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."
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 […]
Senegal has finished second in Group A, booking their place in the London 2012 quarter-finals thanks to a 1-1 draw with UAE, who head for home at the first hurdle. The Emirates took the lead in the first half through their talismanic captain Ismaeil Matar, but Senegal’s ace Moussa Konate then picked up his fourth […]
Africa needs to embrace economic diversification as well as focus on agribusiness to lift the continent out of poverty and put it on the path to prosperity, a senior United Nations official said today. “Agriculture is the most important sector of the African economy and will have to be its driving engine out of poverty. […]
New York — On the 20th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF says strong national policies supporting breastfeeding could prevent the deaths of around 1 million children under five in the developing world each year. Despite compelling evidence that exclusive breastfeeding prevents diseases like diarrhea and pneumonia that kill millions of children every year, global […]
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton descended on Africa on Wednesday, kicking off her continental expedition with a visit to Senegal, described by one US official as America’s closest friend in the francophone world. It’s as good a place as any to start, having turned over a new leaf this year with the unexpected and […]
A Ghanaian energy economist working for the natural resources firm IBIS based in the Republic of Ghana, has warned that the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) may become what he calls a monster if care is not taken in which role NOCAL plays in Liberia’s oil and gas sector. Mr. Mohammed Amin, who is […]
Authorities of the National Oil Company of Liberia or NOCAL say all activities surrounding exploration since the pronouncement of oil discovery here in February this year by the African Petroleum have been halted, pending a full reformation process as requested by Liberians and the 53rd Liberian Legislature. Speaking recently at NOCAL headquarters on Randall Street […]
Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian government has dispatched an investigative team to probe the latest deadly tribal fighting in South Ethiopia near the border with Kenya. Eighteen people were killed and scores injured after the Borana and Garri communities engaged in days of armed fighting around Ethiopia’s Moyale town last week. The clashes have also […]
London — South Africa’s rowing team of Sizwe Ndlovu, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and James Thompson secured the country’s third gold medal of the London Olympic Games, finishing first in the men’s lightweight four final on Thursday afternoon. The South Africans started conservatively, going through the 500 meters mark in third place, and dropped back […]
The overwhelming approval of a Provisional Constitution for Somalia by the representative body convened for that purpose – a key step toward ending the Horn of Africa country’s long transition to stable governance – was hailed today by United Nations officials. “The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption,” a spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at […]