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Fashion experts share tips on dealing with the impact of COVID-19
The African Development Bank’s ‘Fashionomics Africa’ initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fashion industry.
In total, 136 fashion entrepreneurs, digital innovators and creative minds joined the discussion.
The theme of the first session of the series was: “What does the COVID-19 disruption mean for Africa’s Fashion Market? Opportunities and Threats for Fashionpreneurs and Investors.”
Vanessa Moungar, Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department at the African Development Bank said:“Supporting investment for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the creative and cultural industries, creating the right environment for the financial sector to play its full part in powering growth, lies at the heart of the African Development Bank’s agenda.”
The participants exchanged ideas and shared lessons learned on how to take advantage of online tools to strengthen their businesses.
Panelists included representatives from supply chain giant, Maersk, and otherplayers in the creative industry.
Sarah Diouf, Founder of Tongoro, an online e-commerce platform said: “African fashion is rising right now. African designers need to develop their unique business model and have to be innovative.”
“It’s a tool that we can truly leverage to our advantage. Africa has many stories to share and tell,” she noted.
Other panelists indicated that sustainability was going to be key to the future of fashion, and that African fashion brands “need to be ready to answer the questions they will be asked.”
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Gender and Education Ministry hold joint press conference on launch of Free Sanitary Pads for girls
A joint press conference was held today, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the conference room of the Ministry of Education by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), ahead of the official launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Initiative scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2025, at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Accra.
The press conference aimed to brief media organizations and the general public about President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to ensuring access to free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in schools across the country.
In her brief remarks, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, stated that the initiative seeks to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls.
She emphasized that this intervention is expected to significantly reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and enhance academic performance.
The Minister further noted that approximately two million girls in both Junior and Senior High Schools are expected to benefit from the initiative.
She therefore called on the media to support in widely disseminating information about the launch and the broader benefits of the Initiative.
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Government, GoldFields,reach agreement on Damang Mine
The Government of Ghana and Goldfields Ghana Limited have reached an amicable agreement on a transitional plan for the Damang Mine.
The operational modalities of the transition involve issuing a new 12-month mining lease to Goldfields’ subsidiary, Abosso Goldfields Limited, pending parliamentary ratification in
May 2025.
Under the new arrangement, Goldfields will resume open-pit mining during the transition period, safeguarding jobs and conducting feasibility studies to establish Damang’s reserves and mine life.
At the same time, the processing of existing stockpiles will continue under the supervision of a joint management team composed of representatives from the Government of Ghana
and Goldfields. The two parties will work in good faith to secure a successful transition and eventual transfer of a viable mine to Ghanaian ownership.
Both parties have agreed to advance discussions in good faith on the renewal of the lease for the Tarkwa mine, due in 2027, and pledged to work together to enhance Ghana’s
potential in the mining sector as a favourable investment destination,
