Sadio Mane meets Senegal President over hometown hospital project

Senegalese football star, Sadio Mane, met with the President of his country on Thursday, June 10, 2021, to seek help for medical staff from the government for a hospital he is building in his hometown of Bambali.

The 2019 African Footballer of the Year arrived in the capital, Dakar after Senegal’s two friendly wins over Zambia (3-1) and Cape Verde (2-0), where he scored a penalty in both games.

The 29-year-old Liverpool forward discussed his hospital project with President Sall and touched on the preparations of the Lions of Teranga regarding their last two friendly matches.

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“Senegalese international Sadio Mane was received this Thursday by President Macky Sall,” a statement from the presidency of Senegal read.

The Liverpool social worker came to exchange with the Head of State on his social actions including the construction of a Hospital in Bambali. He has requested assistance from the State for medical staff.

“Senegal’s new stadium and the preparation of the national team with the last two friendly matches were also on the exchange menu.”

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Versatile Ghanaian rapper and songwriter, Kwame Yogot drops his first song of the year 2021. He titles this masterpiece Biibi Besi.

With production credit to Poppin Beatz, the “Bitter Sweet” hit-maker recruits multiple award winning Lynx Entertainment singer, songwriter and “Open Gate” crooner, Kuami Eugene to unleash this potential banger under the imprint of Sky Entertainment.

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Download Twetwe Mu by Oseikrom Sikanii (Prod. by Chensee Beatz)

 

Twetwe Mu by Oseikrom Sikanii [Full Mp3 Audio]

Ghanaian rapper, Oseikrom Sikanii has finally discharged the long-awaited street anthem captioned “Twetwe Mu” a free mp3 song download. This song was produced by Chensee Beatz.

Listen up and download the free mp3 song Oseikrom Sikanii Twetwe mu.

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Download Jay Bahd – Y3 Y3 Dom ft Reggie, Kwaku DMC, City Boy,... Jay Bahd – Y3 Y3 Dom ft Reggie, Kwaku DMC, City Boy, Kawabanga, O’Kenneth, Skyface SDW

 Ghanaian rapper and member of the Life Living Records music collective, Jay Bahd bounces back with another potential hit tune titled “Y3 Y3 Dom” featuring Reggie, Kwaku DMC, City Boy, Kawabanga, O’Kenneth, and Skyface SDW.

"Y3y3 Dom” by Jay Bahd follows up his previous single “U Can’t Show Me Nattin“. Listen up and download the free mp3 song Jay Bahd Y3y3 dom ft Kwaku dmc, O’Kenneth, Reggie Below .

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Meet the beautiful wife and children TB Joshua sadly left behind; photos drop

 

TB Joshua: Meet The Wife & Children Nigerian Prophet Has Sadly Left Behind

Renowned Nigerian pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, has passed away.

The founder of Synagogue Church Of All Nationa (SCOAN) passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021, after an evening church service.

Following the announcement of his passing, a lot of information abut T.B. Joshua have popped up on the internet.

TB Joshua: Meet The Wife & Children Nigerian Pastor Left Behind Photo source: @sweet_maame_adwoa Source: Instagram

Among many things which have popped up are details about T.B. Joshua's family, that is, his wife and children.

Joshua was married to Evelyn for over 30 years and they a beautiful family together. One of their children, a daughter named Serah is a lawyer. They also have handsome son called Promise. \

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Chelsea fans in Ghana present gift to Callum Hudson-Odoi; photos and video drop

 

Callum Hudson Odoi: Chelsea Fans In Ghana Gift Winger Adinkra Stool; Video And Photos Drop

Callum Hudson-Odoi has been gifted a traditional stool by Chelsea fans in Ghana

- The stool was presented to Hudson-Odoi at a ceremony in Accra

- Photos and a video from the ceremony have popped up

Supporters of the Chelsea Football Club in Ghana have honoured their winger, Callum Hudson-Odoi at a ceremony in Accra.

As part of his rounds for his vacation, the 20-year-old met with the Chelsea Supporters Club of Ghana.

The meeting ended being an awards ceremony with the supporters gifting the winger a stool (asesedwa).

The award was presented to Hudson-Odoi by David Akwasi Amofah, President of the Chelsea Supporters union.

"From the Chelsea Supporters Club of Ghana to Callum Hudson Odoi, for being an outstanding player for Chelsea Football Club," the citation on the stool read.

Photos from the presentation ceremony sighted by YEN.com.gh on the Instagram page of Adom FM show other leading members of the group including Tagoe Sisters, sports presenter, Mavis Amanor a.k.a. Fire Lady, among others.

