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."
ALEX HARDIE, LINDSAY ISAAC, SANA NOOR HAQ & LUKE McGEE The UK government’s plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, the Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday, June 29, in a major blow to ministers’ controversial immigration policies that have been roundly condemned by humanitarian bodies. In a three-judge decision, the court overturned […]
Rashid Bynum was charged with killing Eunice Dwumfour He declined to waive extradition to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy can request his return from Virginia’s governor The man charged with the death of Sayreville councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour delayed his return to New Jersey to face charges. Rashid Bynum was arrested on May 30 at his […]
India has become the second-largest issuer of credit to Africa, after neighboring China. Over the last ten years, the country has extended $32bn in credit across 42 African nations. India has projected $12bn across Africa, three times the number it has within its own area. In comparison, China has loaned $134.6bn to African nations, nearly […]
Twenty-six Ugandans sued French oil giant TotalEnergies in Paris on Tuesday June 27 for reparations over alleged human rights violations at its megaprojects across the country. Joined by five Ugandan and French aid groups, the Ugandan people from the affected communities say the French energy firm TotalEnergies caused “serious harm”, especially to their rights to […]
Greg Slater is co-founder with his wife Sharon of Family Watch International, a US group accused of financing propaganda about sexual and gender diversity CAROLINE KIMEU A group of human rights organizations in Africa renewed their calls last week for the American multinational Intel Corporation to dismiss a senior employee over his alleged involvement in […]
Concluding our two-part series on transportation in Ghana In our last issue, we looked at a brief synopsis of the transportation system in Ghana. We now look at some hazards on Ghana’s roadways KOFI AYIM Roadway hazards are inevitable, but some could be resolved by education and enforcement of existing and new traffic and roadway […]
HAMID MAHMUD The West African nation of Niger and China have been discussing deals that include an industrial park, an oil pipeline and a uranium mine. The Chinese ambassador to Niger, Jiang Feng, said China would build an industrial park that would impact industries including agro-food, manufacturing, mining and real estate, according to a tweet […]
Mr. Stephen Oduro, the Managing Director of SIC Insurance Plc, Ghana, was voted the CEO of the year 2022 for General Insurance in May 2023 by CEO Network of Ghana. Amandla brings you an interview it recently had with him Amandla. Good morning Mr. Oduro. At the 7th Edition of the Ghana CEO Summit, you […]
Okada, the imported transportation system introduced into Ghana from neighboring West African countries, has become “unofficial but thriving mobility option,” write Oteng Ababio, et al in the African Studies Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Sept. 2015. They add that the problem of policy failure owing to pressure on authorities from riders and some civil society […]