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Nigeria: U.S Higher Education Enrolment – Nigeria Rated First in Africa, 18th in the World

By Laide Akinboade, This Day Abuja — Nigeria was rated first in Sub-Saharan Africa and eighteenth in the World for International U.S higher education enrolment. The U.S Education Advisory Supervisor, Folashade Adebayo made this known in Abuja during the 16th Annual College and Career fair organised by the U.S mission in Nigeria. Mrs Adebayo also […]

Hajj stampede: Ghanaian death toll rises to 12; 29 still missing

The death toll among Ghanaian pilgrims in Mecca keeps rising. The latest figures from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia put the number at 12 with 29 others now confirmed missing. Most of the casualties were as a result of the stampede in Mina which claimed over thousand lives. Deputy communications Director for the Hajj Board […]

Tension in Presbyterian Church over homosexuality

Two Moderators of the Presbyterian Church have been embroiled in a controversy over its relationship with pro-homosexual American Presbyterian Church. Rt. Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey has described the Ghanaian Presbyterian Churches affiliated to the American Presbyterian Church as ‘non- Bible-believing’ and ‘homosexual’. But his claim has been rejected by the Moderator of the Conference of […]

In 1965, A Conservative Tried To Keep America White. His Plan Backfired

By Tom Gjelten Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a new immigration law that would change the face of the nation. But that dramatic impact, ironically, was in good part the result of a major miscalculation by those who actually wanted to limit the bill’s effect. The Immigration and Nationality Act, signed at […]

Five centuries ago Africa was booming: it can rise again

by Emmanuel Akyeampong and Hippolyte Fofack Sept 9, 2015 When Portuguese explorers first arrived on the east African coast at the turn of the 16th century, an anonymous recorder on the voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral noted of Kilwa (off the coast of present-day Tanzania): “This island is small, near the mainland, and is a […]

John Oliver Says U.S. Students Learn Virtually Nothing About Africa

This week, comedian John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, released a back-to-school video that mentioned how little U.S. students learn about Africa and Asia. (P.S. Although Oliver tries hard not to curse, he does utter a naughty word or two.) “You will leave school knowing as much about those two continents as I […]

Powering Africa without US, China?

By Lawrence Freeman President Obama during his two terms of office has attempted to fashion a legacy by multiple trips to Africa. Observers say he has done little or nothing to reverse the genocidal levels of death due to war, poverty, hunger, and disease. Under his watch, the over throw of Muammar Kaddafi in 2011 […]

Colonial Christianity: The Origins of the Oppression of African Women

By Garikai Chengu Unbeknown to many, most of human history took place in Africa, where women were equal, if not superior, to men. For thousands of years, African societies were matriarchal and they prospered. By bringing an oppressive form of Colonial Christianity to Africa, Europeans replaced millennia of prosperous matriarchy with oppressive patriarchy. The world’s […]

The Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA) honors Fordham Law School’s Leitner Center and Clinical Professor, Paolo Galizzi.

The Association of Ghanaian Lawyers of America (AGLA) will honor the Leitner Center, Fordham Law School and Paolo Galizzi, Clinical Professor of law on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at AGLA’s dinner dance at The Gran Centurions in Clark, NJ for their exemplary work in helping to advance the rule of law in Ghana. Fordham Law […]

Ghanaians Extol The Value Of Friendship At International Day Of Friendship In New York

As part of the International Day of Friendship celebration (held on August 2nd, 2015), Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adam led a parade of flags with Country delegates representing the 193 countries of the United Nations. The parade marched from the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Plaza Park. The UN-designated International Day of Friendship is celebrated […]

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