In the photos, Hudson Odoi who came with his brother, Bradley Odoi, was all smiles as he received the gift.

A video from the presentation shows Joy FM's Lexis Bill, another staunch fan of Chelsea, as the host.

Callum Hudson-Odoi's Ghana ties

For those who may not know, Hudson-Odoi who was born in England on November 7, 2000, has a Ghanaian father.

His father is Bismark Odoi, a former Hearts of Oak midfielder.

Though he was eligible to play for Ghana, Hudson-Odoi opted to play for the country of his birth, England.

In March 2019, he became the youngest player to debut in a competitive match for England, doing so in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic.

The Chelsea star was left out of England manager Gareth Southgate's squad for the upcoming EURO 2020 championship, making his international future unclear.

In an interview after arriving in Ghana, Hudson-Odoi said "...England came and I said yeah, let me go and play for my country. But I said Ghana is my home as well, so we’ll see, we’ll see. You’ll never know, so."

Can he still play Ghana after lining up for England?

This is a question that will be on the minds of many people after listening to Hudson-Odoi's interview.

The answer is yes. New regulations from FIFA stipulate that players who have played not more than three matches for one country can switch to play for another provided the matches were played when the player was under 21 years.

"Players can now switch national teams provided they are eligible to represent them as long as they have played no more than three matches (including friendlies), none of the matches were in the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup or confederation competition, and they all happened before the player turned 21," a statement from FIFA reads.

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Thomas Partey sacked from Black Stars camp over indiscipline; details pop up

 Arsenal star, Thomas Partey, has been sacked from Ghana's camp

-Thomas Partey is set to miss Ghana's friendly game against Morocco

-The deputy Ghana captain was dismissed from camp over disciplinary issues.

Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has been sacked from camp after arriving late ahead of Ghana's international friendly against Morocco.

The deputy Black Stars captain who was in Ghana for almost two weeks arrived in camp two days before the team left for Rabat to face the Atlas Lions.

Partey's indiscipline behaviour forced coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor to show him the exit door as the team rounded up preparation for the friendly.

The Black Stars have been preparing in Cape Coast since last week and left Ghana in the early hours of Monday morning.

They will play their Moroccan counterparts on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, before returning to Ghana for another friendly match with neighbours Ivory Coast.

Meanwhile, the team before leaving Ghana had a visit from the Minister of Youth and Sports Mustapha Ussif and his deputy Evans Oppong.

The government officials outlined plans for preparations to the team and pledge to support them in ending Ghana's AFCON drought.

In other news, reports reaching YEN.com.gh have it that Ghanaian TikTok star Asantewaa known in real life as Martina Dwamena has been involved in a car accident.

The young lady took to social media to inform her fans of the incident. She showed how damaged the car was but it is unclear where and when the accident occurred.

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I know I posses only one vision and my vision is to save the world and make it a better place for me and for you.

 

I know I posses only one vision and my vision is to save the world and make it a better place for me and for you.

#Cherish_Michael_Jackson...

You can only understand my lifestyle but not my moves.I know for sure it hurts but please dont take it personal because every move of my lifestyle is dynamic.

I could be your angel today but you may see me as a demon tomorow.That never change anything because simlpy because Im the Beast from the west but I hails from the central.

Touring the onix never means I am dead,But it all requires ones wisdom and vision...

To understand the riddles of the wise and his enigma,the fear of the Lord Yhwh is the beginning of wisdom but fools despite uderstanding and knowledge...

I forget you yesterday never means I hate you but remember,I am the teacher and you must obey...

If you claim all is right,why do you go to the hospital.Yes you see,You just feel proud because you are of Babylon..

Hey listening coz I'm speaking to you,You said you stuck me behind but I see you follow my footsteps all day long...Let me ask you,WHY ?

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Chinese peoples are very smart... they will come to your country and destroy your land and take all the resources of the land

 Chinese peoples are very smart... they will come to your country and destroy your land and take all the resources of the land... and send them to their country to develop their nation by building good houses, constructing good roads and bridges in their country, they make sure their water bodies are neat for tourist attractions ...

Enough is enough...

Now all our waterbodies are destroyed by them (CHINESE) and the SMALL CHIEFS IN THE PALACE and those in the villages...

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High Court orders Achimota School to admit Rasta student, Tyrone Marhguy

High Court orders Achimota School to admit Rasta student, Tyrone Marhguy

The Human Rights Court 1 Division of the High Court in Accra, has ordered Achimota School to admit Tyrone Marhguy, the dreadlock-wearing Rastafarian boy into the school.

