Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
One of Liberia’s two winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has of late been at the core of the Liberian news media. Major radio news and newspaper headlines highlighted Madam Laymah Gbowee latest advocacy against “sexual exploitation and abuse of girls” in Liberia. In her revelation, Madam Gbowee accused teachers working in schools operating […]
Abuja — Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina, has expressed concern over the prevalence rate of sexual violence against women, noting that such violation was the second most prevalent violations against women in Nigeria. The minister, who expressed the concern at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, explained that the conclusion was based on […]
Ghanaians are currently registering to vote in the general elections of December 7. What we thought was a mere constitutional arrangement is now a risky exercise in some parts of the country. One can lose life and limb and we wonder if this indeed is Ghana, a country that has had elections in the past […]
A Deputy Minister for Information, James Agyenim Boateng, on Wednesday morning sought to discredit a picture accompanying a story published by the Daily Guide newspaper and reproduced on Peacefmonline, claiming it was a fake. The story, headlined “PHOTO: NDC Goons On Rampage?”, was published on Friday, April 13th. According to the publication, “hundreds of […]
Presidential aide, Nii Lantey Vanderpuiye has dared functionaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to follow up with threats of registering in the Odododiodoo constituency if they are ready to stand the wrath of the constituents in the ongoing biometric registration exercise. This follows the ultimatum given him by the General Secretary of the NPP, […]
By Yara Bayoumy NAIROBI (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Monday Sudanese forces were still bombing regions in the oil-producing area straddling their border, but insisted it would not be dragged into war. South Sudan’s Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin accused Khartoum of wanting to deter investment in the crucial oil sector of […]
An anti-gay group in Liberia distributed fliers over the weekend with a hit list of people who support gay rights, and one member of the group threatened to “get to them one by one.” The fliers mark the latest development in an increasingly hostile national debate about gay rights in this country on Africa’s western […]
Shortages in Mali as coup sanctions start Malians scramble to stockpile fuel and other items as post-coup embargo by West African neighbors begins to take hold. Malians have lined up outside gas stations holding jerry cans, water bottles and plastic jugs, as the West African nation braces itself for sanctions imposed as a consequence of […]
Walter Nana Wilson The African Union, AU, has given a resounding support to the candidacy of Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for president of the World Bank. Nominations for the post expired on Friday, March 23. In a statement, the AU said the “impeccable credentials of Dr. Okonjo-Iweala make her the best candidate for […]
By Pamela Appea A conference on Women & Social Change in Emerging Democracies was held in New York on March 29th at the Beekman Towers in Manhattan. Sponsored by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA); Eng. Aja Eze Foundation; and the Center for Media & Peace Initiatives, the event was attended by […]