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."
International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) of the United States of America have observed that Ghana cannot afford an Electoral Commission (EC) that is not transparent, accountable and credible. The international bodies have therefore, charged the commission to do everything possible to ensure that the crucial December general election is conducted […]
By Ana B. Nieto For Bárbara Rodríguez, 2010 was a bad year. Her husband fell ill and required assistance during most of the day and night. His situation was so dire that Rodríguez was forced to request a onemonth unpaid family leave. “There was no chance for me to get it if it was paid,” […]
by By Melissa Noel For almost a decade during her childhood, Melissa Elias communicated with her mother mainly through phone calls – or she’d hear from her when she received goods sent in a shipping barrel. “I remember the barrels… there were a lot of foodstuffs she (my mother) would send. She would send sneakers […]
Considering the response to Ghana’s President John Mahama’s reprieve of the four-month sentence for contempt of the Supreme Court by Salifu Maase (alias Mugabe), Alistair Nelson, and Ako Gunn (the Muntie 3), there is no doubt that the president flexed his constitutional muscle for political gains and reasons. We find it rather disturbing that President […]
by Kwabena Opong In a statement signed and released on Monday, 22 August, by Communications Minister Dr . Edward Omane Boamah the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, in consultation with the Council of State and in exercise of his constitutional powers under Article 72 of the constitution, remitted the remainder […]
Zambia’s constitutional court on Monday September 5, threw out an attempt by the defeated presidential candidate to annul August’s election results, clearing the way for President Edgar Lungu’s inauguaration . H a k a i n d e Hichilema, who lost the election by 100,000 votes, claimed that the result was rigged and launched a […]
by Uchenna Ekwo International Criminal Court’s apparent fixation towards Africa amid clear evidence of pervasive misrule and poverty in the continent, the region remains conflicted over the appropriate response to what analysts describe as ICC’s bias to leaders from Africa. ICC relationship with Africa since its establishment in 2002 raises issues about sovereignty and […]
by Dr. E. Obiri Addo African Christian immigrants in general and Nigerian immigrants in particular have been challenged to consider their presence in the United States as an opportunity to inject fresh blood into the building of God’s kingdom. “As Nigerians let us come in as missionaries and go back home as missionaries.” This challenge […]
It was a frantic journey through time full of beauty, irony and illusion. But I did it for a formidable reason. I want to encourage others that age has nothing to do with education. Why did I decide to come to America after all? Someone may ask. It all began in January 1979 when a […]
By Uchenna Ekwo With the 2016 conventions of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party over, the stage is set for the full campaign season for the November presidential election in the United States. At the event, RNC formally nominated New York billionaire, Donald J. Trump as its presidential candidate while DNC followed a week […]