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 Sir Fazle Hasan Abed “We need to put the child student where she belongs, at the center of the learning process, where she can harness her skills and look forward to a prosperous adulthood,” says Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Across the developing world, more children are enrolled in formal education than ever before. […]
South Darfur is known as a troubled region, beset by years of conflict, poverty and human suffering. Yet the Honey Value Chain Project – part of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) early recovery activities in Darfur – is bringing hope and economic opportunity to this distressed state in Sudan. The project – implemented in […]
By Julius Phiri CARITAS-Chipata Good Governance Programmes Coordinator, Mthaziko Zulu has appealed to the judiciary to mete out stiffer punishment to anyone harassing journalists in Zambia. Mr. Zulu said the victimization and harassment of journalists was not health adding that meting out stiffer punishment would stop people victimizing journalists. He said in Chipata yesterday […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced on Saturday that candidates rejected as members of parliament by the selection committee will be judged by Mogadishu’s high court, Garowe Online reports. President Sharif at a press conference on Saturday night stated that Mogadishu’s high court would be giving the final judgment on candidates rejected by […]
THE government has no plans to evict 48,000 people belonging to the Maasai tribe from Serengeti to pave way for hunting activities by foreigners. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism signed by the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Mr. George Matiku, revealed that there won’t be evictions. The statement was responding to […]
Lafia, Katsina, Minna, Yola — Floods wreaked havoc in several states in the North at the weekend, killing at least 15 people in Adamawa State and another four in Niger State. Hundreds of homes and farmlands were destroyed in floods in Katsina State, while roadways and bridges were submerged in Nasarawa State. The Adamawa flood […]
By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor Speculations in certain quarters of the Liberian society that the political leader of the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change or CDC will contest the 2014 mid-term election may be nearing confirmation. Unimpeachable sources within the CDC suggest that with the necessary political mechanisms in place, the National Executive […]
By Jide Ajani and Joseph Erunke The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, last week groaned under the multiplier effects of the threat of a strike action by members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG. As workers struggled to get to their offices, even the effect of the power outage was […]
President Yahya Jammeh has vowed to execute all death row prisoners by mid-September. Reports from The Gambia over the weekend said the authorities had executed nine prisoners on death row. The alleged executions followed President Yahya Jammeh’s promise to carry out all death sentences by mid-September, Al Jazeera Television said. It is understood that among […]
Police would not comment on Monday morning regarding reported allegations that workers killed during the Marikana shooting were fleeing from police. “We cannot comment until the outcome of the commission of inquiry. We have to respect the process,” said Captain Dennis Adriao. Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesman Moses Dlamini was not immediately available for comment. […]