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Ghana’s Plant Breeders Bill Lacks Legitimacy! It Must Be Revised

Ghana’s Plant Breeders Bill Lacks Legitimacy! It Must Be Revised

By | February 20, 2014 at 11:28 am | No comments

Organizations from Africa and around the world petition Ghana's Parliament on the Plant Breeder's Bill... 20th February 2014 Rt. Hon. Speaker of the House, Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho, The Hon. Chairperson, Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs,...

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SFG STATEMENT ON THE US EMBASSY’S CALL ON GHANA TO CONDEMN SYRIA

By | September 6, 2013 at 5:44 pm | One comment

SOCIALIST FORUM OF GHANA (SFG)   P. o. Box NT 272,   Accra-Newtown,   Accra.   September 6, 2013.   STATEMENT ON THE US EMBASSY’S CALL ON GHANA TO CONDEMN SYRIA   The United States is at it again; doing what it does best-bullying...

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Twenty Years of Insightful Service To Ghana And Africa!

Twenty Years of Insightful Service To Ghana And Africa!

By | September 3, 2013 at 10:46 pm | No comments

By Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah I have been meaning to do my own reflections of the 20th anniversary of the Insight Newspaper, but I kept postponing it, as each time I tried to put my ideas together, so many things race to the fore, competing for priority. It is a duty I felt for...

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Africa’s Food Sovereignty Under Attack By Corporate Interests – AFSA

Africa’s Food Sovereignty Under Attack By Corporate Interests – AFSA

By | August 15, 2013 at 4:31 pm | No comments

AFSA Press Release 15th August 2013 ____________________________________________________________________ Africa’s Food Sovereignty Under Attack By Corporate Interests   Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), a coalition of pan-African networks, with...

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African Food Alliance Meets in Ethiopia to Oppose GM Imposition

African Food Alliance Meets in Ethiopia to Oppose GM Imposition

By | August 9, 2013 at 10:11 pm | No comments

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will next week meet in Ethiopia to discuss strategies for resistance against genetically modified (GM) seeds. AFSA is a Pan African platform comprising networks and farmer organisations working in Africa including...

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Group Calls For A Temporary Ban On GM Foods.

Group Calls For A Temporary Ban On GM Foods.

By | June 20, 2013 at 11:15 am | No comments

"Ghana must urgently place a moratorium on the cultivation, importation and consumption of genetically modified foods." The call is contained in an appeal by Food Sovereignty Ghana, a Ghanaian grass-roots food advocacy movement, after credible reports of the start of...

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G8 “Hunger Summit” initiative rejected by African civil society!

G8 “Hunger Summit” initiative rejected by African civil society!

By | June 3, 2013 at 1:28 pm | No comments

 - Corporate takeover of agriculture & land will increase hunger, groups claim Abidjan, Addis Ababa, Algiers, Harare, Mombasa, 3rd June 2013   At the heart of the leading initiatives to “modernise” African agriculture is a drive to open markets and...

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STATEMENT ON AFRICAN UNION DAY – SFG

STATEMENT ON AFRICAN UNION DAY – SFG

By | May 29, 2013 at 10:20 am | No comments

May 25, 2013 On the occasion of African Union Day, the Socialist Forum of Ghana salutes the founding heroes and heroines of the organization of African Unity (OAU) and those whose struggles freed the continent from the yoke of classical colonialism. As we celebrate 5o...

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Where AFRICOM Is Active In Africa – May 2013

Where AFRICOM Is Active In Africa – May 2013

By | May 10, 2013 at 8:14 pm | No comments

“The countries that cooperate with us get at least a free pass,” acknowledged a senior U.S. official who specializes in Africa but spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid retribution. “Whereas other countries that don’t cooperate, we ream them as best we...

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Kwesi Pratt Jnr., On Ghana’s 56th Independence Anniversary – The Way Forward..

Kwesi Pratt Jnr., On Ghana’s 56th Independence Anniversary – The Way Forward..

By | March 16, 2013 at 10:40 pm | No comments

On the 9th of March, 2013, Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jnr., participated in a panel discussion on Ghana's 56th Independence celebrations. The contribution was nothing but brilliant! Strangely enough, it was the last time we are to see him on the programme. Government communications...

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