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 Uchenna Ekwo International Criminal Court’s apparent fixation towards Africa amid clear evidence of pervasive misrule and poverty in the continent, the region remains conflicted over the appropriate response to what analysts describe as ICC’s bias to leaders from Africa. ICC relationship with Africa since its establishment in 2002 raises issues about sovereignty and […]
by Dr. E. Obiri Addo African Christian immigrants in general and Nigerian immigrants in particular have been challenged to consider their presence in the United States as an opportunity to inject fresh blood into the building of God’s kingdom. “As Nigerians let us come in as missionaries and go back home as missionaries.” This challenge […]
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark- Viverito has reiterated the City’s stand on immigration and the immigrant community. She was speaking at an exclusive round-table discussions with a cross section of the African ethnic media at City Hall July 21, 2016. She urged the immigrant community to get involved in the electoral processes, and […]
by Kofi Ayim Dr. Kwame Boakye, President of the Ghana Institution of Engineers has warned that Ghana is going nowhere without engineers and allied professionals, because no country develops without active participation of these groups. He said contemporary life cannot adequately sustain itself without science, engineering, and technology. Dr. Boakye gave this cautionary view at […]
Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Agyemang Konadu Rawlings, has asked Ghanaians to trust Ghana in the hands of a woman. She said men have been tried and tested in leadership positions and it is high time women assumed the helm of affairs and turn people’s lives around for the better. Mrs. Agyemang Rawlings made […]
The US government has threatened to cut about $500 million in private investments intended to help shore-up the dipping fortunes of the Electricity Company of Ghana, if the government remains unconcerned about curbing the threat of modern forms of slavery. The US Ambassador to Ghana Robert Jackson has told Starr News his country, may be […]
by Kofi Ayim After fourteen years of absence in the New York Metro Area, the fastest growing airline in Africa has resumed a direct flight service to West Africa. The Newark City – Lome three times a week flight has been on the drawing board for the past twenty years, according to Group Chief Executive […]
by Kwabena Opong Plant medicine otherwise known as herbal medicine in Ghana has long been and would continue to be the most accessible and reliable component of health care delivery in Ghana. This assessment was made by Mr. Barffuor Osei Akoto, head of Public Relations at the Center for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong Akwapim […]
Myjoyonline.com The United Nations (UN) says it is opposed to any idea to restrict social media access in Ghana ahead of the November polls. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas said such an attempt is aimed at restricting the democratic space which […]
By Nanjala Nyabola and Obi Anyadike Sudan is a lynchpin in the flow of migrants out of Africa. It is also a serial human rights abuser. For a European Union keen to throttle that flow, it’s an unfortunate combination. Sudan is already benefitting from a $45 million regional programme to “better manage migration” in the […]