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, May 4 The United States government will provide 100 million dollars this year to boost the war against terrorism in Kenya, visiting Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Monday. Kerry told a news conference in Nairobi that Washington will also support deradicalization programs to cushion Kenyan youth from joining terror networks. “As part […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the deadly Ebola disease has claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in the three worst-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. The WHO said on Wednesday that 26,593 people had been infected with the virus and 11,005 had lost their lives since the outbreak in December […]
May 8, 2015 An eight-year-old boy has been smuggled into Spain from Morocco inside a suitcase, Spanish police say. The boy, Abou, was found inside the case being carried by a 19-year-old woman into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave next to Morocco, on Thursday. When police opened the case, they found the boy in a “terrible […]
MONROVIA, April 13 Chinese Ambassador to Liberia Zhang Yue reiterated Chinese government’s commitment to providing more support in Liberia’s post-Ebola recovery programs. The ambassador made the remarks on Monday at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville when he handed over to Liberia a huge consignment of donated items worth 5 million U.S. dollars […]
A report on the state of marketing expertise and opportunities has been launched. The report which is fallout of a global marketing conference reveals the gap in consumer understanding that local and regional marketers say exists at a global level. According to a statement issued in Lagos by Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), the report […]
AN Australian-based doctor has been placed alongside warlord Joseph Kony as one of the most wanted men in Uganda. The names and photographs of the eleven wanted people have been published in all major newspapers in the country, and they include Aggrey Kiyingi. “He is a wealthy cardiologist based in Australia,” the ad says. “He […]
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned Kenya not to expel Somali refugees in response to al-Shabab’s massacre of students. Kenya has given UNHCR three months to close the the Dadaab refugee camp, which houses 350,000 Somali refugees. The Kenyan government believes al-Shabab militants who killed 148 people at Garissa University hid in the […]
Drama unfolded at Parliament’s Appointment Committee on Tuesday when Deputy Minister of Natural Resources designate, Kwabena Mintah-Akandoh stated as part of his work experience that he held the post of Dining Hall Prefect. This experience, which he gained at his Senior High School level, he inferred, is adequate enough to help him function at the […]
by Adrian Kriesch in Yola One year ago, more than 200 school girls from Chibok were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. Parents of the missing girls told DW’s correspondent in Nigeria, Adrian Kriesch, they remain optimistic. Lawal Emos clenches his fist and kneads his fingers. He had firmly resolved not to cry when he talks […]
Kenya is mourning 148 people killed April 2 in al-Shabab attack on Garissa university campus, amid questions over why warnings were ignored. Kenyan newspapers say there was intelligence information of an imminent attack on a school or university. Locals question why security was not heightened, with only two guards on duty at the time of […]