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."
By Eleanor Whitehead Enase Okonedo is sitting on the terrace in Addis Ababa’s sumptuous Sheraton hotel. She is attending the World Economic Forum on Africa – the first to be held in the continent’s political headquarters, Ethiopia – and in keeping with the big themes of the week, her thoughts are on African growth, […]
By Taye Obateru, This Day Jos — The new National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki assured yesterday that he will soon meet with Boko Haram leaders for possible dialogue with the group, saying he already had their contacts. Dasuki, who spoke in Jos during a meeting with stakeholders in Plateau, said he […]
FORMER ATTORNEY-GENERAL Betty Mould-Iddrisu is in the news again for another judgment debt scandal as she is said to have negotiated for the payment of $35 million to Rockshell Construction Limited in 2010. The payment of the colossal amount was at the center of controversy at the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of […]
Wednesday’s press statement by Kwamena Ahwoi, Minister of Local Government in the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under Jerry Rawlings, has further muddied the facts regarding the controversial Hyundai Galloper vehicles. Former Minister of Local Government in 2005, Charles Bintim, and former Deputy Minister of Local Government under the Kufuor administration, Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, have […]
By Bekai Njie The UNDP African Human Development (AHD) Report on the theme, ‘Toward a Food Security Future’ was Tuesday officially launched by the vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy, at Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi. The report, which was earlier launched at the continental level in […]
Rome — Common indicators and guidelines for environmental assessments will lead to shared understanding of environmental impacts, better policymaking. A new FAO-led partnership is looking to improve how the environmental impacts of the livestock industry are measured and assessed, a necessary first step in improving the sustainability of this important food production sector. Livestock-raising and […]
By Anso Thom Health and social justice activists as well as health ministers and key policy makers from across the world will meet in Cape Town this week to address the drivers of inequity which fundamentally impact on the health of the poor. Despite unprecedented global wealth the world is experiencing a crisis of […]
Stephenie Hollyman/WHO Deerfield, Il (July 3, 2012) — A pair of provocative studies in the July 2012 issue of The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (AJTMH) provides a window into the intense ground war now underway against malaria. In one review, researchers offer new evidence supporting indoor insecticide spraying as a way […]
By Isiaka Wakili and Turaki A. Hassan An account opened by Nigerian officials with an American bank J.P. Morgan into which billions of dollars oil monies are being paid over the years is raising dust at a Senate committee hearing on the management of the fuel subsidies. Over $17.64 billion (about N2.7 trillion) was […]
G. Cranston/IRIN Domestic violence is often not well documented. Dakar — In conflict-hit West African countries, husbands often pose a greater threat to women’s lives than an armed assailant, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a recent report, but even in more stable countries, violence against women is hard to eradicate. “Domestic violence […]