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."
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Phoebe Parke and Florence Obondo Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — On the bustling streets of Nairobi, hundreds of motorcyclists are weaving in and out of the already congested traffic. Without fear of incident, countless drivers put themselves at risk every day on these gridlocked roads. Up to 13,000 people die in traffic accidents on […]
As Spain reports the first case of Ebola contracted on EU soil, DW speaks to one of Germany’s leading virologists Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit about the threat the deadly virus may pose to Europe. There was always a chance that the virus would be imported to Europe, but the fact that it was contracted by a nurse […]
By Phil Gregory, WBGO News Advocates are urging New Jersey to follow the lead of 11 other states and grant driving privileges to undocumented residents. Udi Ofer, the executive director of the Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, says the right to drive a car should not be conditioned on immigration status. “Doing so causes […]
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, Oct 5 Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50 percent chance it could hit Britain by that date. Those numbers are based on air […]
A top official in the office of Nigeria’s National Security Advisor (NSA) told AFP that the country had an agreement to buy $5.7-million worth of military hardware in a deal brokered by a South African firm. The official, who asked that his name be withheld, said Pretoria had frozen the cash wired to the South […]
By Russell Padmore Business reporter Mobile phone users in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda will soon enjoy cheaper cross border calls, after telecom operators agreed to cut roaming charges. Charges for making or receiving calls in other countries in East Africa will be cut by more than 60%. Kenya’s communications minister revealed mobile phone users would […]
AS Ebola spreads around the world with all the spectre of a Hollywood movie plot scientists are working furiously on possible treatments and vaccines to stop the killer virus. And, bizarrely, the much maligned tobacco leaf and beer could hold the key to beating the disease that has claimed over 3,400 lives and is forecast […]
A Texan health worker who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died is also infected with the virus, according to a preliminary test. The unnamed woman, who is in a stable condition in an isolation ward, wore full protective gear while treating Duncan, officials in Dallas say. If confirmed, this is the first […]
By William Nana Yaw Beeko he Consular General of the US Embassy in Accra, His Excellency Philip Franz-Seitz, has identified the use of fake documents and papers by applicants to make entries into the Visa Lottery Program as one of the common frauds that usually leads to mass disqualification of most applicants from Ghana. According […]
The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians in the diaspora to make a strong case to the Electoral Commission (EC) to implement the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) passed in 2006. He said the directive issued by the Supreme Court in its ruling on the 2012 Presidential Election Petition to the […]