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 Abokoe Sibanda The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. (See ‘Is the U.S. blocking a controversial U.N. report to shield Rwanda?’ by Colum Lynch.) According to the leaked report, rebel soldiers told […]
The United Nations and its partners today appealed for $1.6 billion to provide vital humanitarian aid to people in the crisis-stricken Sahel region of West Africa, revising their previous requests for funding in light of the dramatic deterioration of the situation. The appeal will help provide food, nutrition, health services, sanitation and other urgent assistance […]
Jalingo and Yola — At least 13 Fulani herdsmen are reported to have been killed in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State, in what is thought to be reprisal attacks by suspected Bachama farmers who allegedly raided some villages in the early hours of yesterday. National secretary general of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Sale […]
Mrs. Mangowa Ghanney, an Adviser to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on Tuesday told the Financial Court hearing the case of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, that the accused was paid the GH¢51.2 million as result of default judgment. She told the court, a division of the Fast Track High Court, that even though […]
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), on Tuesday launched its 2012 manifesto in Accra, with strong messages of hope and prosperity for the party as well as the entire nation. The launch was under the theme, “Ghana Must Work Again…Yabre!” The occasion was graced by some of the leading members of the party including the Chairperson […]
The Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) remains among the most persistent perpetrators of grave violations against children, says a new United Nations report. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s first report to the Security Council on the situation of children affected by the LRA documents violations committed against children, and measures taken to […]
A recent South African court judgement that wants Pretoria to investigate Zimbabwean officials for alleged human rights abuses brings the SA justice system into disrepute, a Cabinet minister has said. Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday described the ruling as irrelevant saying it was a general judgement without specifics. Judge Hans Fabricius handed […]
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), one of the largest mining groups listed on London’s stock exchange, must publicly address concerns over corruption risks associated with its rapid acquisition of mining assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said Global Witness in a memo to ENRC’s shareholders published today. Between September 2009 and July 2011, ENRC […]
By Paul Dada, Abiodun Oluwarotimi, George Okojie, Gloria Usman, Nkem Osuagwu, and Samuel Abulude As Dana Air’s woes continue to mount over its plane that crashed on Sunday in Lagos, its senior managers of Indian nationality have reportedly fled the country as Nigerian aviation officials investigate the cause of the crash. LEADERSHIP gathered that […]
H.Caux/UNHCR Hundreds of families have crossed the border from Mali into Niger (file photo). France is worried that Al-Qaida’s influence is growing in the wartorn north of Mali and wants the UN Security Council to back humanitarian aid to the area, which has fallen to Tuareg separatists, reportedly allied to the Islamist group. “We are […]