The voodoo follower stood bare-chested with beads around his neck in the centre of the public square in Bè, a working class district of Togo’s capital, Lome. A dozen priests surrounded him as he made incantations, threw soil and water, and gave an offering to the gods. In the silence, a ram and a cockerel … Read more
Ghana achieved republican status on July 1, 1960, and that marked an event of profound historical and political significance. After three years of independence, Ghana completely weaned itself from British colonial rule and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of the Republic. As the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence on March 6, 1957, … Read more
Iraq’s prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The struggle shows the difficult position the Iraqi leader finds himself in – pulled between his most powerful neighbor and the United States under Trump. For Haider al-Abadi, the situation had looked … Read more
Iraq’s prime minister has squashed a move by pro-Iranian factions in his government who wanted to retaliate against President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The struggle shows the difficult position the Iraqi leader finds himself in – pulled between his most powerful neighbor and the United States under Trump. For Haider al-Abadi, the situation had looked … Read more
On Saturday January 7 2017, I took one of my last executive actions as a High Commissioner. I took down President Mahama’s portrait at its place of honour on one of the walls of the Head of Mission’s residence. I followed up with a whatsApp instruction to the Head of Chancery to do the same … Read more
Mr. Daniel Augustus Lartey, the 2000 presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, was born on August 1, 1926 at Winneba in the Central Region. In 1940 he obtained a diploma at the London Chamber of Commerce and Sloan’s Shorthand Certificate of Proficiency in 1942. He also obtained a diploma in commerce and industry … Read more
Professor George P. Hagan,the flagbearer of Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) was born in Accra in 1938 and had his early childhood education from Accra through Koforidua, Sekondi to Kumasi as result of transfers of his parent, who worked in the civil service. Married to Dr Maria Hagan, the Director of the National Eye Care Programme … Read more
Educational background 1936-1941:Achimota Secondary School (Cambridge School certificate) 1949-1951:Diploma courses in : large Scale course at the Good House-Keeping Institute of Cookery , London, England . Food Preservation Course , Long Ashton ,Research Station . Department of Horticulture ,Bristol University ,Bristol, England. Born some 80 years ago and an Industrialist, hails from Dzake Peki in … Read more