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."
Nairobi — It took the very last effort and another national record for Julius ‘You Tube Man’ Yego to make history as the first Kenyan Javelin thrower to make the Olympics final on Wednesday night. With qualification to the medal event slipping as he took the run up for his last effort, Yego, the African […]
We have heard the story repeatedly – countries fall further behind the rest of the world when they lack the infrastructure needed to sustain growth. It may seem repetitive, but sometimes it’s important to reiterate what may appear obvious. Last month the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) launched a new tool – the Food Security […]
ROME — Athletes headed to the Olympic Games in London have more in common than talent and hard work. Whether they’re sprinting the 100 meters or diving off a springboard, they know that without eating the right foods, they can’t give their best. Nutrition is just as important to children. They need it so that […]
President of the Pan African Parliament Bethel Amadi has said the economic integration of Africa will improve its economic prosperity as mere two percent intra trades among Africans could generate as much as $200 billion annually. He said yesterday in Abuja that the parliament is doing everything within its powers to ensure that Africa is […]
Babies born to mothers in sub-Saharan who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to die in the first two days after their birth, according to new research. Published online in The Lancet, the study is the first to shed light on the role of maternal obesity in neonatal death (during the first […]
Senegal has finished second in Group A, booking their place in the London 2012 quarter-finals thanks to a 1-1 draw with UAE, who head for home at the first hurdle. The Emirates took the lead in the first half through their talismanic captain Ismaeil Matar, but Senegal’s ace Moussa Konate then picked up his fourth […]
Africa needs to embrace economic diversification as well as focus on agribusiness to lift the continent out of poverty and put it on the path to prosperity, a senior United Nations official said today. “Agriculture is the most important sector of the African economy and will have to be its driving engine out of poverty. […]
New York — On the 20th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF says strong national policies supporting breastfeeding could prevent the deaths of around 1 million children under five in the developing world each year. Despite compelling evidence that exclusive breastfeeding prevents diseases like diarrhea and pneumonia that kill millions of children every year, global […]
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton descended on Africa on Wednesday, kicking off her continental expedition with a visit to Senegal, described by one US official as America’s closest friend in the francophone world. It’s as good a place as any to start, having turned over a new leaf this year with the unexpected and […]
A Ghanaian energy economist working for the natural resources firm IBIS based in the Republic of Ghana, has warned that the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) may become what he calls a monster if care is not taken in which role NOCAL plays in Liberia’s oil and gas sector. Mr. Mohammed Amin, who is […]