“We have seen an increase in the registration of lands and other land-related documents. But many people do not know about our processes. They do not know where to go when they have challenges. They don’t even know the basic procedure for buying land. That is why we want to go closer to them, inform…
The UN Security Council holds a meeting on Haiti, and the attack on UN-backed forces, is expected to dominate the discussions Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026 International forces in Haiti are working to establish contact with four Salvadoran soldiers who went missing after violent gangs attacked their armoured vehicle with explosives on Sunday….
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, Monday. Tech shares were on the upswing early October 19 as investors opened the week by taking advantage of last week’s pullback in the Nasdaq. Last weeks 4.5 percent drop was due to various…
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has held high-level discussions with organisers of the 2026 Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, seeking to draw lessons from China’s acclaimed rural revitalisation and poverty reduction drive. The meeting, led by the Forum Chair, Professor Lu Xinyu, explored practical areas of cooperation and knowledge exchange between Ghana and…
A fire burns, as Police officers in riot gear stand guard, during civil unrest, the day after a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Paris, France, Sunday. Reuters-Yonhap PARIS — France saw some of the worst unrest in years at the weekend as huge protests across the…
Other participants at the high-level segment included: King Letsie III of Lesotho; LI Junhua, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs; Yasmine Fouad, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; Retno L. P. Marsudi, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water; Qurbon Hakimzoda, Minister for Agriculture, Tajikistan; Ibrahim Yumakli, Minister for…
President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) for awarding the Ghana Armed Forces a contract to reclaim 253 acres of land destroyed by illegal mining activities in the Tano-Nimri Forest.
Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s election, Ben-Gvir faces student protesters, and Israeli gunfire kills a seven-year-old girl in Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Reem Takieddine has the latest from Israel and Palestine. Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026 Share Trump endorses Netanyhu ahead of elections on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on…
A car burns at Republique square during a protest against rising living costs, joining students’ grievances, in Paris, Saturday. AP-Yonhap PARIS — France’s central government asked some local authorities to impose curfews as it faced pressure over security failings on Monday after a weekend of riots and looting stemming from nationwide anti-government protests. Prime Minister…
As such, Hand-in-Hand addresses a fundamental challenge in agrifood investment: the gap between need and investable opportunity. FAO uses advanced geospatial intelligence, economic modeling, and technical analysis to identify priority territories and value chains where investments can have the greatest impact. The analysis draws on data covering climate risks, soil health, infrastructure, market access, poverty,…
