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Africa can feed herself and empower millions – Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
Vice President of Ghana, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on world leaders and investors to support Africa’s efforts to achieve food security and empower its people.
Speaking at the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, she said Africa has the potential to feed itself, reduce its dependency on food imports, and create opportunities for millions of youth and women across the continent.
According to her, women form more than half of Ghana’s agricultural workforce but still face major challenges, including limited access to credit, land, technology, and training.
“That is why our forthcoming Women’s Development Bank and inclusive government policies are targeting these inequalities. We all know that when women prosper, families and nations flourish” she noted.
The Vice President highlighted the energy and innovation of Ghana’s young people, describing them as ready to lead the next wave of transformation in the agricultural sector.
She quoted Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, saying the fight against hunger is “not a sprint but a relay,” adding that every generation must play its part.
“Ghana is deeply committed to running her leg of this race. but she cannot run it alone” she said.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang therefore called on development partners, governments, foundations, and investors to work together with Ghana and other African nations to build sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships.
“Let this generation be defined not by our deficits, but by our resolve,” she pointed.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has confirmed that its ongoing strike will continue until issues surrounding its salary structure are resolved with the government.
The Executive Secretary of the association, Isaac Bampoe Addo, announced this while addressing members at the CLOGSAG office premises on Wednesday, March 12, 2026.
He explained that after deliberations on the strike which began on March 9, members unanimously agreed that the action should continue unabated.
Mr Bampoe Addo stressed that the association will not call off the strike until government implements the proposed salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
CLOGSAG earlier declared a nationwide strike on July 3, 2024, over government’s failure to implement the new salary structure, more than a year after a Memorandum of Understanding was reached.
By: Jacob Aggrey
A security analyst, Richard Kumadoe, has urged the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, to stop commenting on the number of personnel to be recruited into the country’s security services.
Mr Kumadoe made the remarks during an interview on on TV3 , March 12, 2026, while reacting to comments by the minister on the ongoing recruitment into the security agencies.
According to him, it is not the responsibility of the Interior Minister to publicly state how many people the security agencies intend to recruit.
“It is not the duty of the Interior Minister to come and tell us how many people the security forces are recruiting into the service. The earlier he stops speaking on it, the better for the government,” he indicated.
Mr Kumadoe argued that security agencies should be allowed to manage their own recruitment processes without interference.
He criticised what he described as a centralized recruitment approach involving a third party vendor, claiming that the background of the vendor had not been properly scrutinized.
The analyst further questioned the justification for the minister’s claim that about 5,000 personnel would be recruited into the security services.
According to him, some security institutions such as the Bureau of National Investigations and the Ghana Armed Forces are national security institutions and are not directly under the control of the Interior Minister.
Mr Kumadoe warned that the approach could create challenges for the security agencies and affect public confidence in the recruitment process.
He therefore urged the minister to step aside and allow the agencies to conduct their recruitment independently to ensure fairness and transparency.
By: Jacob Aggrey
