The trending and sensational news thus far has been the Joy FM’s Online news print about the United Kingdom’s pragmatic decision to stop funding President Mahama and his government’s projects and programs (See: ‘UK joins European Union to cut aid to Ghana’; myjoyonline.com/ghanaweb.com, 07/10/2016). “The UK High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin tells JOYBUSINESS the … Read more
Norwegian and African leaders across industries are expected to meet once again at the Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel in Oslo to discuss trends, issues and great potentials for rising cities of Africa under the ever growing annual Norwegian-African summit. The summit will be hosted by the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA). The 2016 summit, the 6th … Read more
It began with blips on a radar screen, 12 miles off the Libyan coast. As the rescuers approached, they found overloaded wooden vessels and rafts that evoked scenes of the slave trade. Hundreds of African migrants were crammed into boats headed for Italy. More than two dozen people were dead in one boat alone, asphyxiated … Read more
When society invest in educating a kin, the kin was not privileged to look down on the society but to revamp and uplift the societal practices for techno-socio-economic liberation. According to Akan Cosmology, Adanse in present day Ghana, is the place Odomankoma/Borebore (God) started creation of the world. This story sounded weird and I debunked … Read more
Women undressing as a way of showing dissatisfaction, is regarded immoral in many global cultures. However, in Africa, the perceptions are varied- some tribes have no problem with it, while the number of those who are critical of outrage nudity is also huge. In the west, the practice of women undressing is done in gazetted … Read more
Leading European laser toner and inkjet cartridges FREE-TECH produced by Italian giants S. E.A begins shipments of its quality products to Ghana from November 2016 to feed the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) market. Representatives of S.E.A’s suppliers in Ghana on 28th September 2016 visited the logistics department of S.E.A in Germany for … Read more
In Paleoanthropology, the recent Afro origin of modern humans, also called the *”Out of Africa(OOA) theory”*, argues that the human race started from Africa. People migrated to other parts of the world which populated the world by the constant replacement of older human species. So many things of the world started in Africa. Most theories … Read more
Ghana has been named as a top seed for next year’s Nations Cup in Gabon. The top seeding means the Black Stars would avoid the top ranked African side in world football like Algeria, Ivory Coast and host Gabon at the draw to be held in Libreville on October 19. CAF said it had settled … Read more
As a human rights ideologue with an inborn predilection for the promotion and protection of the inherent dignity and the inalienable rights of all members of the human family, I, for one, buried my head in shame when President Mahama goofed terribly over his recent UN speech on democracy (See: ‘Full Text of President Mahama’s … Read more
Two weeks ago we commenced series of write ups meant to showcase contributions of notable Islamic personalities towards advancement of the religion in Ghana. Our first two write ups emphasized forcefully the peace Ghana is currently enjoying as partly due to good Islamic practices laden with neighborliness, being promoted in the affairs of the nation … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has said Africa does not need sympathy from the world nor overseas assistance in order to develop. Even though majority of African countries depend heavily on foreign aid for budgetary support and developmental projects, President Mahama audaciously declared at the on-going 71st General Assembly that, Africa needs a fair chance to … Read more
President John Mahama has assured world leaders that Ghana will further consolidate her democratic gains after the December polls. Earlier the Electoral Commission raised red flags over the volatility of Ghana’s electoral atmosphere citing the proliferation of small unlicensed arms among Ghanaians, and joblessness among the youth as some triggers that could lead to electoral … Read more
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
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
Ghana has experienced six successful elections in the fourth republic and as the country prepares to go to the polls for the seventh time on December 7, 2016, the spotlight is once again on Ghana as it defends its crown of being a beacon of peace in Africa. However it seems Ghanaians have become accustomed … Read more
A UK parliamentary report has severely criticised the intervention by Britain and France that led to the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The foreign affairs committee accused the then PM David Cameron of lacking a coherent strategy for the air campaign. It said the intervention had not been “informed by accurate intelligence”, … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook meeting with innovators By Ahmed Olayinka Sule, CFA On 30 August 2016, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook caused a stir when he paid a surprise visit to Nigeria. During his stay, he visited the technology hub at Yaba (also known as Nigeria’s Silicon Valley), … Read more
Tripoli (AFP) – The head of Libya’s unity government on Wednesday visited the coastal city of Sirte where loyalist forces have trapped Islamic State group jihadists in their last holdout, officials said. Fayez al-Sarraj’s visit was his first to Sirte since loyalist forces launched an offensive more than three months ago to drive the jihadists … Read more
High ranking officials from the Maghreb region are convening in Rabat for a three days’ workshop, jointly organized by the Government of Morocco, Union of Maghreb Countries (UMA), with the support of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This first of a series of FAO sponsored sub regional dialogues on Agriculture … Read more
The United Nations today (August 29, 2016) asked all member states who have not as yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT’) to do so now in order to end the poisonous legacy. “Those States whose ratification is required to bring the Treaty into force should not wait for others. Even one ratification can act … Read more