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 JON GAMBRELL | Associated Press OGIDI, Nigeria (AP) — Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria’s corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country’s elite came to praise him. Hundreds attended Achebe’s funeral among the rolling hills […]
Miss Ghana 2012, Miss Naa Okailey Shooter has assured Ghanaians that she will win the 2013 Miss World crown. The Ghanaian beauty queen will be representing the country at the 2013 edition of the beauty pageant which comes off on Saturday, September 28 at the Sentul International Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. Miss Naa Okailey Shooter, […]
By thestatesmanonline.com Essien is bringing top stars to Ghana in June Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is among the 100 world-class footballers set to arrive in Ghana for the country’s biggest sporting event scheduled for 8 June in Accra. The match in Ghana football this year has been confirmed as ‘ The Game Of […]
Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe recovered from a knockdown to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) International and the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa super-featherweight titles by a majority decision at the expense of Filipino Ronald Pontillas at the Accra Stadium last Friday. But just like his victory over compatriot George Ashie, also in Accra, five months […]
NEW YORK — He tried out for BYU’s basketball team — twice — with designs on being the next LeBron James. Both times, Ziggy Ansah made it through the first round of cuts to the final 10, only to get politely sent home with an invitation to come back again next year. In the spring […]
By Eromosele Abiodun In a bid to give African graduates and undergraduates the exposure that will prepare them for better job opportunities in developed countries of Europe, Asia and the Americas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has embarked on a search for undergraduates in Nigeria and Ghana. Tagged: “Global Growth – Developing Talent in Africa”, […]
By Naomi Conrad Is a new mindset and political awareness emerging among Africa’s youth? Or is the growth and glitter giving a false impression. Internet-savvy, smart phone-wielding entrepreneurs and activists look for answers. In a converted hall in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district that once housed a transformer substation, Ghana’s Minister for Youth and Sport, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah […]
By Nathaniel Daygbor Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says Africa is losing billions each year to illicit capital outflows in development. Addressing members of the 53rd Liberian Legislature in a joint session Tuesday in Monrovia, he said that the rate at which Africa loses development money through illegal means is alarming. “We are losing […]
By Reporters Without Borders On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders is releasing an updated list of 39 Predators of Freedom of Information – presidents, politicians, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations that censor, imprison, kidnap, torture and kill journalists and other news providers. Powerful, dangerous and violent, these predators consider themselves above the […]
By Gavin Davis analysis Opposition parties in Africa have struggled for decades in a media environment that favours incumbents. Of 54 African countries measured in the Freedom House 2012 press freedom index, only five were considered to be “free”. Press censorship and pliant public broadcasters mean that elections can be fixed before the first vote […]