KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU As Osibisa’s “Welcome Home” played in the background, 126 African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, dressed in colorful traditionalcostumes, became Ghana’s newest citizens. The oath of allegiance was administered by a judge in a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of government. The ceremony is the biggesthighlight as Ghana marks 2019 as the Year of […]
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KOFI AYIM The immediate past Ambassador of the African Union to the U.S., Her Excellency Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, has tasked Africans with getting rid of their colonial mentality and demystifying their mindsets in order to forge ahead for economic emancipation. She argued that the psychological mind game Europeans played on the psyche of Africans, which […]
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KOFI AYIM Dr. Bossman E. Asare, Deputy Chairman, Corporate Services of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), has assured Ghanaians living outside Ghana that the EC has no choice but to forge ahead and implement the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA)- passed by Ghana’s Parliament on February 24, 2006, for Ghana’s 2020 elections. Article 699 […]
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by CHIDINMA NWOYE / DAN KOPF The Africa has the fastest-growing number of immigrants in the United States, according to a Quartz analysis of US Census Bureau data. The number of African migrants grew at a rate of almost 50% from 2010 to 2018. This is more than double the growth rate of migration to […]
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by ADEYEMI ADEPETUN Nigeria’s debts, both foreign and local has climbed to over N25 trillion based on latest data from the debt management office. The vast majority of Nigeria’s recent debt exposures stem from China. As per the most recent spending plan presented by President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria will use nearly a quarter of its […]
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by Kofi Ayim The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Africans to tell their own stories because no other people would tell it like it is. He quoted one of Achebe’s popular sayings, “If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own,” to buttress his argument. The President made […]
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government used strong-arm tactics to force Robert Mugabe’s family to lift their objections to his burial at the National Heroes Acre burial, it was reported on Sunday.Mnangagwa’s emissaries, in negotiations with the family, threatened to seize various properties from the former president’s widow and children in a dramatic showdown that ended in […]
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by SADICK ABUBAKAR The 16th King of the Asante people in Ghana, His Royal Highness Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II delivered a keynote address at the U.N. High Level Forum on Culture of Peace at the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2019. Prior to the U.N. keynote, he addressed a gathering of leaders […]
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by M.O. Ene A steady influx of millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal, has undoubtely formented resentment in South Africa, where the current unemployment rate hovers at 29%. According to a 2018 Pew Research poll, about 62% of South Africans believe that immigrants, with the majority of them hailing from other African nations, are […]
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There are hired attorneys, hired financial experts, hired drivers and other hired professional services. In Ghana, there are funeral contractors who engage the services of professional criers for grieving families at funeral events. Predominant among the Akan people, this phenomenon is unsurprising for its historical longevity among ancient people. The criers execute the job with […]
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