Ghanaians in New York Mourn Mills
The Ghana Mission and Consulate in New York, NY will open a book of condolence for the public. The address for the embassy is 19 East 47 Street, New York, NY.
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John Mahama Takes Oath of Office as President as Mills Dies
Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama took the oath of office as president of the African republic on July 24 following the death of President John Evans Atta Mills on the same day. In his acceptance speech at the Ghanaian parliament house in front of the country’s legislators, John Dramani Mahama bemoaned the untimely […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in top stories | Read More »
Kenya: Iranian Terror Suspects Now Face Fresh Charges
By Susan Muhindi TWO Iranian nationals arrested over terrorism links were yesterday charged afresh after the state preferred more charges against them. They were initially charged with two counts. According to the charge sheet, the two put an explosive substance at the Mombasa Golf Course with intent to harm golf players in June. The […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in African News | Read More »
Nigeria: I Can Rule Beyond Eight Years – President Jonathan
By John Chuks Azu President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday told an Abuja High Court hearing a suit against his alleged 2015 re-election bid that his stay in office could legally go beyond eight years under certain conditions. Jonathan was responding in a suit asking the court to declare him ineligible to run for re-election because […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in African News | Read More »
Ghana: Shock Greets ‘Untimely’ Death of President As VP Takes Office
Ghana is mourning the passing of President John Evans Atta Mills, who was succeeded in office late Tuesday by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama, The president died at the 37 Military Hospital on Tuesday, “while receiving medical attention after being taken ill a few hours earlier,” according to a statement released by the presidency. […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in top stories | Read More »
Prez Mills is dead; Mahama to be sworn in shortly
RadioXYZonline.com can sadly confirm that President John Evans Atta Mills has died. The President died on Tuesday afternoon hours after announcing to Parliament that he was leaving for Nigeria. He is said to have died from an acute cardiac arrest. President Mills on Saturday celebrated his 68th birthday on a low key with orphans in […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in Breaking News | Read More »
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies
News of the death of Ghana’s President John Fiifi Atta Mills was reported in Ghana’s JoyFM on Tuesday, July 24. Dr. Mills who was reported yesterday to be getting ready for a trip to Nigeria celebrated his 68th birthday on July 21. The deceased was elected in 2008 as Ghana’s president on the ticket of […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in Breaking News | Read More »
Africa: Mali Music Unplugged – Damon Albarn and Afel Bocoum Perform Together in Bamako
Last week, Malian singer and guitarist Afel Bocoum was joined in Mali by British musician Damon Albarn for a unique music project aimed at drawing international attention to the growing humanitarian crisis in Mali and to the regional food crisis in West and Central Africa. More than 18 million people in nine countries across the […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in Artcultainment | Read More »
Africa: President Mugabe Spot On
We couldn’t agree more with President Mugabe’s advice that Africa should pursue African solutions to African problems failing which we should engage the UN system, as inviting outsiders would only bring misery and destruction. Addressing the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week, President Mugabe counseled fellow […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in African News | Read More »
Africa: The World’s Water-Scarce Hotspots
London — Water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made problem. Population growth, rapid urbanization, industrial development, rising agricultural needs and overuse of lakes, waterways and aquifers – all put pressure on water supplies. Additional drivers of water scarcity include drought, desertification, rising sea levels and accelerated melting of glaciers, which scientists say […]
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in Environment | Read More »