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Anglogold Obuasi donates sanitary pads to Obuasi Basic School
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Five Junior High Schools(JHS) in the Obuasi Municipality have received large quantities of sanitary pads for distribution among girls in the schools.
Each of the girls,numbering about 1,000, was given five packs of the sanitary pads to cater for the rest of the months of the year.
The beneficiary schools were Sanso M/A JHS, Apitikoko, Nyieaso A and B and Anyinam JHS.
The gesture falls under the Education Improvement Programme of the 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) of the AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mines.
Under the project, 10,000 sanitary pads would be distributed to schools in tbe Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East, this year.
Lack of access to sanitary products, clean water and appropriate facilities poses significant health risks and hampers girls ability to participate fully in education, work and social activities.
Speaking on behalf of the Senior Manager, Sustainability of the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, Emmanuel Baidoo, Ms. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social and Gender Superintendent, said as part of intiatives under the health pillar of the SEDP, the mining company, since 2022, partnered witg GIZ to commit to donating sanitary pads to JHS in the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East.
With the support of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Ghana Health Service (GHS), the Company, he said, would contribute to ending period poverty by providing girls with the necessary resources to manage their menstruation effectively.
“By addressing period poverty, we can ensure that girls can attend school regularly,without fear or shame. Education is a powerful tool for empowerment and social change and every girl deserves the opportunity to pursue her dreams without being held back by something as natural as menstruation,” he said.
According to the Sustainability Manager,together with the GES and GHS, they had begun a sensitisation campaign to raise awareness of menstrual hygiene in schools such that male students were being educated to become supportive of their female colleagues by taking them through menstruation process and the effects it has on their female classmates.
Under water and sanitation programme, he said, the SEDP has been providing for the construction of water systems to address the challenges of accessing potable water across communities in which the mining company operated.
This, he said, “helps to mitigate many of the challenges our women and girls go through during menstrual period”.
Mrs.Cecilia Salifu, Assistant Director in-charge of girls education, Obuasi Municipality, said providing them with free sanitary pads “is a wake-up call of the importance of such to girls.
And, she commended AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine for the gesture.
From Kingsley E. Hope, Obuasi
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Ghana to locally refine its gold starting October 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a state-owned gold refinery in the country.
Speaking at the 2025 Minerals and Mining Convention, Mr Gyamfi said the refinery will process locally mined gold into bullion instead of exporting it in its raw state.
According to him, it is unacceptable that Ghana, despite being a leading gold producer in Africa, continues to export raw gold known as dore.
He explained that the Gold Board, working with the Bank of Ghana and local refineries, will from October 2025 begin refining gold locally.
He also disclosed that an ultramodern assay laboratory will be built to ensure international standards in testing gold quality.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the refinery will be wholly state-owned and will help Ghana move away from raw mineral exports to value addition.
This, he said, will boost foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and position Ghana as a hub for gold refining and jewellery production in Africa.
The CEO stressed that the project forms part of government’s strategy to ensure the country benefits fully from its natural resources and to transform the mining sector into a driver of economic growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
