UK Foreign Minister Johnson Urges Democratic Progress In Hong Kong

UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday urged democratic progress in Hong Kong, 20 years after Britain returned the semi-autonomous city to China. “The rule of law, an independent judiciary, and a free media have all been central to Hong Kong’s success. “As we look to the future, Britain hopes that Hong Kong will make … Read more

The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking over as leader, Barrow said he would soon be overhauling government institutions to make the administration more effective. “The rule of the law, that … Read more

Adama Barrow Removes ‘Islamic’ From The Gambia’s Official Name

The Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has removed “Islamic” from the official name of his country pledging more reforms in the West African nation. In his first press conference since taking over as leader, Barrow said he would soon be overhauling government institutions to make the administration more effective. “The rule of the law, that … Read more

Ghana Education Is Sick ; Who Carries The Blame?

Posterity will castigate us mercilessly especially the stakeholders in the education sector if we fail to address issues hampering teaching and learning in the country. Let me state unequivocally that , Ghana Education is sick ; and who we should we blame for causing this dreadful sickness? Well, i surmise it a high time we … Read more

Yaya Jammeh Irreparably Damaged His Already Shoddy Legacy

I have always been one to reserve judgement about the Legacy of Yaya Jammeh of The Gambia. But no more! He is the megalomaniac and erstwhile President of the smallest country in Mainland Africa, until December 2 of 2016 when he was ‘soundly’ and ‘clearly’ defeated by a little known Real Estate Developer name Adama … Read more

Don’t Force Democracy On Africa – Mahama To the West

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the western countries to stop forcing democracy on Africa. According to him, Africa like many other developed countries in the world made mistakes which they learnt lessons from before progressing hence Africa must be given same opportunity. “Democracy is not a one size fits all system, different countries … Read more

Don’t Force Democracy On Africa – Mahama To Western Countries

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to the western countries to stop forcing democracy on Africa. According to him, Africa like many other developed countries in the world made mistakes which they learnt lessons from before progressing hence Africa must be given same opportunity. “Democracy is not a one size fits all system, different countries … Read more

December Polls ‘looking Volatile’

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has warned that the current political environment is hostile, a situation which the election management body describes as a recipe for violence in this year’s presidential and parliamentary polls. This admission is coming barely a month after an international delegation made up of representatives of the National Democratic Institute and the … Read more