The Court in the same spirit directed Achimota School to also admit Oheneba Nkrabea, another Rastafarian student into the school.

The saga has been ongoing since March 19, 2021, during which the two students have not been able to start academic work with their colleagues.

What are your thoughts on this?

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This is the current state of Old Adansiman park being developed by Doctor Boakye, the sitting member of Parliament for Obuasi East

 This is the current state of Old Adansiman park being developed by Doctor Boakye, the sitting member of Parliament for Obuasi East, at New Akaporiso, off Stamford Bridge Junction. The second of such facility after Boete. 'Pɔmpɔɔla' park is his next target and other communities.

The facility is about 90% complete. A bore-hole for constant water supply, reserve stands, fencing, Net, water hoses and sprinklers are all available. The metallic poles are currently being worked on and will soon be erected for official commissioning of the park.

I mowed/cut the grass just a fortnight ago while the Mp himself and other few committed people did the watering, cutlass weeding, removal of stones and unwanted weeds. I touched base last night from Kumasi and this morning I decided to come around to inspect it. That has been the kind of help we have decided to, besides our work, offer in realising his dream of unearthing the pool of football talents we have in Obuasi.

You don't love or play football more than anyone.

These facilities are for the youth, the community and the entire district (not for him) and shall surely be handed over when the right things are put in place. Our poor attitude of maintenance and management of public property has culminated for what you think is delaying the handing over. The right football people who are committed should be seen managing such facilities.

Since the commissioning (Easter Monday), the new Boete Park has witnessed more football matches than Lenclay stadium this year and if care isn't taken, the facility won't last before some people start crucifying the man.

Let's all support people with good intention to help Adansiman.

— with Listowel O Darko Asare and 8 others.

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Taking a look at my life in the last five years, it just occurred to me that we have done close to 50 public speakings

 Taking a look at my life in the last five years, it just occurred to me that we have done close to 50 public speakings

seminars and presentations to a cumulative number of about 2000 audiences. This excludes the audience on social media who read our posts.

I could remember some of the topics as :

1. Dealing with Crisis.

2. Self-Discovery.

3. Character formation and development.

4. The psychology of learning.

5. The psychology of writing.

6. Parenting - Common mistakes parents make.

7. The 4 prerequisite of successful marriage.

8. The true measure of life.

9. Starting and growing a small business.

10. Temperament.

11. Emotional connection.

12. Emotional intelligence.

13. Building sustainable relationships.

14. The lady and what she reads.

15. The search for the right life partner.

16. Enjoying your singlehood.

17. Building your self-esteem.

18. Developing the right self-confidence.

19. Effective public speaking skills.

20. Managing an online love relationship.

21. Time Management.

22. Hierarchy in marriage.

23. Marital Health.

24. Developing the right skills for today's job market.

25. Choosing the right career.

26. Overcoming the frustrations of unemployment.

27. Understanding the psychology of children.

28. Effective Learning Strategies.

29. The Do's and Don'ts of Courtship.

30. The Principles of marriage.

31. Love and Lust - Understanding the Nuances.

And many others.

If your group is interested in any of these topics, you can book appointment for a seminar or a workshop.

Our organization is officially launched : Love and Purpose Global Outreach (LaPGO) : Redefining Purpose with Love and Insight.

Our main focus is on :

1. Love and Relationships.

2. Marriage.

3. Parenting.

4. Purpose and Self-Discovery.

5. Personal Development.

6. Managing People.

7. Learning.

Stay blessed.

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Brief History Of Ghana formerly Gold Coast

