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 Kwabena Opong Adolfo Carrion’s message to New Yorkers in his mayoral campaign is the application of common sense approach to most of the City’s problems. This is was the core of his message revealed at a press conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. The New York mayoral candidate acknowledged that despite the […]
Ghana these days has become an interesting place. Depending on where you stand, the country is witnessing a drama of ironies. Yet still some on one side feel that free speech is being sanitized. Whichever way you look at it Ghanaians are still talking despite the price some have had to pay for talking. The […]
By Kwabena Opong A panelist at a workshop organized by the African Union at the United Nations on Wednesday, June 26 warned that the so-called economic growth in Africa remains fragile despite the insurmountable economic growth that the continent is experiencing. From $4 trillion in 1960, Africa’s economy has ballooned to $140 trillion in 2013, […]
Petitioners in the Election Petition hearing have accused the Electoral Commission Chairman of misleading the court by printing four sets of pink sheets for each polling station. The Electoral Commission has always held the position that it printed only two sets of pink sheets for the 2012 election. But when court resumed hearing on the […]
By Aaron Hall and Sasha Lezhnev There is a new urgency to the latest round of talks in Kampala between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its foes in the M23 rebel group. For several months the parties have been going around in circles on issues ranging from a comprehensive political transition […]
By Imogen Mathers London — There is a widespread belief across the global development sector that aid project accountability is not only a moral obligation, but can also transform project effectiveness, sustainability and efficiency, according to a report launched last week (21 June). But tangible evidence of the link between accountability and effectiveness remains patchy, […]
By Rachel Mundy Biofuels’ impact on global food security can be lessened by linked food and energy policies, says a panel of independent experts that is also calling for more research and development. Biofuels, and bioenergy more generally, are plant-derived agricultural sources of transport fuel, or of energy for electricity generation, cooking and heating. ‘First […]
By Dele Momodu Fellow Africans, this is a very tense moment for all of us, from Pretoria to Cairo. First, our greatest statesman, Madiba Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the first Black President of South Africa, is lying critically ill in the hospital and apparently hanging to a life support machine for life. May God almighty be […]
Nairobi — Civil society groups are taking on the policies of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which promotes the use of genetically modified (GM) crops and Green Revolution technologies. They argue that GM and Green Revolution practices – those aimed at increasing developing countries’ crop yields through specific innovations – will, […]
By David Garmaise Earlier this year, the Global Fund approved 10 re-submitted proposals under the Transitional Funding Mechanism (TFM) with a total value of $82.2 million. The original proposals from these applicants had been rated Category 4 by the Technical Review Panel (TRP), which meant that the proposals were not recommended for funding but that […]