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."
The son of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, Sekou Nkrumah has discounted claims that late President John Mills was a great leader. Dr. Sekou Nkrumah who once headed the National Youth Authority rather described him as a good man. Speaking on Joy FM’s news analysis programme, Newsfile, Saturday, he said, “we have heard remarks […]
Ghana’s late President, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, was on Friday, August 10 buried with full military honors at a location near the Osu Castle called the Geese Park after some 90 minutes of burial service held at the Independence Square in Accra. The first to lay the wreath on behalf of the government and […]
United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Tuesday began a 10-day trip to Africa, with stops in Senegal, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Malawi and South Africa, where she is expected to meet visit to the continent’s elder statesman, 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. During her visit, Clinton would meet with leaders of those countries, […]
From the Daily Marverick The latest African Economic Outlook paints a promising picture for the continent, but crucially, it also warns that the scourge of youth unemployment will impact severely on the capacity of African states. The latest African Economic Outlook (AEO) has been released, and it’s optimistic. A joint project of the African […]
Talk of a ‘new type of partnership’ was overblown, but Beijing pledged $20 bn. and took first steps toward improving corporate and environmental regulations. With a crucial leadership handover at the end of the year and growing domestic economic concerns, Beijing hosted the Fifth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on 19-20 July with the usual […]
Chad le Clos shocked Michael Phelps to take the gold in the men’s 200m butterfly, but there was disappointment for South African athletes elsewhere. Chad le Clos bagged South Africa’s second gold of the 2012 Olympics with an absolutely incredible swim in the men’s 200m butterfly on Tuesday. Le Clos had the odds stacked against […]
If you don’t know the story of Mo Farah now, you almost certainly will the day after the 5,000 meters Olympic final on Saturday 11th August. Mo came from Somalia to the United Kingdom at the age of 8 unable to speak a word of English. He discovered, loved (and latterly) conquered athletics and today […]
The name of the neighborhood could not have been more symbolic. Located in southern Tel Aviv, the impoverished Hatikva quarter has always born the stigma of sharing a name with Israel’s national anthem, while playing home to some of the poorest, most marginalized Jews in the country-as well as a growing population of African asylum […]
Multinational corporations operating in Africa are involved in illicit transfer of most of the $ 1.5 trillion they make in Africa each year back to the developed countries, hurting African economies in the process, a new report shows. The report on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa: Scale and Developmental Challenges blames multinational corporations for draining […]
Central Bank Governor, Mr. Kwesi Amissah Arthur has been confirmed as the Vice to President Mahama. He beat competition from renowned economist, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey to annex the prestigious position. Sources close to the President have confirmed this to Myjoyonline.com. In accordance with the constitution, the president after he was sworn into office last Tuesday […]