Twenty-three young persons from five African countries have received training in governance and leadership under the ActionAid Global Platform Ghana initiative in Tamale. They were selected from Ghana, Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Dubbed: “Youth Participation in Governance 2017,” the training built the capacities of the participants to enable them to get involved in … Read more
Head Coach of the senior national cricket team, Kodam Kofi Anafie, has attributed their triumph in the Africa Division 1 to proper preparations. The senior team prior to their Africa Division 1 campaign of the World Cricket League qualification had enormous preparations in Ghana and Benin. Ghana came tops in the Africa region, winning all … Read more
The visa denials made it difficult for them to connect with the guests The 2017 edition of the African Economic and Development Summit on trade, held in the United States, came off with no Africans in attendance. The University of Southern California each year hosts the African Economic and Development Summit, bringing delegations of African … Read more
Each year, the University of Southern California brings delegations from Africa to meet with business leaders, government officials and others in the U. S. But this year, the African summit has no Africans. All were denied visas. Visa issues are not uncommon for people traveling from African nations. During her prior three summits, Mary Flowers … Read more
Each year, the University of Southern California brings delegations from Africa to meet with business leaders, government officials and others in the U. S. But this year, the African summit has no Africans. All were denied visas. Visa issues are not uncommon for people travelling from African nations. During her prior three summits, Mary Flowers … Read more
Last Saturday, before noon, the then President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his Vice President-elect, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumiah, were sworn into office at the Black Star Square in Accra to commence the process of rebuilding Ghana’s near-collapsed economy. Present at the presidential inauguration were African heads of states from Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria, Egypt, … Read more
Charlotte Osei is a poor choice to lead the EC It is exactly one month to the crucial Presidential and Parliamentary elections, but everything is in a limbo. Instead of the count-down, we are now counting the number of court suits against the Electoral Commission. When an Accra High Court, presided over by Mr. Justice … Read more
Ebo Quansah in Accra. It is exactly one month to the crucial Presidential and Parliamentary elections, but everything is in a limbo. Instead of the count-down, we are now counting the number of court suits against the Electoral Commission. When an Accra High Court, presided over by Mr. Justice Kyei Baffour, ruled on Friday in … Read more
Investors have identified opportunities to develop renewable energy in rural areas in several African countries, bringing power to small and medium-size businesses and the communities that surround them. Together with technical partners, consulting and advisory firm, Moore Stephens Africa Advisory (MSAA) has a strategy to help rural communities and private developers to own and operate … Read more
We love and like the depiction of African royalty in African movies. We admire the display of wealth, power, majesty and the honor and respect the kings and queens received from the people. Olu Jacobs is one of my favorite actors, with his powerful and distinguished voice and physical statute. While in reality some Africans … Read more
We love and like the depiction of African royalty in African movies. We admire the display of wealth, power, majesty and the honor and respect the kings and queens received from the people. Olu Jacobs is one of my favorite actors, with his powerful and distinguished voice and physical statute. While in reality some Africans … Read more
“Ghanaian highlife is one of the oldest popular dance-music styles of Africa…” ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM, BBC “Highlife, a musical genre that originated in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, fused African rhythms with western music. “The sound, of which there were a few variations, generally combined multiple guitar rhythms with a brass band backing, as well as … Read more
Vision In Progress (VIP) is currently made up of Abdul Hamidu Ibrahim (Lazzy) Emmanuel Promzy Ababio (Promzy) and Joseph Nana Ofori (Prodigal) but initially also included Bone & Friction. Their initial involvement with music started way back in the early 90s, at Nima a suburb of Accra. As a group they easily embodied the greatness … Read more
A Ghanaian student in Czech Republic arrested, forced into a suffocating black polythene bag, wheeled away in a trolley and dumped into a bus has tested negative for ebola, the Ghana Mission in the Czech Republic has confirmed. The student, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, was isolated for several hours in what appears … Read more
The World Bank has agreed a dramatic increase in financing to address the Ebola crisis upping the initial $230 million to $400 million dollars. The money will help the worst-affected countries such as Liberia, address the emergency and build stronger health systems for the years ahead. The deadly virus has struck fear into West African … Read more
The Sudanese authorities have prohibited local media from covering any news related to the Ebola virus. Press sources have been asked not to be mentioned for security reasons confirmed to APA on Saturday that the security authorities have circulated warning to all media outlets not to publish any news or articles related to the transmission … Read more
College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. With the virus continuing to kill in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, the expected arrival of thousands of students … Read more
The World Health Organization says the current deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people before it is brought under control. The UN agency said the number of cases could already be four times higher than the 3,000 currently registered. … Read more
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is set to begin investigations into a tape making rounds on social media alleging the conspiracy by political leaders to cover up the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in Ghana. Director General of NITA, William Tevi mentioned that the agency is making sure that it is able to … Read more
There are conflicting reports over the fate of 17 Ebola patients who vanished after a quarantine centre in the Liberian capital Monrovia was looted. An angry mob attacked the centre in the city’s densely populated West Point township on Saturday evening. A senior health official said all of the patients were being moved to another … Read more