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."
Two Ghanaians have been elected by consensus at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to serve on two expert bodies that will assist the world body in carrying out its oversight responsibilities. Mr. Richard Quartei Quartey, Ghana’s Auditor General was elected to the Independent Audit Advisory Commitee (IAAC) for a three year term, […]
Clement Price, a longtime professor at Rutgers-Newark University who was known for his scholarly works and extensive knowledge of the city and its history, has died. University officials said Price died Wednesday, three days after he suffered a stroke. He was 69 years old. The Washington, D.C. native came to Newark in the wake of […]
By Kofi Ayim An eventful and information-rich forum on Ebola was organized by the West Harlem Development Corporation (WHDC) in partnership with the African Immigrant Task Force and the Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, Gale Brewer, on October 30, 2014 at City College, New York. In an introductory speech to a […]
How are second and third Ghanaian generations identified in the U.S? Could they identified as Ghanaians, Americans, or African Americans? And what makes them Ghanaians, Americans, or African Americans? Is it by language, dietary habits, accent or mode of dressing? If these questions cannot be answered with any accuracy and precision then the children of […]
By Kwabena Opong Early in September some concerned citizens living in some suburbs of Accra complained bitterly in the media about noise making by some charismatic churches, night clubs and mosques in their neighborhoods. It was not the first time that such complaints have been made. What has worsened the problem is the unrelenting increase […]
Ghana’s First Lady Lordina Mahama has urged investors in the U.S. to take advantage of the current liberal investment laws and enabling environment to do business in Ghana. She pointed out that Ghana and indeed Africa is the most business-oriented and friendly place for both established and emerging investors. This observation was made by Hon. […]
By Andrew Green Julie Francis’s self-imposed curfew starts when the sun sets. The widowed mother of four has been living at the UN base outside Malakal since December, one of more than 17,000 people who have fled there to escape episodic fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State capital. But the overcrowded camp is not […]
The Kantanka range of vehicles, built by Ghanaian inventor, Safo Kantanka will go on sale next month, according to the local manufacturer. The Ghanaian vehicle manufacturer says it now has the capacity to produce up to 120 cars a month. If next month’s commercial sale of the Kantanka vehicles comes to fruition, it will be […]
by Kwabena Opong, Accra, Ghana A728-member Special Electoral College of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana (NPP) Sunday, August 31st chose five presidential aspirants of the party for the primaries leading to the 2016 general elections. In the process, two of the seven were rejected while NanaAddo DankwaAkufoAddo emerged as the aspirant most in demand. […]
Barack Obama has told the leaders of more than 50 African nations that they have control of their countries’ financial futures. Obama also announced billions of dollars in private investments in Africa. Addressing 50-plus African leaders in Washington on Tuesday August 5, Obama said US companies were at the ready to invest. “It is the […]