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."
By Abraham Dereje, 17 November 2012 Addis Ababa — The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that Africa is lagging behind to achieve in the scheduled period would continue to be development agenda in the continent after 2015, the Africa Union Commission (AUC) said. AUC Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha told a press conference held at the […]
By James Karuhanga, 19 November 2012 Rwanda is the safest country to live in Africa, the latest report by Gallup Poll shows. The Global States of Mind: New Metrics for World Leaders report says Rwanda tops the list of countries where citizens are most likely to feel safe, at 92 per cent, followed by […]
A new global initiative ensuring the social protection of the world’s poorest people is a growing necessity, two United Nations independent experts said today, noting that without such a programme, chronic unemployment, food insecurity, and natural disasters would pose continuous impediments to those seeking to emerge from poverty. In a joint news release, Magdalena Sepúlveda […]
By Axel Van Trotsenburg, 19 November 2012 column The World Bank’s fund for the poorest, IDA, was created more than 50 years ago to meet an urgent need—to make sure the world’s most vulnerable have a real chance at a decent life. A lot has happened since then. With IDA’s help, hundreds of […]
By Eliot Pence South Africa has spent over a decade defining itself as different from the rest of Africa. Now, as its foreign policy pivots back to Africa and seeks to cash in on the continent’s growth, the country has sought to define itself as the leader of, and commercial gateway to, the continent. […]
By Isolda Agazzi Geneva — Organizers of this year’s World Toilet Day, which falls on Nov. 19, are using the slogan ‘I give a shit – do you?’ to break the silence around the crucial issue of sanitation and remind the international community that 2.5 billion people around the world don’t have access to […]
Lizzy Ratner Sometime during the mid-afternoon hours of October 29, as Superstorm Sandy was heaving up the East Coast, Anthony Narh, a Ghanaian immigrant, limped toward his job at Empire Parking, an underground garage serving one of the toniest strips of one of Manhattan’s toniest neighborhoods. Nestled near the watery edge of TriBeCa, Empire […]
Two young Americans from Utah dabble in real estate and make millions only to lose their fortune during the 2008 recession. Deep in debt, they look to Ghana to repair their economic malaise. Ghana, because in their own words, the country sits on gold reserves worth more than $300 billion, one of the world’s biggest. […]
Amandla joins the teeming millions to congratulate President Barack Obama for his resounding victory on November 7. With all odds stacked against him Barack Obama prevailed with a 332 electoral win over Candidate Romney’s 209 indicative of the powerful voice of the people. This year’s elections were characterized by more than political differences. Republican campaigners […]
By Kwabena Opong After a grueling electioneering campaign that unfortunately mirrored an America that is yet to recognize the changing face of the world’s most diverse nation, Barack Hussein Obama, a son of Africa and the incumbent president of the Republic won a second term to the chagrin of a few who thought otherwise. The […]