Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia and Botswana, Harruna Attah has said he is returning home with some uneasiness since his critics see his service to the nation as a crime. “As I head home after two-and-a-half years of service to my country, I … cannot help the unease I feel about returning home to a … Read more
Over the last several years along the Indian Ocean coast in East Africa substantial finds of oil and natural gas resources have been under development. A British exploration corporation, Tullow Oil and its Canadian partner, Africa Oil, acknowledges that it has discovered in excess of 600 million barrels of oil in Kenya. At least eight … Read more
Corruption is a form of unethical or dishonest use of position of authority for personal gain. In the political field, it may linked to the abuse of power, embezzlement and bribery which causes a decision maker to deviate from entrusted policies for personal benefit. Corruption on the African continent coupled with poverty have been re-echoed … Read more
A GNA Feature by Priscilla S. Djentuh Accra, Dec. 25, GNA – Corruption is a form of unethical or dishonest use of position of authority for personal gain. In the political field, it may linked to the abuse of power, embezzlement and bribery which causes a decision maker to deviate from entrusted policies for personal … Read more
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI. BR) has agreed to sell its majority stake in Africa’s largest Coke bottler to the Coca Cola Company (COKE.O) for $3.15 billion, the final planned divestment following its purchase of rival brewer SABMiller. The world’s largest beer maker and Coca Cola said in a joint statement on Wednesday that they had agreed … Read more
Sometime after January 7 2017, my two and a half years tour of duty as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia and Botswana would come to an end and I will head back to my homeland Ghana to pursue the other chapters of my life. Kweku Baako, speaking on Randy Abbey’s programme on Metro TV recently, … Read more
The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to Ghana has rejected claims of over-voting by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections at certain polling centres. The EC had stopped the publication of all collated results of the polls, saying its attention had been drawn to what it called … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo delivered his first speech as president-elect of the Republic of Ghana on Friday after a declaration of the results by the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Mrs. Charlotte Osei. Among other things, Nana Akufo Addo thanked the incumbent, President John Dramani Mahama for conceding and his work for the country. He … Read more
After officially being declared winner of the 2016 presidential elections, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, now president-elect, addressed Ghanaians. He assured Ghanaians of a new wind of change, insisting “I will not let you down and will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations”. SPEECH … Read more
SPEECH DELIVERED BY NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016, AFTER THE DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Ladies and gentlemen of the media, fellow Ghanaians, A few minutes ago, at 7:51pm precisely, the President of the Republic and the NDC presidential candidate, H. … Read more
Without fear of contradiction, leadership with sheer competence is purely one of the main challenges of development and growth in Nigeria. The matter of leadership is not for want of qualified, patriotic and inspiring individuals, rather the way and manner in which some of those in leadership emerge. Since the appointment of Minister of Youth … Read more
The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) has urged stakeholders in Ghana’s electioneering process to ensure a peaceful post-election environment after the results have been declared. The regional body observed that Ghana’s election was generally peaceful and commended the efforts of the Electoral Commission to ensure a transparent poll. Speaking at a press conference about … Read more
A former President of Namibia and leader of the African Union (AU) Election Observation Mission, Mr Hifikepunye Pohamba, has asked Ghana to demonstrate her maturity in democracy by holding a peaceful election. Speaking on arrival in Accra yesterday ahead of the December 7 elections, he observed that the AU looked forward to a free, fair … Read more
GNA Feature by Samuel Osei-Frempong Tema, Dec. 4, GNA – Fidel Castro’s death has sent a sharp pain and emptiness to the hearts of most humanists, pan africanists and lovers of progressive politics. Although he lived to a ripe age of 90 years after surviving more than six hundred assassination attempts and many forms of … Read more
I have read a few of the expectedly slew of pabulum fare of news features and articles parading as tributes to the legendary and, some will say, immortalized President Fidel Castro (1926-2016) who transitioned into history and the ages, as President Barack H. Obama would say, on Friday, November 25 and predictably found them to … Read more
Some members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) have reminded Ghana to be guided by her previous peaceful elections and, as such, cannot disappoint Africa in the December 7 polls. “Ghana bears the torchlight of democracy, and the entirety of Africa is looking to the country again to show to the continent that it holds in … Read more
play videoHe says Africa needs to develop its own systems and institutions Namibia’s president Hage Geingob says his country would remain a member of the International Criminal Court if the United States joined. Namibia’s president Hage Geingob says his country would remain a member of the International Criminal Court if the United States joined. The … Read more
A late goal from Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to retain the trophy they won in Namibia in 2014 Nigeria won the women’s Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde. A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough … Read more
Nigeria won the women’s Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde. A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to retain the trophy they won in Namibia two years ago. The Super Falcons have dominated this … Read more
Nigeria won the women’s Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde. A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to retain the trophy they won in Namibia two years ago. The Super Falcons have dominated this … Read more