Two games into the Liga BBVA season, it’s not Barcelona or Real Madrid who sit atop the table, but Kevin-Prince Boateng and Las Palmas. The Canary Islanders secured one of the headline results of the opening weekend when they won 4-2 away at Champions League-chasing Valencia and followed that up with an eye-catching 5-1 demolition … Read more
The Black Queens of Ghana have maintained their 46th position in the FIFA Women’s Rankings released by the world football governing body for the month of August. The Super Falcons of Nigeria are first in Africa, followed by Black Queens, with Cameroon, South Africa and Equatorial Guinea making the top five respectively. Black Queens, last … Read more
Oil prices climbed to $51 per barrel on Friday, as Mohammad Barkindo, secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), met envoys from Iran and Morocco over oil market stability and COP 22 climate change. Reza Najafi, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations and other international organizations, met with … Read more
THE GENESIS To the body politics of women, a soon to be trailblazer had been born. In the tropical darkness of sub-Saharan Africa a soon to be torchbearer and a doyen of Ghanaian politics was born. Tarkwa a medium size mining town in the western region of Ghana was proud to have accommodated the new … Read more
Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota)Education & Career Pattern: Nkrumah was first named Francis Nwia-Kofi (the latter name, after a prominent family personality), but later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK – … Read more
Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. His father died when he was a child and the young Rolihlahla became a ward of Jongintaba at the Great … Read more
Ayariga was born in Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He was educated in Ghana and Nigeria and the United States of America. He attended the Barewa College in Zaira in Kaduna State, Nigeria. He holds a Master of Law (LLM) degree from the Harvard Law School in the United States of America … Read more
Acknowledging the huge untapped economic potentials in the relations between Russia and Africa, Ekaterina Dyachenko, the Founder of the B2B Export Group of Companies said in an interview Thursday that her company would collaborate with the authorities of the Republic of Ghana in organizing the next Russian-African Forum (RAF) in February 2017 in Accra, capital … Read more
Ghana has been ranked 9th out of 38 countries in the latest Prosperity Report on Africa. The West African country performed particularly well in security and safety but performed badly in Economy, according to the report by the London-based Legatum Institute. Ghana’s performance in the Economy was only better than eight other African countries including … Read more
Ghana’s life expectancy is now 62.4 according to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report also revealed that Ghana is 25th in West Africa. The WHO report indicates that life expectancy in Africa is rising twice as fast as the rest of the world. The WHO report says that since the year 2000 … Read more
After President John Dramani Mahama delivered his State of the Nation address two weeks ago, most of the discussions were on local and internal affairs, and this being an election year in the country, the debates were heated and will continue for a long time. But hidden somewhere in the speech and lost in all … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured with Moroccan-Dutch professional kickboxer Badr Hari. The photograph was accompanied by a caption saying: ‘Just married. Hahahaha’ Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is in a gay relationship with a Moroccan kickboxer, it has been sensationally claimed. The bizarre report surfaced after stories emerged in the Spanish press that he was making regular … Read more
Abidjan, November 25 – From Friday 27 to Monday, November 30th, the online meals delivery marketplace, partnering with more than 150 restaurants, will mark the Black Friday weekend by introducing a series of exclusive offers. The operation dubbed “Foodie Friday” will give access to the menus of the best restaurants in Abidjan with special offers … Read more
Andre Ayew has made the 10-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award. The winner will be decided by votes of the coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF. The awards gala will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. The former Marseille wideman is well-fancied … Read more
Today Ghana joins other African states to commemorate African Union (AU) Day Today, with the theme “We are Africa”. On 15 April 1958, in Accra, African leaders and political activists gathered at the first Conference of Independent African States. In attendance were representatives of the governments of Egypt (then a constituent part of the United … Read more
Equatorial Guinea’s football federation was fined $100,000 on Friday after at least 36 people were injured when angry home fans threw bottles and rocks and clashed with riot police during their team’s semifinal loss at the African Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football also ordered Equatorial Guinea to pay for the treatment of … Read more
Morocco’s decision to withdraw from hosting the 2015 Nations Cup has drawn the wrath of the monolithic Confederation of African Football (CAF). Morocco has been thrown out of the 2015 African Cup of Nations by CAF and has also been stripped of its hosting rights after refusing to commit to the scheduled dates early next … Read more
On 17 October 2014, Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Mahama Ayariga, announced that Ghana is ready to stage the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition slated for January and February 2015. The original host, Morocco has officially written to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) saying it is no longer interested in hosting the … Read more
August was an exciting month for a number of African companies, with a batch of funding rounds, acquisitions and new product offerings. Funding and acquisitions International voice messaging company Kirusa acquired Ghanaian instant messaging (IM) app provider Saya Mobile. Saya Mobile provides services specifically for African consumers, but Kirusa has now acquired the technology, intellectual … Read more
Ghana has the chance to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after Libya withdrew from hosting the event owing to the civil strife in the north African country. Libya withdrew from hosting the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday after meeting CAF chiefs in Cairo resulting in CAF inviting Ghana and other African … Read more