Many parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra was devastated by floods following a hour’s downpour on Thursday evening. The situation made it very difficult for some motorists to continue their journeys due to the pressure of the flood waters on highways. Residents in areas including Adabraka-Sahara in the capital, were left frustrated as they spent several … Read more
Many parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra was devastated by floods following a hour’s downpour on Thursday evening. The situation made it very difficult for some motorists to continue their journeys due to the pressure of the flood waters on highways. Residents in areas including Adabraka-Sahara in the capital, were left frustrated as they spent several … Read more
The industry average for vehicle loans has however dropped from 35 percent in February to 34.2 percent in March 2017, the latest Annual Percentage Rates and Average Interest report by the Bank of Ghana has shown. The report however shows that GCB Bank offers the highest rate on vehicle loans at 40.3%. Bank of Baroda … Read more
Moroccan police said they have arrested a young Ferrari driver who triggered a scandal by posting video footage of himself apparently drunk at the wheel and ridiculing officers. Police have opened an inquiry into the incident involving the man, aged around 20 and reported to be from an influential family, after a public outcry and … Read more
Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in “slave markets” in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. Victims told IOM that after being detained by people smugglers or militia groups, they were taken to town squares or car parks to be sold. Migrants with skills like painting or tiling … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a new diplomatic push to end the decades-old dispute over Western Sahara, possibly by holding a referendum on Morocco’s rule over the territory, according to a confidential report obtained by AFP on Monday. Guterres said in the report to the United Nations Security Council that he wanted “a new … Read more
A hundred and sixty-nine Gambian migrants on Tuesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions only to get stuck in Libya, most in jails far short of their intended destination in Europe. The migrants were mostly young men in their 20s, seeking a better life abroad, among them were also some women … Read more
François Hollande’s reign as president was marked by a secret love affair, deadly terror attacks, and an economic policy U-turn that could still rip his own Socialist Party apart – so much for the normality he promised French voters five years ago. Hollande was crowned France’s first Socialist president in 17 years after beating conservative … Read more
Promising Ghanaian boxer Musa Rahman Lawson has vowed to make light work of Lebanese Elias Farah ahead of their International Middleweight Amateur contest in the Azumah Nelson Fight Night on April 1. The hugely anticipated fight will take place at the plush Bukom Boxing Arena. The international fight is among six bouts expected to put … Read more
A Moroccan court on Monday resumed the trial of 25 Sahrawis accused of killing 13 people, mostly Moroccan security forces, in the contested Western Sahara’s Gdeim Izik camp in 2010. The killings allegedly took place during riots that broke out as security forces cleared the camp near the city of Laayoune in November 2010. The … Read more
A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11 soldiers close to Mali’s border with Burkina Faso, its first such attack. The Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) announced their merger in a video released earlier this month showing five jihadist leaders seated together, led … Read more
Kwame Nkrumah was a man of personal magnetism; a compelling speaker; a gifted orator and a man of exceptional organizational ability. He brought so much revolution into the politics of the Gold Coast and Ghana that, even if the country had not been declared a one-party state, Kwame Nkrumah and his Convention People’s Party could … Read more
Ghana has quite a story to tell. It was the first country south of the Sahara to wean itself off colonial rule. With power to govern now firmly rested in her own hands, Ghana’s different leaders will over time set her destiny on many different paths, with the Ghanaian people also contributing to what will … Read more
Morocco is “more determined than ever” to develop the Western Sahara, Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad said Wednesday on a two-day visit to the disputed territory. Rabat insists the former Spanish colony is an integral part of its kingdom, but the Algeria-based Polisario Front demands a referendum on self-determination there. The two sides fought for control … Read more
An official from the Polisario Front fighting for the independence of the Western Sahara on Tuesday blamed Morocco for the resignation of a UN envoy to the disputed territory. Christopher Ross quitting last week was a result of “Morocco blocking negotiations since 2012” on the future of the former Spanish colony, M’hamed Kheddad said. Morocco … Read more
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe joined other African leaders to join Ghanaians to celebrate 60 years of independence today. The 93-year-old was joined by Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Ivory Coast’s Alassane Ouattara. Others included Vice President of Zambia, Inonge Wina; and Togo’s president, Faure Gnassingbé. Ghana on this day 60 years after attaining her … Read more
The UN envoy for Western Sahara has resigned after leading efforts for eight years to settle the conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement, a UN source said Monday. Christopher Ross submitted his resignation in a letter sent last week to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the source, who spoke on condition of … Read more
By: Ewurabena Andah Yes, we do indeed love you even though we sometimes may not act like we do. On the occasion of your 60th anniversary, as we wish you, we are also wishing ourselves all that is in our national anthem and other patriotic songs. I have chosen some lines from our national anthem … Read more
Ghana has quite a story to tell. It was the first country south of the Sahara to wean itself off colonial rule. With power to govern now firmly rested in her own hands, Ghana’s different leaders will over time set her destiny on many different paths, with the Ghanaian people also contributing to what will … Read more
Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania’s private news agency ANI said Thursday, citing a video distributed by the Islamists. Among the groups joining the merger south of the Sahara are Mali’s Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine and Al-Murabitoun, led by Algerian extremist Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The new movement … Read more