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."
From over 40 medals won at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Africa has seen its haul of medals at the 30th Olympiad in London 2012 drastically drop to only about half that size. Africa has so far won 22 medals with the bulk of the medals coming from South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia. The first […]
United Nations — When the United Nations advocates the protection of the world’s oceans, its political agenda transcends the battle against marine pollution, global warming, overfishing, greenhouse gases and sea-level rise. “We are also talking of high seas piracy and growing conflicts over maritime boundaries,” says one U.N. official. And as piracy continues to be […]
Accra, Ghana (CNN) — In his fighting days during the 1980s and 1990s, Ghanaian boxing legend Azumah Nelson’s thudding jabs and powerful overhands earned him the moniker “The Professor,” named for the lessons he’d teach opponents inside the ring. A former three-time world champion, Nelson is often described as the best boxer to come out […]
Ghana has moved one place up in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released Wednesday for the month of August. The Black Stars are now placed 32nd on the overall table but their point accumulation still stood at 707 points. Little changes occurred but more movement can be expected in the September edition, with the inclusion of […]
After participating in the Olympic Games, seven Cameroonian athletes have apparently ‘defected’. Though their disappearance might puzzle some, Yaoundé’s younger generation seems unfazed and even empathic. Bouenguegni Patrick, a 22-year-old student, is frantically messaging with friends online. The chat is about the missing athletes. “Objectively, I think that they stand a better chance of succeeding […]
Nairobi — It took the very last effort and another national record for Julius ‘You Tube Man’ Yego to make history as the first Kenyan Javelin thrower to make the Olympics final on Wednesday night. With qualification to the medal event slipping as he took the run up for his last effort, Yego, the African […]
We have heard the story repeatedly – countries fall further behind the rest of the world when they lack the infrastructure needed to sustain growth. It may seem repetitive, but sometimes it’s important to reiterate what may appear obvious. Last month the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) launched a new tool – the Food Security […]
ROME — Athletes headed to the Olympic Games in London have more in common than talent and hard work. Whether they’re sprinting the 100 meters or diving off a springboard, they know that without eating the right foods, they can’t give their best. Nutrition is just as important to children. They need it so that […]
President of the Pan African Parliament Bethel Amadi has said the economic integration of Africa will improve its economic prosperity as mere two percent intra trades among Africans could generate as much as $200 billion annually. He said yesterday in Abuja that the parliament is doing everything within its powers to ensure that Africa is […]
Babies born to mothers in sub-Saharan who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to die in the first two days after their birth, according to new research. Published online in The Lancet, the study is the first to shed light on the role of maternal obesity in neonatal death (during the first […]