According to oral traditions, the ancestors of the Akan people, today the largest ethnic group, entered the country from the north and spread southwards between CE 1200 and 1600. The Fanti State of Denkyira was at that period already established on the coast. By 1400 the Akan had established their Bono and Buida kingdoms in the forested central region.
Their highly developed culture was centred on the city-state, surrounded by vassal villages, and rule by a court where the queen mother was often a more powerful figure than the king who, being sacred, was hidden from the people and consequently often politically isolated. The Akan traded gold and kola nuts for salt and cloth, in the west and north, and were also involved in the slave trade.
In the 15th century, the Ashanti people waged war against the Denkyira Kingdom and by 1700 had gained control of the slave trade. They developed a powerful army and a centralised state, ruled by the Asantehene (king of the Ashanti nation).
Portuguese traders, arriving after 1450 in search of gold and ivory, named the country Gold Coast; appropriately since, by the end of the 16th century, it produced ten per cent of the world’s gold.
From the middle of the 16th century other Europeans began arriving; in the mid-18th century there were Dutch, Danish and British settlements.
The British became involved in internal conflicts when they backed the Fanti against the Ashanti who were extending their power into the coastal areas. There were four wars in the 19th century.
The Bond of 1844, entered into by Britain and the Fanti chiefs, endorsed British control of small pockets of settlement; six years later Britain set up a legislative council to govern these areas. The British took over abandoned Danish settlements in 1850 and the Dutch settlements in 1871. By Orders in Council (1901) Britain declared the southern territory a colony by settlement, the northern territory a protectorate and Ashanti a colony by conquest.
In 1922 a part of the adjoining German territory of Togoland was placed under British administration by a League of Nations Mandate and after World War II it became a UN Trust Territory. The principle of elections was introduced under the 1925 constitution.
During the first half of the 20th century, there was growing national pressure for self-determination, and the UK gradually surrendered control.
The 1946 constitution required the legislative council to have an African majority. Following civic disturbances in 1948, the UK agreed that a committee consisting entirely of Africans should examine the structure of the country’s government.
In 1949, Kwame Nkrumah set up the Convention People’s Party (CPP) to campaign for independence.
Elections took place in 1951, and the following year Nkrumah became the country’s first Premier. The 1954 constitution provided for a legislative assembly of 104 directly elected members, and an all-African Cabinet; the UK kept responsibility for foreign affairs and defence. The CPP campaigned for full independence. The general election of 1956 returned the CPP with a big majority.
Modern-day Ghana was formed when the British-administered part of Togoland voted to join the Gold Coast in an independent state, in a UN-supervised plebiscite in May 1956. Ghana achieved independence within the Commonwealth on 6 March 1957.
In 1960 Ghana became a republic, with Nkrumah as President, and in 1964 a one-party state, the CPP being the sole authorised party.
However, less than a year later, Nkrumah was removed by military coup, the first of four coups.
The army and police set up a National Liberation Council, which dissolved the legislative assembly and suspended the constitution while a new one was drafted.
Political activity was permitted again in 1969; a general election followed in August. It returned the Progress Party; its leader Dr Kofi Busia became Prime Minister, with the National Alliance of Liberals as the opposition.
Two weeks before the elections were to be held in June 1979, a military coup led by junior officers ousted the government. Flt-Lt Jerry J Rawlings and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council declared that they had assumed power, in order that an honest election could take place. Elections were held as scheduled; they returned the People’s National Party, whose leader Dr Hilla Limann took office as President in September 1979.
Another coup, in 1981, put Rawlings back in power. He suspended the constitution and banned political parties. From December 1981 until November 1992 Ghana was ruled by a Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). In May 1991 the PNDC government set up a 260-member consultative assembly to oversee the restoration of multiparty democracy.
A committee of constitutional experts was appointed to draft a new constitution for submission to this assembly. In April 1992 the draft constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a referendum; political associations were unbanned; and six opposition movements were granted legal recognition.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) was formed to contest the elections on behalf of the PNDC. The November 1992 presidential election (witnessed by Commonwealth observers, and considered ‘overall free and fair’) returned Jerry Rawlings (with 58.3 per cent of the vote).
The parliamentary elections of December 1992 returned the NDC with 189 of 200 seats in the new Parliament. The NDC united with the National Convention Party (NCP) and the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere Party to form the Progressive Alliance.
In January 1993 Rawlings was sworn in as President, and the Fourth Republic was inaugurated. In May 1995, the NCP left the coalition. In the December 1996 elections, President Rawlings was re-elected with 58 per cent of the votes. Turnout was 75 per cent. His party, the NDC, won 133 seats.
The opposition alliance of the New Patriotic Party and the People’s Convention Party won 66 seats, just reaching the level at which they could successfully oppose constitutional changes (which need a two-thirds majority).
The elections were seen as a step towards full multiparty democracy; the opposition had boycotted the 1992 parliamentary elections, but accepted defeat the second time round.
Ghana thus acquired a significant legislative opposition for the first time in 15 years. After Rawlings was chosen as ‘life chairman’ of the party in December 1998, the NDC suffered a serious split in its ranks with the formation by some of its founding members of the National Reform Party, which was registered in July 1999. In 1972, another military coup led by Colonel Ignatius Acheampong overthrew Busia’s government and set up a National Redemption Council. In 1978 Acheampong was replaced by General Frederick Akuffo, who promised civilian rule by the middle of the following year.
 

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Businesses & People who make the city move! Advertise here for only ₵10/Week!

