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."
Johannesburg — Political killings in South Africa are not about political dominance but about getting to the trough first. “Some of these guys literally come out of severe poverty and if they get kicked out they will be back there.” said deputy CEO of the SA Institute of Race Relations Frans Cronje. “The stakes are […]
Two goals from Moussa Konate gave Senegal a 2-0 win over Uruguay in the Group A game at Wembley despite having Abdoulaye Ba sent off on the half hour. It was an open, entertaining game at England’s national stadium, with the home crowd cheering the Africans on to an unlikely victory to see them temporarily […]
South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh swam “the perfect race” to capture Olympic gold in the 100 meters breaststroke in London on Sunday evening, winning the final in a world record time of 58.46 seconds. Christian Sprenger of Australia finished strongly winning silver in a time of 58.93 and American Brendan Hansen claimed bronze in […]
Olenguruone — It is a chilly morning in Olenguruone village on the southern flank of the Rift Valley, but Gloria Chepng’etich is warming up to the task at hand. Spread neatly on her workbench are bamboo splices that the 21-year-old will weave into floor mats over the next hour or so. She will then pass […]
Picture a long-limbed young athlete, crossing a basketball court in a few easy strides before leaping up to release a perfectly arced ball to swish neatly into a hoop over three meters off the ground, scoring the winning basket! As the final buzzer sounds, the crowd cheers, teammates hoist the celebrated player high onto their […]
The first ever Africa House has opened its doors during the Olympic Games in London last weekend. This will allow African athletes to be celebrated in their own hospitality house during the world’s foremost sports event. But it’s not just athletes who will be celebrated. The Africa House is actually part of the “Africa Village,” […]
Can mobile gender courts’ swift justice tackle impunity in the DRC’s remote regions? Since 1996, as many as 500,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been victims of rape and sexual violence, according to UN estimates. To compound this, these brutal crimes, which have devastated countless lives and communities in the DRC, […]
Speaking for the first time since her election to the chair of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told a gathering of the ANC Women’s League that she would not be a lackey of South Africa’s own interests in her new position. Pretoria — The ANC Women’s League convened at the Pretoria City Hall on […]
Information available to the Daily Guide newspaper indicates that President John Evans Atta Mills might have died before arriving at the 37 Military Hospital where he was rushed to after he slumped at the Castle a week ago. Sources said the late president got to the health facility at around 1:35pm unannounced, looking pale and […]
There is grieving across the country as Ghanaians mark the One Week of the death President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday July 24, 2012 at the 37 Military Hospital. The whole country is expected to go quiet for a minute in observation of exactly one week after the passing of President Mills. In almost […]