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WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa

WHO concerned over COVID-19 impact on women, girls in Africa

  • June 19, 2020
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Humanitarian crises, including health emergencies affect men and women differently. As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, there are concerns…

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PRESS RELEASE -A PRESS STATEMENT TO MARK ONE YEAR AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RTI ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)

PRESS RELEASE -A PRESS STATEMENT TO MARK ONE YEAR AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ASSENT TO THE RTI ACT, 2019 (ACT 989)

  • May 21, 2020
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Thursday May 21, 2020 A year ago today, on Tuesday 21st May 2019, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, assented…

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Resources for African journalists covering the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resources for African journalists covering the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • April 14, 2020
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in Africa, after the continent was initially spared of the pandemic in its early days.…

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PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 Lockdown: Security Agencies must Respect the Human Rights of Civilians

PRESS RELEASE: COVID-19 Lockdown: Security Agencies must Respect the Human Rights of Civilians

  • March 30, 2020
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We, the Independent Police Complaints Coalition (IPOCOCO), are a group of civil society organizations/individuals advocating for the…

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Fact-checking tools

Fact-checking tools

  • March 17, 2020
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In this age of information disorder (misinformation, disinformation and malinformation) it is very difficult to decipher accurate and trustworthy information…

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Penplusbytes engages Young Persons, the Media and Techies in an Ideas’ “Marathon”

Penplusbytes engages Young Persons, the Media and Techies in an Ideas’ “Marathon”

  • February 25, 2020
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Social media has been recognised as an enabler for citizen participation and governance processes as it provides an avenue for…

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Electoral Commission’s Response to Right to Information Request is Unfortunate – RTI Coalition

Electoral Commission’s Response to Right to Information Request is Unfortunate – RTI Coalition

  • February 19, 2020
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The Coalition on the Right to Information Ghana (RTI Coalition) has learnt with grave concern the response given by lawyers…

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Penplusbytes engages News Editors in Northern Half of Ghana to set agenda on PWD issues during elections 2020

Penplusbytes engages News Editors in Northern Half of Ghana to set agenda on PWD issues during elections 2020

  • January 29, 2020
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Persons with disabilities constitute a significant section of Ghana’s population who are faced with a lot of challenges in meeting…

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Year 2020 African Elections Outlook

  • January 20, 2020
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Elections in Africa have become ritualistic in nature as electrifying campaigns by various aspiring candidates break the monotony of the…

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

  • December 16, 2019
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CFP: African Women in Media 2020 Summit (#AWiM2020)   Reimagining Futures: Women in Media, Peace and Technologies   29-31 July,…

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Penplusbytes Organizes Training Of Trainers (ToT) On Digital Safety

Penplusbytes Organizes Training Of Trainers (ToT) On Digital Safety

  • December 5, 2019
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As part of efforts to promote Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in Ghana, Penplusbytes in partnership with DW Akademie and…

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Exploration du pétrole et du gaz en Afrique de l’Ouest

Exploration du pétrole et du gaz en Afrique de l’Ouest

  • November 27, 2019
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Penplusbytes, leader dans le renforcement des capacités des journalistes dans divers domaines thématiques, est heureux d’annoncer son nouveau projet de…

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