You need to read the full text of Nana Addo’s inaugural speech so that you don’t get fooled by hearsay… Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo was inaugurated as Ghana’s new President on Saturday 7th January, 2017 at the Black Stars Square, Accra. Nana Akufo-Addo’s inauguration follows his victory in the presidential elections held on the … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised Ghanaians that his government and appointees will work for the welfare of Ghanaians and be servants to the nation. Mr Akufo-Addo was emphatic, in a speech on Sunday, January 8, that his government would not be domineering and that “we (the New Patriotic Party government) have come to serve and … Read more
Ghanaians should always endeavour to offer prayers for the first and second families of the country to help execute the task of managing the affairs of the country efficiently, President Akufo-Addo has said. Mr Akufo-Addo, who made this call during in a speech on Sunday, January 8 at Kyebi in the Eastern Region, when he … Read more
Following years of struggle to take control of the presidency, the New Patriotic Party’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today rise to the highest office of the land as he is sworn-in as the fifth President in the Fourth Republic of Ghana. The investiture of Akufo-Addo will be the final and complete point of power … Read more
Ghana’s 5th President of the 4th Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, January 7, 2017, called on all Ghanaians to be optimistic about the future, and unite for the development of the country. He said his assumption of office will spell the beginning of a new era of economic transformation of prosperity for the … Read more
Speech delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after he was sworn in as president. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SWEARING IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE GHANA ARMED FORCES. Mr Speaker, The Ghanaian people give thanks to Almighty God for the … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for electing him president of the country. “I thank you my fellow citizens for making me the president of this beautiful country,” Mr Akufo-Addo said at his swearing in at the Black Star Square in Accra on December 7. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was on Saturday … Read more
play videoNana Akufo-Addo will be the fifth President under the Fourth Republic of Ghana Following years of struggle to take control of the presidency, the New Patriotic Party’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today rise to the highest office of the land as he is sworn-in as the fifth President in the Fourth Republic of … Read more
play videoNana Akufo-Addo will be the fifth President under the Fourth Republic of Ghana Following years of the battle for power, Flagbearer of the NPP Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is finally being sworn in as the fifth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the country’s biggest event today, January 7, 2017. The investiture … Read more
Some African heads of states have arrived in Accra for the inauguration of Ghana’s president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday. The African leaders, who started arriving at the Kotoka International Airport earlier in the day, were received by Minister designate for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah and Hackman Owusu Agyeman among others. By 5:00pm Friday, … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, November 12, 2016 join other regional leaders to Banjul, The Gambia, to hold talks with the country’s leader Yahya Jammeh after he rejected results of that country’s election held earlier this month. President Jammeh who has ruled The Gambia for over 22 years has annulled the elections and … Read more
Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura is to visit Sierra Leone to address the ongoing dispute between the country’s football association (SLFA) and local authorities. Football’s world governing body has requested a meeting with Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma and other leading officials. “We are confident that Sierra Leone’s president and government officials will understand and … Read more
At the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held in Lagos, Nigeria, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) hosted almost 1,000 women and men from 54 African countries, for the 2nd TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The Forum celebrates the 2016 cohort of Elumelu Entrepreneurs, selected from over 45,000 applicants. It is the annual highlight of the Tony … Read more
The lingering shadow of Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone Hassan sits silently and stares into the distance, he has tired of brushing his hair and an upright comb is tangled into the back of his curls. The 17-year-old speaks quietly, using few words in a calm and gentle manner, but people in his community are … Read more
President Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Obasanjo of Nigeria, Governor Ikpeazu, Minister Lai Mohammed, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, join 1,000 African entrepreneurs at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum. The Foundation announced partnerships with African Development Bank, ECOWAS, Coca-Cola, Nigeria’s Ministry of Information. At the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs, held in Lagos, Nigeria, … Read more
In just a few weeks, Sierra Leone’s teenagers will take a national exam, required for anyone who wants to go to secondary school or other higher education institutions. But pregnant girls aren’t allowed to take the test. Pregnant students have been officially banned from going to school or sitting for exams. For years, this was … Read more
The government of Sierra Leone has banned all public celebrations of Christmas and New Year’s as the nation continues to battle the spread of Ebola. Sierra Leone has seen the largest impact from the global health crisis with over 8,000 known cases and 1,900 deaths since winter 2013. In just the last three weeks 1,319 … Read more
The head of the World Health Organization and leaders of West African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak are to announce a joint $100m (£59m; 75m euro) response plan. They will meet in Guinea on Friday to launch the initiative aimed at tackling a virus which has claimed 729 lives. Sierra Leone’s president has declared … Read more