 

Businesses & People who make the city move! Advertise here for only ₵10/Week! 

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W/R: Operation Halt II destroys about 20 excavators, several other equipment

 

Operation Halt II takes anti galamsey fight to Western Region; destroys about 20 excavators

Operation Halt II has begun its Western Region operation with a bang

- It destroyed several excavators and other illegal mining equipment along Ankobra, Bonusu, and Bonsa Rivers

- It comes a day after President Akufo-Addo declared his full support for the operation

Operation Halt II has destroyed several excavators along the Ankobra, Bonusu, and Bonsa Rivers in the Western Region.

Made of three units of the Ghana Armed Forces—the 2nd and 5th Infantry Battalions and the 64th Infantry Regiment, Operation Halt II began its Western Region operation on Thursday, May 27, 2021.

The team is being supported by personnel drawn from the Ghana navy, air force, Southern Command, 48th Engineers’ Regiment, and the Support Service.

The operation is expected to end on Saturday 29 May.

According to a report sighted on Asaaseradio.com, the team destroyed two washing machines and floating platforms on the Bonusu River, and 18 excavators along the Rivers Ankobra and Bonsa.

“Ten changfans and two water pumping machines sited along the Bonsa River were also destroyed,” the outlet reported citing a source close to the operation.

“The Operation Halt II team, led by Lieutenant Colonel Prince Tandoh, located and destroyed one excavator, 100 changfan machines, 20 water pumping machines, four motorbikes, and other illegal mining equipment on a site close to the Ankobra River,” the source added.

Operation Halt II’s latest invasion of illegal mining sites in the Western Region comes a day after President Akufo-Addo endorsed the burning of excavators and other equipment confiscated at these mining sites.

“The presence of ‘changfans’ in water bodies is illegal, as is the unlawful use of excavators in protected forest zones,” President Akufo-Addo said on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, during the sod-cutting ceremony for the construction of the first phase of the “Law Village”.

“The devastation caused by this equipment is nothing short of evil and we should not compromise in our efforts to protect our environment, forest reserves, and water bodies.”

In other news, uneasy tension is brewing at Amanase, a community near Suhum along the Accra-Kumasi highway.

News reaching  adansiweb.xyz indicates that some irate youth of the community have blocked the highway in protest of reckless driving after a speeding vehicle crushed an elderly man to death.

They burnt tyres during the spontaneous protest, causing massive vehicular traffic.

According to a report sighted on Starrfm.com.gh, the speeding vehicle crushed the man to death whilst he was crossing the road at about 7:30 pm.

The “man’s mortal remain was shredded and littered on the road,” the report noted.

The irate youth created unbearable gridlock on the highway for close to an hour until the arrival of armed police to the scene.

They reportedly had to resort to the firing of warning shots to disperse the raging youth and clear the road to traffic.

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HAS OBUASI BOETE PARK BEEN SEIZED OR MANHANDLED

 

Obuasi which is situated In the Ashanti region has been one of the breed of footballers for decades now.

The likes of John Mensah, Jonathan Mensah, Inkoom are some of the product of Obuasi.

Football in Obuasi is equivalent to fishing at the coastal areas.

For the past decades, a suburb of Obuasi which is Boete has seen massive contribution to the football family in Ghanaian 1st Division and premiere league.

Tijani Joshua(Aduana), Adono Godfred (Bechem), Kanyiri Samad (Wa suntaa), Nurideen Abdulai (Former Wa Allstars), Kuzuma Ebenezer (Former Dreams FC) ,Kuzuma Emmanuel (Former inter allies) many to mention but few...

Most of the youth depend on the colts and Division 3 sides.

But for the past 3 years what Boete used to produce which was football has decreased to 10% and 90% of drug addiction.

This as a result of good gone wrong. The MP for Obuasi East Hon. Dr. Boakye Yiadom did a great but bad call. He reconstructed Boete park but took years to complete leaving the youth to wander in bad and maintained attitude.

But nothing good came out of it.

From sources, Hon. Dr Boakye Yiadom keeps the field keys and opens it anytime he feels like.

Currently there's no team in Boete out of the two (Newcastle and Monaco) playing the colts league on the same field due to lack of training grounds when the one at their disposal is been worshipped.

The youth can't train

There are no colts teams again due to this act.

Was he helping secure better football or he was helping to destroy talent.

The youth of Obuasi Boete are fedup and needs the field for what the love doing.

