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 Peter Nkanga Since Nigeria’s cybercrime act was voted into law in May 2015 authorities have used the accusation of cyber stalking to harass and press charges against at least five bloggers who criticized politicians and businessmen online and through social media. Cyber stalking, which falls under Section 24 of the act, carries a fine […]
By Korshie Quashigah Over the last few months, I have carefully followed the furore brewing ahead of the 2016 elections campaign as the expected fierce contest of national development ideas start their journey into our hearts and minds, hoping to convince us to cast our December 7 vote for the best of these campaign messages. […]
By Uchenna Ekwo With the 2016 conventions of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party over, the stage is set for the full campaign season for the November presidential election in the United States. At the event, RNC formally nominated New York billionaire, Donald J. Trump as its presidential candidate while DNC followed a week […]
by Samuel Okiror, Elegu/Uganda, 25 July16 Uganda has received 30,000 refugees in just three weeks and reception facilities are overflowing. Recent fighting in South Sudan has caused a new wave of arrivals, putting pressure on its southern neighbour, which was already hosting half a million refugees. “The new refugee influx of South Sudan refugees is […]
by Kwabena Opong Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, after unthinkingly prejudicing himself with a car gift from a Burkinabe contractor who sought for and benefited from Mahama’s friendship has set in motion a propaganda machinery that is aimed at legitimizing a shameful act. Some who would defend the president as corrupt have been shamed into […]
by Kwabena Opong Joy FM Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s brilliant investigation into the gift of a Ford Expedition car offered President John Mahama by Burkinabe contractor and businessman Djibril Kanazoe generates a number of concerns that every Ghanaian must be ashamed of. It is not something that should merely be subjected to radio and television […]
The former president wants his fellow Christians to lead the country to reconciliation. But churches are in a period of profound uncertainty. Jimmy Carter, 91, has a wish for his fellow Baptists: end racism. “Our country is waking up now to the fact that we still have a long way to go in winning a […]
By Manasseh Azure Awuni The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is under serious political persecution. That is the glaringly awful spectacle any objective watcher of our disturbing political scene would see. But I don’t think the NPP deserves the sympathy of Ghanaians in this regard. If you give the NPP power tomorrow, they will do […]
By Kristy Siegfried OXFORD, 28 September 2015 (IRIN) – Around the world, more people are being driven from their homes by wars and persecution than ever before. At the same time there appears to be less agreement than ever about how to deal with simultaneous refugee crises of unprecedented scale and duration. There could hardly […]
By Francisco Bozzano-Barnes on September 28, 2015 By Hyewon Lee It seems like everybody is obsessed with being beautiful. Of course, this eagerness for being pretty has been a part of human instinct, regardless of the region, age, and culture. But was it ‘this much’ serious, enough to make people willing to be molded into […]