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."
Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected financier of the extremist sect, Boko Haram, the army said Tuesday. Mohammed Maina, who sells and supplies stimulants used by the insurgents, was arrested in Bama, Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, the army said. “The suspect a native of Ngurosoye came from Shuari village in Bama […]
by Désiré Nimubona More than 130 people have been killed in Burundi since April. BUJUMBURA, 5 octobre 2015 (IRIN) – It’s not unusual to find dead bodies in Bujumbura these days. We discover them on the streets, in drainage channels, bushes and rivers. The UN has registered 134 killings since April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza […]
By Nana Kwasi, MeridianFM, Tema The remains of a giant sea creature with a warty body and tentacle-like arms have been washed up on a remote beach in Ghana. It was found on the shoreline of the Titanic beach at Tema Community 3, close to Sakumono. Scientists have yet to identify the strange prehistoric-like “mutant”, […]
Tension is mounting between the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) and its partner in the United States (US), the Presbyterian Church United States of America (PCUSA), as a result of the legalisation of homosexuality in the US. The PCG has written to withdraw the resident pastor of New York-based Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, a major branch […]
Thursday, October 8, 2015: In accordance with FIFA’s Code of Ethics, Joseph S. Blatter was relieved of all his duties as FIFA President following the decision of the Independent Chairman of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Ethics Committee to provisionally ban him from all football activities on a national and international level. Joseph S. Blatter, […]
Early life and career Ras Miracle (né Francis Damson) was born in Accra, Ghana on February 4th, 1976 to Emmanuel Kwamina Dampson and Auntie Esi. Emmanuel Kwamina Dampson is a Fante born from Winneba in the Central region. At the young age of 10, he developed an intense interest for music. Ras Miracle developed his […]
Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe This was the first of more than 20 trips to West Africa that the couple has taken over the years. Africa became a compulsion. The couple first went to Africa to buy an African beer named Mamba. Over the years, the couple’s interest made an about-face. Africa was initially viewed exclusively as […]
By Fragkiska Megaloudi and Jennifer Lazuta ABUJA/DAKAR, 11 September 2015 (IRIN) – Families driven out of villages, farmers unable to tend crops, food stocks of entire communities raided: Boko Haram’s impact on the people of Western and Central Africa lingers long after the rape and slaughter. More than 5.5 million people living in conflict areas […]
by Kwabena Opong The Council of Elders in the NPP September 10 recommended to the Disciplinary Committee that the party’s national chairman Paul Afoko be suspended until the end of the general elections in 2016. This follows a meeting held to discuss reports on the activities of the chairman and General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong since […]
By: Dr. Peter Ikre The August edition marked the commencement of a series of articles on financial planning tailored toward furthering the empowerment and emancipation of immigrant communities particularly those of African origin from the menace of financial subjugation. In case you missed the previous publication, I highlighted the need for individuals and families to […]