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 John Mbalamwezi Dar es Salaam — World Bank has warned on an increasing number of pre-mature deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa as a result of indoor air pollution and other associated health complications. According to the World Bank, between the year 2000 and 2030, a total of 8.1 million premature deaths will occur among […]
Speaking on the last day of General Assembly’s high-level debate, a range of African leaders and government officials today called for greater United Nations help in combating the twin scourges of war and poverty, at the same time seeking greater representation for Africa on the Security Council. “Since 1945 the essential rules governing the workings […]
Neda Boin (22), Sierd van der Bij (23) and Christiaan Triebert (21) are the lucky Dutch trio who began on 1 October a three-month-long hitchhiking trip from Groningen in the Netherlands to Cape Town, South Africa. They are part of the Thumbs Up Africa project, which aims at raising global awareness about sustainability. Sierd kicks […]
By Shehu Abubakar Nigeria is to rebound as a leading producer of groundnuts in Africa, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina said at an international gathering of agricultural researchers and policy makers in Patancheru, India. The minister said in a keynote address at the 40th anniversary of International Crops Research […]
By Phyllis D. Osabutey THE WEST African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) says it has begun repairs of its damaged pipelines that occasioned a load shedding exercise in the country over the past one month. According to the Managing Director (MD) of WAPCo, Mr. Charles Adeniji, the company will at the latest complete and resume […]
By Hans Awude As climate change makes agricultural employment increasingly precarious, trade unions could have a big role to play. With climate change increasingly altering weather patterns and environments, it is likely that developing countries, those who have contributed the least to the problem, will suffer its worst impacts. Agriculture in particular will be […]
By Marishka Van Steenbergen Nyamizi, a 73-year-old widow from Sukumaland, Tanzania, was returning home from work one night when she was attacked by a man with a machete. He chopped off her hand and slashed her head, knocking her unconscious. She had earlier received a threatening letter telling her to leave her village. Nyamizi […]
By Mercy Adhiambo Nairobi — Human activities like agriculture and urbanization can lead to the destruction of coral reefs and make their recovery and management difficult, according to research undertaken along the Kenyan coast. These activities increase the rate at which microbes – microscopic plants and animals such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, as […]
Africa’s twin education crisis is reinforcing inequalities and fuelling political instability, according to a new report published today by the Africa Progress Panel, referring to both the quality and quantity of African education. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of children out of school dropped from 42 million to 30 million, but – with the […]
Police in Norway are investigating the theft of some of the Ghanaian Ashanti crown jewels from a hotel in Oslo. The jewels were travelling with King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the ruler of the Ashanti, who is representing Ghana at a conference in the Norwegian capital. A suitcase was snatched from the lobby of the […]