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."
by Dr. Kwasi Sarpong Afrifa The notion of a permanent seat for Africa on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with all its trappings including the veto power is back on the international political and policy agenda. The new and now growing momentum for Africa is probably a reflection of the renewed importance of Africa […]
by Kwabena Opong, Accra, Ghana The flag bearer of Ghana’s leading opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) reiterated his call for education as the fuel that would oil the West African nation’s economic development and ensure a reliable future for the country. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo was delivering the second Aliu Mahama memorial lectures in […]
by Kwabena Opong The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has decided to extend its load-shedding exercise to industrial companies, including Coca-Cola Company and Unilever NV, both significant employees in the country, according to a Bloomberg report early December. This is further to the worsening energy situation the country is experiencing. According to the Volta River […]
The former president and Nobel peace prize winner died on December 5 last year, after a long illness. Tributes came in from across the globe with US leader Barack Obama labelling Mandela a visionary who remains an enduring source of inspiration. “One year ago the world lost a leader whose struggle and sacrifices inspired us […]
By Dr. Uchenna Ekwo When the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki addressed a breakfast press conference earlier this month at the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York, he painted a rosy picture of Africa in the next ten years after in his words “about […]
Reiterating his great concern for the current crisis in Burkina Faso and its impact on national and regional stability, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the joint United Nations and African diplomatic mission sent to the conflict-ridden country last week has returned to the capital city of Ouagadougou to continue its engagements with all parties, with the […]
Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe’s long serving President Robert Mugabe, is venturing into politics as the succession battle rages on. People have these days been watching Grace Mugabe, the wife of the ‘venerable’ President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe, as she goes around the country with her “Meet the People” campaign. Alone the name Mugabe is […]
BOKO Haram has struck again kidnapping 30 young boys and girls in Nigeria’s far northeast. Suspected Islamist fighters kidnapped the children, including girls as young as 11, in Borno state. A week earlier, at least 40 women and girls were seized in neighbouring Adamawa. Both kidnappings – and continued violence in northeast Nigeria and northern […]
The Kenyan government said on Monday it’s reviewing modalities of setting up a space agency to coordinate exploration of the cosmos. Scientist at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovations (NACOSTI) chief Margaret Maimba said that the establishment of a space agency is in the works pending cabinet approval. “We have presented a cabinet […]
Two EU envoys to Somalia on Monday called on Somali leaders to end their political differences for the sake of development of the Horn of Africa nation. In a joint statement issued in Nairobi, the EU Special Representative Alexander Rondos and EU Ambassador to Somalia Michele Cervone D’Urso warned that the political feud between the […]