Archive for: February, 2013

The Dreamland School at Akumadan, Ghana II

Steve Maggi poses with some students of the school

By Steve Maggi It was a moment I had anticipated since January, 2010, when my wife and I took the long bus-trip down to Accra from Offinso, solemn and on the verge of tears knowing that our magical time in Ghana was about to end, and even worse, not knowing when we see this sacred […]

BoG Officials Appear Before Judgment Debt Chief

The Commission of Enquiry that is investigating the payment of judgment debts yesterday started taking evidence from officials of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), the outfit in charge of effecting the payments. Three top officials- the heads of Foreign and Local Banking respectively as well as the Head of Legal Department- were at the commission’s […]

Woyome, A-G Pray For Time

Counsel for Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) bankroller, and the state attorney handling the case in which the state is seeking to claim a GH¢51,283,480.83 judgment debt paid to Woyome, yesterday prayed an Accra Commercial Court to adjourn the case. Musah Ahmed, counsel for Woyome, and Dorothy Afriyie Ansah, the state attorney, […]

I Will Accept Supreme Court verdict- Mahama

After a long silence, President John Mahama has finally spoken about the ongoing election petition in the Supreme Court challenging his mandate as the winner in the December 2012 presidential election, saying he will accept whatever verdict the apex court hands to him. He gave this assurance yesterday when the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs […]

Kenya: Strange Disease Hits Maize in South Rift

RESEARCHERS and scientists have identified the strange disease which has destroyed thousands of acres of maize crops in South Rift as maize lethal necrotic. Scientists from Kenya Agriculture Research Institute have said the disease is a viral infection made up of two viruses and is new in the country but has been reported in other […]

African Smallholder Farmers Need to Become Virus Detectors

By Wambi Michael Kampala — Unless African smallholder farmers, who comprise the majority of food growers on the continent, are given the tools and knowledge to cope with the increased occurrences of plant virus diseases, the livelihoods of millions will be at stake, according to Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the International Institute of […]

Africa: UN’s Water Agenda at Risk of Being Hijacked by Big Business

United Nations — Amidst growing new threats of potential conflicts over fast-dwindling water resources in the world’s arid regions, the United Nations will commemorate 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation (IYWC). But Maude Barlow, chairperson, Council of Canadians and a former senior advisor on water to the president of the U.N. General Assembly […]

South Africa: Immigrants Establish Support Project for Women

By Tariro Washinyira Evelyn Handiseni founded a support project called Divine Caring Hands in 2012. The idea was born from her desire to help women who face challenges similar to those she has faced in her own life. She helps women to realize their potential and to not limit themselves because of their immigrant status. […]

Mali: ‘Utter Destitution’ for North Mali Displaced – ICRC

Dakar — Some 6,500 Malians forced to flee to a remote area near the border with Algeria following the French-led military intervention against Islamist fighters are surviving under trees and in wrecked vehicles without sufficient food, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. They fled to Tin Zaouatène area in Mali’s north-eastern Kidal […]

Nigeria: Inside Story of Coach Keshi’s Resignation

By Nicholas Ibekwe The unexpected resignation of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, was a deliberate plot to draw the attention of the presidency to the shoddy manner the Nigerian Football Federation is managing the affairs of the team and the lack of faith in Mr. Keshi’s ability, Premium Times can report today. A source close […]

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