose of paying with Oil.

He has further called on the government to take a critical look at the negotiation terms with foreign partners in order to develop the capacity to manage and allocate windfall profits that may be accrued from the mineral resources. Continue Reading »

Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone)
16 April 2008

By Tumelo Setshogo
Botswana will be the first country in African to host a competition on energy saving this year. Continue Reading »