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On a trip to Tamale: Where to refresh and quench your thirst

On a trip to Tamale: Where to refresh and quench your thirst

By Abdul Raafi Mohammed – fishbone Ghana has placed second in the global ranking of countries with most women entrepreneurs according to the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE). The annual Mastercard Index of…

Dr. Rhoda Naana Arthur:  Bawumia has already raised the bar high and worth appreciating.

Dr. Rhoda Naana Arthur: Bawumia has already raised the bar high and worth appreciating.

Source: Dr. Rhoda Naana Arthur I am a young woman in my mid-thirties. Like many other Ghanaians, I would naturally follow political discourses but not lend myself to active partisan politics. That notwithstanding, I have…

Top 10 Places to visit when you are in Northern Ghana

Top 10 Places to visit when you are in Northern Ghana

By Abdul Raafi Mohammed – fishbone Northern Ghana keeps getting bigger. Every traveler who has visited the region knows and says their wish list grows longer, not shorter, every time they dip into the Northern…

This women’s college in Ghana leads the way on e-learning during the pandemic

This women’s college in Ghana leads the way on e-learning during the pandemic

This story by Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed originally appeared on Global Voices on July 10, 2020. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, many universities are currently deliberating what to do for the forthcoming semester. St. Teresa’s College of Education, one of…

Sanatu Zambang host creative researcher in Tamale

Sanatu Zambang host creative researcher in Tamale

Story: Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria || Sanatu Zambang Newsroom Over the last few years, Sanatu Zambang has hosted people in its studios especially people in the art sector and June was no exception. Efo Sela from the Nafti, who is…

Sylvia Arthur’s  Library for Africa and the African Diaspora

Sylvia Arthur’s Library for Africa and the African Diaspora

Source: https://mg.co.za/ What do you do when you have too many books? (Actually, you can’t have too many books; it’s storage that’s the issue, especially for bibliophiles of the peripatetic persuasion.)  Sylvia Arthur’s solution was…

Dr. Wunpini calls for gender inclusion in panel discussions. #EndManelsNow

Dr. Wunpini calls for gender inclusion in panel discussions. #EndManelsNow

Source: precisenewsgh Dr. Wunpini’s most recent call to media houses in Ghana concerning the absolute ignoring of women in panel discussions on television and radio shows. Dr. Wunpini took to her Facebook wall this afternoon…

How COVID-19 affects education for people with disabilities in Ghana

How COVID-19 affects education for people with disabilities in Ghana

This story by Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed originally appeared on Global Voices on July 3, 2020. In Ghana, education has undergone a series of reforms, but the educational experiences of people with disabilities (PWDs) are often…

HOPin Academy graduates its incubator hub entrepreneurs

HOPin Academy graduates its incubator hub entrepreneurs

By Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria On Friday 26th June 2020, HOPin Academy graduated seven people for this year program of their business incubator hub. These business enthusiasts went through five month rigorous training at the Academy on how…

Hopin Academy Host Local Consultative Stakeholder Meeting

Hopin Academy Host Local Consultative Stakeholder Meeting

By Rahamatu-Lahi Zakaria HOPin Academy played host to a stakeholder meeting in Tamale to discuss the role of Web Technology for Digital transformation of the local economy for Job creation and Economic Development. The stakeholder meeting…