# FreeBoetePark

# ReduceDrugAddiction

# BringBackTheLove

Rasheed Ramos Jnr (Concerned citizen)

WORTH SHARING

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Happy Birthday to the Man who is pleased to be leading that brings such positive and exciting changes

 Happy Birthday to the Man who is pleased to be leading that brings such positive and exciting changes to our communities and also his mission the championing of the poor and dispossessed. 

Through Galaxy foundation Ghana, 310 lives living with various deformities and anomaly’s requiring plastic surgery has been changed and 8,000 lives have been touched through the journey from despair to hope project.

God bless David

God bless Galaxy Foundation Ghana

Obuasi is proud to have you

# Galaxyfoundationghana

# Mtnhereosofchange

# Humanitarianawardsghana

Pls let's wish him well

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Water under fire | UNICEF - The role of water in conflicts around the world.

 

Water under fire | UNICEF

The role of water in conflicts around the world.UNICEF’s water under fire change agenda

The right to safe drinking water and sanitation is rooted in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations resolutions and the Geneva conventions. It is a right that is as critical to the survival of children as food, medical care, and protection from attack. But from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh to Ukraine to Yemen, it is clear that crises have become increasingly protracted and conflict threatens interconnected urban service systems.

To improve children’s access to clean drinking water, and to save lives in conflicts and crises, UNICEF calls for three major changes:

Stop attacks on water and sanitation infrastructure and personnel.
Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on water and sanitation – and power supplies required for them to function – can be a violation of international humanitarian law. So, too, is the intentional denial of services.

Build a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector capable of consistently providing high-quality water and sanitation services in emergencies.
The WASH sector needs to build technical, operational and personnel capacity to address increasingly complex and protracted crises.

Link life-saving humanitarian responses to the development of sustainable water and sanitation systems for all.
This requires building systems that can ensure the right to safe water and sanitation and prevent outbreaks of disease. And it demands that humanitarian and development organizations collaborate from the start to establish systems that will remain resilient.

UNICEF launched the Water Under Fire campaign in March 2019 to draw global attention to three fundamental areas where changes are urgently needed to secure access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation in fragile contexts. As part of the campaign, it has launched three reports.

Vol. 1: Emergencies, development and peace in fragile and conflict-affected contexts

Focuses on the need for immediate action to accelerate water and sanitation service delivery in fragile and conflict-affected contexts; prevent water-related tensions between groups and political entities; and ensure the right to water and sanitation for every child.

Vol. 2: Strengthening sector capacity for a predictable, quality humanitarian response

Is dedicated to the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector’s capacity to deliver a predictable, quality humanitarian WASH response, and provides a change agenda and road map towards strengthening this capacity.

Vol. 3: Attacks on water and sanitation services in armed conflict and the impacts on children

Focuses on attacks on water and sanitation during armed conflicts and highlights issues children face in accessing water in times of war. The report demonstrates the humanitarian impact on children through case studies from Iraq, the State of Palestine, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen.

Attacks on water are attacks on children

Water resources and the systems required to deliver drinking water have been attacked for centuries. All too often, the human dependence on water has been exploited during conflict. Nearly all of the conflict-related emergencies where UNICEF has responded in recent years have involved some form of attack hindering access to water, whether directed against water infrastructure or through incidental harm or tactic used by a party to the conflict to limit water supply to conflict-affected populations. Where there has been conflict, water has been part of the battleground – whether explicitly targeted or incidentally affected by actions or conduct during armed conflict.

When a community’s water supply is cut off, children and families are forced to rely on unsafe water, or leave their homes in search of a new source. At times this may mean families have to reduce or ration their water supplies, other times it means drinking water that is clearly contaminated and dangerous.

For children, the consequences can be deadly, as water and sanitation related diseases remain among the leading causes of death in children under five.

There are different ways that water can be used as a weapon, which include attacking water infrastructure and workers, or denying access.

For example:

• Attacks on water and sanitation infrastructure: this includes both intentional attacks, such as targeting pipelines or pouring concrete into wells, and inadvertent attacks, where reckless bombardment with no attempt to avoid critical civilian infrastructure results in damaged or destroyed water and sanitation systems.
• Stopping the flow of water: this can include turning off water pumping stations so pipes run dry, or even shutting down electrical systems so that water pumping station cannot operate.
• Contaminating water: when water sources are poisoned, the water has been turned into a weapon. This includes throwing dead human or animal bodies in a well to contaminate the water supply as a tactic to deny a community safe water.
• Attacks on water and sanitation workers: humanitarians and local workers around the world are often at risk when working in conflicts. Many have come under attack, been injured or killed while repairing critical civilian infrastructure. Even the threat of attack can deter maintenance or repair, leaving a community without safe water.
• Denial of humanitarian access: often in conflicts, humanitarian workers and supplies are denied access to reach communities or areas that need assistance.

