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, Kenya — Pope Francis’ visit to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi Nov. 25_27 will bring healing and reconciliation to the East African nation that has suffered key setbacks in the recent past, senior bishops here say. Kenya, a country with 14 million Catholics, recently announced the theme of the papal visit: “Stand firm and […]
By Dariusz Dziewanski Freetown — A year and a half after the Ebola outbreak began there is at last good news for Sierra Leone. On Saturday it is expected the country will reach 42 days since the last recorded case, meaning it will be officially declared Ebola free. Many of the almost 4,000 Sierra Leoneans […]
By Barry Medlow, University of the Witwatersrand In the same way that manned aircraft received much of their technological impetus from their deployment as weapons of war, so too have unmanned aircraft, or drones. Drones are unmanned flying robots which may be controlled remotely or autonomously, receiving their instructions from self-contained software or hardware combinations. […]
Pressure is mounting on President John Mahama to push the Attorney General to prosecute the sacked boss of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Madam Lauretta Vivian Lamptey has been removed from office after an investigative committee established a case of abuse of office against her. The committee following a petition submitted […]
By Nana Kwasi, MeridianFM, Tema Dr. (Mrs). Diana Heymann Adu (pictured left) was over the weekend awarded The Most Outstanding Female Media Practitioner at the first ever Feminine Achievement Awards ceremony in Accra. The event which was put together by the Business Executive Magazine was tailored to recognize and reward women who have led exemplary […]
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the 36 ministers-designate to ensure reduction in government expenditures by avoiding waste and conserving resources. Buhari stated this in Abuja yesterday during a two-day presidential retreat with the ministers-designate at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja Buhari also tasked the ministers-designate to uphold the high […]
PORT HARCOURT, 4 November 2015 (IRIN) – The thick, acrid smoke billowing above the tree line is the telltale sign of local refining of stolen crude oil in Nigeria’s troubled Niger Delta. It is an environmentally catastrophic business, in a region already fouled by the spills and pollution of the international oil companies, who for […]
Former President Hilla Limann was not a weak leader as he was perceived by his critics, just because he did not arrest coup leader Jerry John Rawlings and “eliminate” him, Prof Ivan Addae-Mensah, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana has said. Limann led Ghana from September 24, 1979, to December 31, 1981. He came […]
DAKAR, 1 October 2015 (IRIN) – Burkina Faso’s interim government adopted a decree last week dissolving the Presidential Security Regiment, which mounted a short-lived coup two weeks ago. But despite promises to disarm and subsequent interventions by the army, some RSP members still refuse to give up their weapons, leaving many to wonder if the […]
BANGUI, 6 October 2015 (IRIN) – Six days of fighting that ended in Central African Republic’s capital last week has left a heavy toll: dozens dead, hundreds wounded, thousands displaced, and hope of an imminent resolution to the country’s protracted and complex political crisis fading fast. The latest fighting was triggered on 26 September by […]