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NPP Belgium Branch Condemns Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Students At Obuasi SHTS And Demands Swift Justice

The Belgium Branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for a full, independent and transparent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, including rape, levelled against the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr Zakaria Abdulai. The call follows reports by JoyNews on the alleged abuse, which […]

Hwakpo flood retention zone under threat as development encroaches on buffer land

Residents call for urgent demolition of emerging structures as fears grow over renewed flooding in West Ada District An important flood retention area at Hwakpo in the Ada West District is reportedly coming under increasing pressure from development, raising concerns about the community’s vulnerability to future flooding. The undeveloped land, […]

Pending Arbitration Does Not Bar New Operators from Operating – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission has strongly rejected allegations by Narawa Company Limited that its mining leases were unlawfully terminated and its operations handed over to another individual, insisting that the decision was justified by the company’s failure to pay outstanding annual mineral rights fees amounting to US$909,127.79. In a press release […]

Option 1: Africa’s AML Problem Isn’t a Lack of Controls. It’s a Lack of Connection

By: Chanal Subramoney, Group Senior Compliance Manager (Group MLRO) at Yellow Card.  Across Eastern and Southern Africa, banks and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) have, independently and without coordinating, converged on strikingly similar anti-money laundering controls: risk-based customer due diligence, tiered onboarding, transaction monitoring built to flag anomalies rather than […]