But attacks on infrastructure and personnel are just two of the numerous threats affecting children’s access to water and sanitation. In many protracted conflicts, water and sanitation systems aren’t just targeted, but are left either undeveloped or in a state of disrepair. In some cases, there was not an adequate water or sanitation system to begin with, and the onset of conflict simply exacerbates the problem.

Ultimately, children caught up in conflict should not live in fear of bullets and bombs. And nor should they die or suffer for a lifetime by being denied access to water and sanitation services because the water source was attacked or cut off.

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Sad News-Ayow reported death at Prestea

 

Sad News-Another hard working and respectful youth reported at Prestea.

Ayow is a boy who used to live in Sikafour-Abantem(a suburb of Tutuka- Obuasi East Municipal).Informations and comments gathered around town and social medias confirmed that indeed this young guy is dead..

Gweede Baakop3 one on one with Bindiga(Ridwan) a member of those who traveled to Prestea early Thursday 20 of May 2021 morning to help burry our dear brother Ayow ...

Bindiga(Ridwan) said "the dead body had swallowed and so getting bigger and bigger all the time

So the only help to rescue the corpse is to buried him immediately but Police wont allow them to burry him."

The Police Division at Prestea also said "they want better investigations...Until the corpse will be released to Ayow family members for burial..

WHO IS AYOW ?

Ayow is a boy who used to live at Sikafour-Abanten a suburb of Tutuka-Obuasi.

He aged around 25 to 28 years.He completed Ibrahimia Islamic and English J.H.S.Reports say he also completed Obuasi S.H.S. He was a single boy with no child.

He played for Positive Youth F.C formerly Chelsea

Thanks to Bindiga(Ridwan) and the general public for this information. Keep the good work bro.

My greatest condolence goes to the youth of Sikaduase, Libya Parliament, Ayow's family,Friends of Ayow,Bindiga, Gweede Baakop3, Zaid,Tarzan, Slow Rapper Antwi,Ibrahimia school,Muslims worldwide and to the general public..

Don't forget to sign the book of condolence with the comments section below this post.

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Adansihene denies allegations he is neck-deep in galamsey

 

Adansiman Progressive Association (APA), a pro-development group aimed at driving home infrastructure for the well-being of locals within the Adansi enclave, has accused the Paramount Chief of involvement in galamsey.

The group says its claims are pivoted on the current state of water bodies in Adansi as it explains the major river that serves as the only source of water for people of Adansi, River Gyemi, has now been destroyed.

This situation, the group fears, could lead to a looming acute water crisis.

Speaking on Akoma FM‘s current affairs and political show GhanAkoma on Thursday, May 20, Organiser for APA Akwasi Aboagye told host of the show that “our investigation and series of checks have revealed that Adansimanhene Opegya Kotwere Bonsrah Afiyie II is neck-deep in the very menace Otumfuo and President Nana Akufo-Addo have been preaching against”.

He further indicated that “on March 22, a team of police together with section of the Adansi Progressive Association arrested some artisans at a mining site”.

“After the arrest, the miners alleged that the site they are working belongs to Adansimanhene. Aside that incident, we have factual proof that point fingers at the Omanhene for his involvement in galamsey. So we will call on the Overlord of Ashanti Kingdom Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to swiftly intervene and save the water bodies in Adansi and its adjoining communities.”

Meanwhile, Adansimanhene Opegya Kotwere Bonsrah Afiyie II has refuted the allegations.

He made this clear at a press conference at the his palace in Fomena.

Public interest advocate Frank Aboagye Danyansah, who is also a native of Adansi, has also shot down the allegations.

He goes on to allege that the convener of APA, Akwasi Aboagye, is alien and should not be taken seriously.

Mr Danyansah explained that “I am not sure this so-called Akwasi Aboagye is a true native of Adansi because he won’t have tarnished the image of his paramount chief. Again, he is even an embattled member of the Adansi Progressive Association because the executives have expelled him on grounds of extortion and impersonation, a man without credibility. Why must you even give him such a big platform to perpetrate lies?” he quizzed.

Mr Aboagye Danyansah urged the public to disregard the palpable lies of Akwasi Aboagye and treat it with the contempt it deserves because Adansimanhene is a true patriot who wouldn’t go against the orders of Asantehene and the president.

