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."
Rich nations’ unwanted clothes often end up in landfills, polluting the global south. But entrepreneurs in Ghana, Pakistan and Chile are turning rubbish into rugs, shoes and toys SARAH JOHNSON Every second, the equivalent of a lorry full of clothes ends up on a landfill site somewhere around the world. People are buying, and casting […]
PEARL AMINA KARUNGI In a groundbreaking turn of events, women in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda, have defied societal norms and broken into the traditionally male-dominated fish farming industry. Through the Women Economic Empowerment Program launched by UN Women, these women have not only mastered the art of fishing but also revolutionized their economic prospects. Rose […]
BEN SHEMANG & MIMI MEFO TAKAMBOU A growing number of Africans are being trafficked and exploited along migration routes to Europe and the Middle East. Experts say more urgent international cooperation can curb the disturbing trend. Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are on the rise in West Africa. More than 15,000 Nigerian women and girls […]
KOFI AYIM Akan calendar is lunar-based interspersed with sacred days. In some parts of Akan society, the moon is called Bosome, from the word bosom, a diety or, the lunar goddess. It is by the Bosome that the Akan reckon their calendar months. Bosome apae mu is half-moon, i.e., the middle of the month, and […]
Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday July 13 to finalize a deal over Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile within four months, a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two countries. The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) has been at the center of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground on […]
Zimbabwe plans to sell 40 000 tons of corn to Rwanda, marking its first export of the crop since 2001. By Ray Ndlovu, Bloomberg 21 Jul 2023 The government approved the sale after a surplus from past harvests, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said. Zimbabwe had its largest corn crop in more than three decades of […]
The Central Regional Chapter of the Rastafarian Council of Ghana called Rastafarian Conscious Youth, has advised unemployed Ghanaian Youth to secure their license and go into the cultivation of marijuana to get themselves some income. The group has expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo, Parliamentarians, Interior Ministry and all stakeholders who contributed to seeing parliament pass […]
Greg Slater is co-founder with his wife Sharon of Family Watch International, a US group accused of financing propaganda about sexual and gender diversity CAROLINE KIMEU A group of human rights organizations in Africa renewed their calls last week for the American multinational Intel Corporation to dismiss a senior employee over his alleged involvement in […]
Concluding our two-part series on transportation in Ghana In our last issue, we looked at a brief synopsis of the transportation system in Ghana. We now look at some hazards on Ghana’s roadways KOFI AYIM Roadway hazards are inevitable, but some could be resolved by education and enforcement of existing and new traffic and roadway […]
HAMID MAHMUD The West African nation of Niger and China have been discussing deals that include an industrial park, an oil pipeline and a uranium mine. The Chinese ambassador to Niger, Jiang Feng, said China would build an industrial park that would impact industries including agro-food, manufacturing, mining and real estate, according to a tweet […]