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."
In fifteen months, Ghana will be heading for general elections and the climate is lively with political activity. The government is under the weight of assessment and examination by both the opposition and supporters at the same time. Also in the works are the selective processes of choosing flag bearers and prospective members of parliament, […]
KOFI AYIM Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, has declared that the sociopolitical and economic vehicle of Ghana is heading into a ditch and he’s seeking to take over the driver’s seat to steer the country out of its predicament. “I am no longer sitting at the back seat of the […]
MARGARET RENKL In “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” the poet and novelist James Agee praises the camera as “the central instrument” of his age. He believed that photography was capable of transmitting, as no other art could, “the peculiar kinds of poetic vitality which blaze in every real thing.” Only photographers like his collaborator […]
EMMANUEL AKINWOTU Police in Ghana arrested protesters on Thursday September 21, during demonstrations against the cost of living and the economic crisis gripping the country. Some journalists who were covering the protests, which took place outside the main government building, were among those arrested. Activists in the West African country accused police of arresting and […]
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country’s southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to natural resources in the country’s protected forest areas. NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM The memorandum, that was signed on 19 September in the regional capital Bertoua, expands upon an […]
Border closures and a freeze on financial transactions imposed after soldiers seized power are hurting millions, while Western nations remain divided over what to do. ELIAN PELTIER Since a military coup in Niger this summer, workdays for Ahmed Alhousseïni have been consumed with calls from increasingly worried clients and colleagues asking the same questions. How, […]
ANTHONY KITIMO Kenya has revived the process of leasing its key ports to bolster competitiveness of its maritime sector in order to generate at least $10 billion annually by 2030. Kenya has placed bids to lease sections of Mombasa and Lamu ports to private operators, with landlord-type port management system expected to take place in what […]
The Sahel nation signed a pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defense pact, as the three Sahel countries aim to help each other against possible threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. The charter, known as the […]
HUGO CAMPOS Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa’s food security and rural economic growth between now and 2050. Over the next three decades, the remarkable yet humble yam, sweetpotato, cassava and other […]
The potential dangers and harmful side effects of skin bleaching notwithstanding, it is on the increase in Africa. It is believed that about 25 to 80 percent of women regularly use skin whitening products to achieve what they believe is a beauty enhancement. Among the many reasons why women bleach their skin, particularly their faces, […]