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Galamsey fight should be within the law – Yao Graham

 Coordinator of the Third World Network (TWN) Dr. Yao Graham, has questioned government on the rules of engagement in the crusade against illegal small-scale mining(galamsey), saying it is not an armed conflict in the way that the rules of engagement in war is for the soldiers to kill anyone they see on site.

He said this in an interview with Komla Adom on the Mid Day News on TV3, Thursday, May 20.

Dr. Graham was speaking on the back of the statement by the Minister of Defence that the safety of the perpetrators of illegal small-scale mining cannot be guaranteed in their engagement with the Task Force mandated to fight the canker in the country. And also the destruction of excavators seized on site by the security officials involved in the crusade against illegal small-scale mining.

He said “the campaign against galamsey is not an armed conflict in the way that the country’s border is being threatened and therefore the rules of engagement that the soldiers should operate under are to kill any enemy force that is crossing the boundary. So one of the questions that arises for me, in relation to the minister’s pronouncement that people’s safety cannot be guaranteed is, what are the rules of engagement? Is it that the military are empowered to shoot anybody they see on site at night because there is a fear that the people are armed? Do we know if they are armed?

“These are all questions that people should be interested in, all of us are interested in the security and safety of our water bodies. I think it is very, very important that we keep this thing within the parameters of the law so the approach to dealing with galamsey can be differentiated from how lynch mobs operate”.

When asked if according to the interpretation of the law of the Minerals and Mining(Amendment Act 2020) LI 2404, anybody can challenge the Ministries of Lands and Forestry and Defence in court for unlawful destruction of properties, he responded that “the best interpretation of the law routinely is the common sense interpretation, so there is no ambiguity in this provision. And I think the first people with the responsibility to uphold the constitution and the law are the officers of the republic, ministers, public servants, public employees of various organizations, including the military”.

According to his assessment of the operation to end the activities of illegal small-scale mining, he applauded the hierarchy of priorities that has been created in the operational apparatus. However, he said “beyond sending the troops in to clear the water bodies, we need to have a sustainable approach to keep the water bodies clean because the troops will not be there always, therefore how do we build a constituency based on consensus? The pronouncement made by the Small Scale Miners Association complaining about basically a misdirected application of force points to some of the challenges to be addressed”.

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NDC shoots down all EC’s proposed reforms May 20, 2021

 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has punched holes into all the proposed electoral reforms by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), calling them a “sham”.

At a press conference addressed by the party’s Director of Elections Elvis Afriyie Ankrah on Thursday, May 20, the party subjected all the four reforms to scrutiny and called for wider consultations.

The Commission on Tuesday, May 18 after a two-day workshop of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) announced reforms agreed upon by stakeholders.

The first is to close polls at 3:00pm instead of the usual 5:00pm.

The Commission, secondly, wants an all-round system where citizens who turn 18, or persons who have not previously registered, may visit any district office with their Ghana Card or passport and register as voters instead of the system of periodic nationwide registration.

“This will help us do away with nationwide registration exercises and go a long way to reducing cost of elections,” the Chair of the Commission, Jean Mensa, added at the press conference.

The Commission also wants an all-year round exhibition exercise through smart phones and other mobile devices by texting to a short code.

Lastly, the EC wants collation done only at the constituency level and transmitted to the regional and national level.

“By adopting this system, the problem of minor inaccuracies with the collation process and unnecessary delays will be reduced significantly,” Mrs Mensa said.

But Mr Afriyie Ankrah said any move to implement reforms ahead of the 2024 elections must begin with the Commission itself.

He said the Commissioners must first of all purge themselves of all the wrong doing which characterised the 2020 elections.

On the first proposal about the poll closing time, for instance, the NDC said it is needless and only going to create chaos.

On the last proposal, Mr Afriyie Ankrah said: “The proposal to have the entry point of data done only at Constituency Collation Centres will introduce another set of opportunities for rigging and manipulation of the election through hacking and other means.

“The way to build further efficiencies into the collation process and eliminate minor inaccuracies is to hire and train competent EC staff to ensure accurate data entry and collation and not to throw away the time-tested practice of collation at the national level.”

He concluded that the EC can never undertake reforms without considering the views of the NDC.

To this end, the former Youth and Sports Minister described all that has been put in the public domain by the EC as a “sham”.

“What is going on in this country is frightening. The EC is the institution that is supposed to ensure that the laws governing political parties are obeyed. So for purposes of achieving whatever agenda, entities that they know will ordinarily not qualify to be political parties they recruit and mobilise and bring them and they all say ‘We agree, We agree’ and they sign. And the NDC which is the biggest opposition party, we are wiped. Is this for real?”

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