Burkina Faso bans beauty pageants to focus on science competition for women
Burkina Faso has suspended beauty pageants nationwide, pivoting toward female empowerment with HAKILI Mousso, a new national science competition.
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Contractor on KATH Mother and Baby unit project awaits payment as materials expire
The Liaison Officer for Contracta, construction firm for the stalled Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Mother and Baby Unit, Emmanuel Danso, has expressed worry persistent non-payment to the contractor.
Sejong University forum addresses quality of education for international students
Visitos look around booths at the 8th International Student Future Higher Education Korea 2026 Fall on Sejong University’s campus in Seoul, Oct. 1. Courtesy of Sejong University Sejong University hosted an international higher education forum at its Seoul campus on Oct. 1 to discuss ways to improve education for international students and support their career…
Photos: China and North Korea open new border bridge amid deepening ties | Business and Economy News
Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026 The opening of a long-delayed bridge linking China and North Korea underscores the deepening ties between the two neighbours as Pyongyang courts both Beijing and Moscow to ease its economic isolation. China’s official Xinhua news agency said a launch ceremony was held on Thursday for the New Yalu…
Distorted intelligence at the AI frontier
Daron Acemoglu LONDON — Following repeated security debacles at OpenAI and Anthropic—both of which have developed agents that ended up hacking external systems — artificial intelligence (AI) safety researchers within both firms have either announced their resignations or (finally!) conceded that the breathless race to advance the “frontier” is irresponsible. In response to negative media…
Cocoa farmers battle declining yields in Bono East
Cocoa farmers in parts of the Bono East Region are recording declining yields as prolonged sunshine and erratic rainfall continue to affect production. A 65-year-old farmer, Ms Rebecca Owusuaa, from Boakyekrom, near Nsuta in the Techiman Municipality, said output from her five-acre farm had fallen from 28 bags per season to 17 bags last year,…
We are committed to sustaining policy discipline – BoG Governor @2026 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings
"Our responsibility is to reinforce Ghana’s progress through credible policy and sustained action
Digital payments and Fintech: Gaps in regulation, cybersecurity continue to hold back safe and inclusive adoption in Africa – Asiama
Dr Asiama said that the continent has made remarkable progress in digital payments and fintech.
KOMSCO chief, PR head chronicle shift from cash to digital trust in new book
Sung Chang-hoon, left, president and CEO of the Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO), and Woo Jin-goo, KOMSCO head of public relations / Courtesy of KOMSCO Sung Chang-hoon, president and CEO of the Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO), and Woo Jin-goo, its head of public relations,…
Lee formally appoints inaugural chief of agency in charge of major investigations
Kim Ji-yong, the nominee for the chief of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency, speaks during his parliamentary confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday formally appointed the inaugural chief of the newly established Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA), which is in charge of major investigations under…