The Kumasi Metropolis will be on a lock-down from 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017 till 4 a.m. the next day. Within the period, residents are expected to stay indoors as the body of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, will be moved to the Bantama Mausoleum (Ban mu) and later … Read more
Let’s face it, good intentions notwithstanding, a very good economic policy could fail for lack of effective execution. This is the very prognosis that Rural Heights Foundation has made with regards to the new administration’s policy proposals to eliminate fiscal waste, generate growth and create jobs for the many unemployed youth across the nation. The … Read more
The Asanteman Council has officially announced the arrangements for the funeral rites of the late Asante Queenmother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem. Speaking at a press conference organized by the Council, Otumfuo Akyeamehene, Nana Nsuase Opoku Agyeman III, revealed that the Queenmother will be laid in state from Monday, 16th January 2017, to Thursday, 19th … Read more
Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI. BR) has agreed to sell its majority stake in Africa’s largest Coke bottler to the Coca Cola Company (COKE.O) for $3.15 billion, the final planned divestment following its purchase of rival brewer SABMiller. The world’s largest beer maker and Coca Cola said in a joint statement on Wednesday that they had agreed … Read more
The government of Sao Tome and Principe has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, officials said. China welcomed the decision by the African island nation saying it was “back onto the correct path of the One China principle”. Taiwan’s foreign ministry condemned the move, alleging Sao tome demanded a huge amount of financial support. The “One … Read more
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has launched an online platform that will provide economic and trade data on SACU Member States in Windhoek. SACU Executive Secretary, Paulina Elago, at the launch on Tuesday said that the free platform will be accessible to all stakeholders including all members states like Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa … Read more
Next time you pick up a sporting gear or a pair of jeans in a U. S. mall, do check the label. It may have been made in Lesotho; a small mountainous and land-locked country completely surrounded by South Africa, with a population of around two million. Lesotho is a beneficiary of the Africa Growth … Read more
In the war between humanity and disease, perhaps the greatest victory of recent years took place in Africa. At the turn of the millennium, serious analysts expected HIV/AIDS to kill up to half the people in some southern African countries. But then the price of anti-retroviral drugs fell from $10,000 a year to as little … 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
“Clean coal is a myth. There is no technology like that and we challenge VRA to show us examples of such technology”-350 Ghana Reducing our Carbon (G-ROC). When the news of Volta River Authority (VRA) going in for Coal-fired plants as an alternative to curb the power crisis in Ghana came up earlier this year, … Read more
The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Dr. Barbara Hendricks, will visit Kenya from 28th September to 1st October. The visit is part of a trip to three African countries on the occasion of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species … Read more
The well-endowed Ghanaian actress Moesha Buduong seems to be feeling lucky as rumors out there in South Africa has it that the King of Zulu has expressed interest in her. The King of Zulu is also rumored to have planned a visit to the West Africa country Ghana and as custom demands, would be meeting … Read more
Ph. D. in Political Science and International Development, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1989. M.A., Political Science and International Relations, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1982. B.A. (Hons.), Political Science, University of Ghana, 1981. LANGUAGES & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY English Speak, Read, Write (Excellent) Dagbani Speak (Excellent) Wale Speak (Good) Dagari Speak (Good) Twi Speak (Fair) Yoruba Speak, Read, … Read more