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."
Nairobi — Dallas Mavericks German superstar, Dirk Nowitzki married his long-time sweetheart, Jessica Olsson in a traditional African ceremony in Kenya. Multiple entertainment websites in the United States report the couple wed last weekend in the first of the two wedding ceremonies they have planned where the 7 foot groom delivered the bride price in […]
Nairobi — For months now East Africans have been expectantly waiting for an economic revolution to begin as they anticipate the launch of a new standardized payment system that will integrate the electronic transfer of money in the region. But continued delays in the launch of the system have economists fearing that the weak financial […]
The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) was enacted by former President Bill Clinton in 2000 with the aim of boosting trade and development in eligible African countries by allowing them to export products to the USA, duty-free. A large proportion of these products are garments, with exports from Africa to the USA now representing […]
By Trevor Grundy Veteran campaigners in the Church of England claimed an important step forward following a vote on 9 July by the General Synod, the Church’s governing body, to postpone draft legislation that would have allowed women to become bishops–though under circumstances the majority of Anglicans believe would have been both discriminatory and […]
By Davison Mudzingwa Cape Town — When Junior Mayema boarded a plane to South Africa from his native Democratic Republic of Congo in 2010, he cried tears of joy because he was finally heading to a country where he could live openly as a gay man. South Africa is the only African country to […]
By Kunle Akogun Nigeria is set to get its first female chief justice with President Goodluck Jonathan sending the name of Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar to the Senate for confirmation as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). If confirmed by the Senate, Justice Mukhtar will succeed the CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who is […]
By Eleanor Whitehead Enase Okonedo is sitting on the terrace in Addis Ababa’s sumptuous Sheraton hotel. She is attending the World Economic Forum on Africa – the first to be held in the continent’s political headquarters, Ethiopia – and in keeping with the big themes of the week, her thoughts are on African growth, […]
By Taye Obateru, This Day Jos — The new National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki assured yesterday that he will soon meet with Boko Haram leaders for possible dialogue with the group, saying he already had their contacts. Dasuki, who spoke in Jos during a meeting with stakeholders in Plateau, said he […]
FORMER ATTORNEY-GENERAL Betty Mould-Iddrisu is in the news again for another judgment debt scandal as she is said to have negotiated for the payment of $35 million to Rockshell Construction Limited in 2010. The payment of the colossal amount was at the center of controversy at the sittings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of […]
Wednesday’s press statement by Kwamena Ahwoi, Minister of Local Government in the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under Jerry Rawlings, has further muddied the facts regarding the controversial Hyundai Galloper vehicles. Former Minister of Local Government in 2005, Charles Bintim, and former Deputy Minister of Local Government under the Kufuor administration, Nkrabea Effah-Dartey, have […]