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."
TANZANIA Investment Centre (TIC) officials visited the area where a renowned investor and billionaire in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is building a cement plant in Southern part region of Mtwara. Apart from presenting what he gathered during interviews, correspondent Moses Ferdinand, who was present during the tour, also explains the meaning of such huge investment […]
A CALL has been made for the establishment of a specialized pan African financial institution, dedicated to infrastructure and skills development in the continent’s maritime, as well as the oil and gas sectors. Various speakers at the recently held 2nd Africa Shipping and Oil Roundtable in Ghana’s capital city of Accra, described as unacceptable the […]
press release Washington, D.C. — The delivery of the first Export-Import Bank of the United States-supported Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Ethiopian Airlines was celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the main terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport here today. Earlier in May, the Bank approved a loan guarantee of more than $1 billion to […]
Johannesburg — National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel shook hands Wednesday with President Jacob Zuma in Parliament as he handed him the National Development Plan. In it is possibly the secret to South Africa’s success. What Zuma does with it between now and when his term of office ends is where the challenge lies, and everyone, […]
Mogadishu — The most dangerous job in the world? Farhan Abdulle, a radio presenter, was murdered in the city of Galkayo on 2nd May, 2012 The recent murders of two Somali journalists have brought to 10 the number of media workers killed in the country since December 2011. Journalists and rights groups fear that more […]
Johannesburg — Fabrice Muamba has announced his retirement from football citing medical grounds. The midfielder, who collapsed on the pitch earlier this year, said that based on medical advice, he will not be able to continue his career. Fabrice Muamba has retired from professional football at the age of 24 due to health concerns. The […]
London — A £15.3 million (US$24 million) fund to build links between African research laboratories and strengthen their research capacity through mentoring has been launched by the Royal Society (the UK’s science academy) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The aim is to provide equipment and training for African scientists, and to establish […]
Ghanaians on Tuesday, July 24 received news of the death of their president John Evans Atta Mills with anger, sadness but not surprised. People were angry because they believed their president’s death was preventable; they were sad because it happened to a man who did not deserve to be neglected by his handlers; but they […]
Many Ghanaians raised in the traditional family setting where more than one nuclear family lived in a home may be familiar with such past times as storytelling. Invariably, the eponymous hero of such stories would be Kwaku Ananse and his family comprising Okonore Yaa and Ntikuma. Unfortunately, however, such forms of traditional entertainment are dying […]
by Kofi Ayim Normal body cells grow in a very organized way. They grow at a specific rate, and when they complete the function that they are supposed to perform, they stop growing. Eventually they die and are replaced by new cells. Cancer is caused when this orderly growth of cells is disturbed. There are […]