Dear Mr. President, usually it is the brightness of a day that will pre-dispose one to want to write a letter to you, mainly because all those (or almost, nearly all of them) who come near you or try to catch your ear or attention only wish to win your favour and so will want … Read more
Ghana and Ethiopia have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them, after the Presidents of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current state of the relations between them. This was the outcome of a courtesy call paid on the President of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mulatu Teshome, by the … Read more
Ghana and Ethiopia have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them, after the Presidents of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current state of the relations between them. This was the outcome of a courtesy call paid on the President of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mulatu Teshome, by the … Read more
Ghana on Friday joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child. The Day, which was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union, had been commemorated since 1991 to among other things, honour the memory of the gallant children who were killed by security forces in … Read more
Very Reverend Professor Joseph Manasseh Yarquah Edusa-Eyison, the Vice Principal of the Methodist University College, Ghana has called on Churches to join forces with other stakeholders to liberate the African Child from poverty. Rev Prof Edusa-Eyison said church leaders must engage members of their congregation to protect the right of children in a move to … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has announced a new import tax aimed at supporting the activities of the African Union (AU). “Indeed, Cabinet just approved a 0.02 per cent deductions in all imports outside AU as a fund to support the activities of AU, so that AU will not go begging other countries for its … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has announced a new import tax aimed at supporting the activities of the African Union (AU). “Indeed, Cabinet just approved a 0.02 per cent deductions in all imports outside AU as a fund to support the activities of AU, so that AU will not go begging other countries for its … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his desire is to see Ghana and Liberia continually search for ways to co-operate, irrespective of who is at the helm of office of the two countries, stressing that it is important that the two countries forge a new, strong partnership for cooperation for the mutual benefit of their … Read more
Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking a brutal civil war that left about one million people dead. On May 30, 1967, the military head of Nigeria’s eastern region, Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, declares “the independent Republic of Biafra”. His move comes two days after … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the leadership shown by Africa’s first female president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. Having assumed the reins of government in Liberia at a very difficult moment in the country’s history, President Akufo-Addo applauded Sirleaf’s efforts at fostering a spirit of national reconciliation amongst Liberians, and … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo wants Ghana and Liberia to continually search for ways to co-operate, stressing that it is important that the two countries forge a new, strong partnership for cooperation and mutual benefit. The President made this known on Friday, May 27, 2017, at a State Dinner held in his honour by President Johnson Sirleaf, … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo wants Ghana and Liberia to continually search for ways to co-operate, stressing that it is important that the two countries forge a new, strong partnership for cooperation and mutual benefit. The President made this known on Friday, May 27, 2017, at a State Dinner held in his honour by President Johnson Sirleaf, … Read more
With five months to the holding of Liberia’s next presidential election, signalling the beginning of the end of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s tenure of office, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has paid glowing tribute to the leadership shown by Africa’s first female Head of State. Having assumed the reins of government … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the leadership shown by Africa’s first female Head of State, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, five months to Liberia’s next presidential election. Having assumed the reins of government in Liberia at a very difficult moment in the country’s history, President Akufo-Addo applauded President Johnson Sirleaf’s efforts at fostering … Read more
General Overseer and Founder of Freedom Chapel, Apostle Amoako Atta says the actual purpose for the formation of the African Union (AU) has been misplaced due to the current breed of leadership in the continent. Speaking in interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, the man of God said, the late Nkrumah and his other colleagues were … Read more
African Union; its mandate, failure and what needs to be done “I dream of the realisation of the unity of Africa whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.” Nelson Mandela HISTORY OF AFRICAN UNION … Read more
The AU (African Unity) was initially referred to as the OAU (Organisation of African Unity) The African Union (AU) at 54 today has long come of age. Were it to be human it would have been inching towards retiring from active public service as it were. It is not human but an institution established to … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Africans to work hard to shape their future as their forerunners envisioned in their struggle towards the total liberation of the continent. Mr Mahama, in a Facebook post on Thursday 25 May to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the founding of the African Union, asserted that the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for the total integration of Africa “now” as it presents opportunities for prosperity and growth on the continent. Mr Akufo-Addo made the observation as Africa marked the 54th African Union Day on Thursday, 25 May, 2017. “Continental integration has to be a very fundamental objective of all of … Read more
On 25 May 1963, Africa made history with the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Former President John Dramani Mahama is urging all Africans to tear down the relics of Neocolonialism and work hard to shape the common future as the forebears envisaged. In a message to mark AU day, Mr. Mahama said, … Read more