Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two of the attackers also died, a senior Somali official said. The attack occurred in the port city of Bosasso early on Wednesday, Yusuf Mohamed, the governor of Bari region, told Reuters news agency. “Three al-Shabab fighters stormed … Read more
As part of Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary, government has tasked the Association of Ghana Industries (AGIs) to put together a trade fair aimed at promoting made in Ghana goods and discussing effecting policies that support the industry. Chief Executive Officer of the AGI, Seth Twum Akwaboah, told Starr Business it was time for Ghanaians to … Read more
Ghana risks being sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for failing to disclose full financial data to the fund at the time it signed onto the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Majority in Parliament has said, pointing to the GHS7 billion that it claimed had not been accounted for. The sanction will be … Read more
The 2016 edition of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scored Ghana 43 points out of a possible clean score of 100 and showed that Ghana’s performance has dropped by four percentage points from its 2015 score of 47 points. A release by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local wing of Transparency International (TI), a … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant has attributed the Black Stars poor show in the Gabon championship to set pieces. To the Israeli trainer, Ghana could have traveled far in the competition if it had not conceded the set pieces which all resulted in goals. He told this writer that ” The set pieces really caused us. … Read more
Deputy Black Stars captain Dede Ayew has revealed that the team experienced a high level of camaraderie in the just ended African Cup of Nations in Gabon. He mentioned that contrary to wild speculations that the team’s camp broke, it experienced the best of camps since Angola 2010. It emerged from the Stars camp that … Read more
The Gambia has expressed gratitude to its only landed neighbour, Senegal, for its intervention in the post election crisis. Senegal’s efforts in terms of mediation and by military intervention resulted in the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in the Gambia’s history. Gambian vice-president, Fatoumata Tambajang, was in Dakar on Monday where she … Read more
The Chairman of the Black Stars Management Team, and Vice-President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), George Afriyie, says he is unable to explain why the Black Stars failed to win the just-ended 2017 African Cup of Nations. The Black Stars once again failed to end their 35-year trophy drought after crashing out 2-0 to … Read more
A 40-year development plan for Ghana is irrelevant because it will not afford political parties the space to implement fully contents of their manifestos upon which they win an election to form a government, Professor George Gyan-Baffour, Minister-designate of Planning, has said. Speaking during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of parliament on Monday, February … Read more
It was just a matter of time to have somebody to make this call, and intriguingly, it is coming from one of the well-respected stakeholders in the gospel fraternity and Ghana music in general. Kwasi Ernest Ennin, CEO of Media Excel, has stated that, the Police should investigate the allegations of bribery made by George … Read more
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country will emerge stronger from its economic malaise, as the new government works to restore fiscal discipline and policy credibility. The Minister told journalists last Friday that although his government inherited a budget deficit of about 10 percent – wider than the 5.3 percent that was agreed with … Read more
Ghana risks being penalised by the IMF over the unaccounted 7 billion cedis in government’s accounts. This is the assertion of Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah. The caution follows the visit by a team from the IMF for a review of the deal. “Well, there’s a possibility that IMF will sanction our country because look at … Read more
Emmanuel H. Bombande, a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to keep doing good works for the benefit of humanity. He explained that CSOs, which perform their roles well, stood the chance of receiving more support from governments, development partners and donors. Mr Bombande said CSOs … Read more
Sacking 3000 police recruits – about a tenth of the entire population of the Ghana Police Service – in one fell swoop is dangerous for Ghana’s security and stability, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has said. “3,000 is no mean a number, Ghana’s Police force is only a little over 30,000, I don’t know of any … Read more
Africa has a long history of harbouring Europeans, Asians and even South Americans. Prior to, and after the era of colonialism in Africa, White Africans commonly called European Africans have been entrenched in the continent. The Dutch, British, Portuguese, German, French, and to a lesser extent, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Jewish, or Irish descent can be … Read more
Mr Emmanuel H. Bombande, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to keep doing good works for the benefit of humanity. He explained that CSOs, which perform their roles well, stood the chance of receiving more support from governments, development partners and donors. He said CSOs need … Read more
It appears some Ghanaians are yet to recover from the defeat the Black Stars suffered in the hands of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the semifinals stage of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), as they care less about how the Stars will fare in their third place match against Burkina Faso. Ghana … Read more
Black Stars midfielder Agyemang Badu says despite their semifinal defeat to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Thursday, the team is fired up for the third-place spot against the Stallions of Burkina Faso. Ghana lost the second semifinal of the tournament by 2-0 to Cameroon in a game that broke the heart of many Ghanaians. … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant believes the bronze medal game at the AFCON puts unnecessary pressure on the players and should be scrapped. The Black Stars take on the Stallions of Burkina Faso in the bronze medal match just two days after suffering defeat against Cameroon in the semi-finals in Franceville. Ghana had to travel back … Read more
Ghana coach Avram Grant has lauded the Stallions of Burkina Faso ahead of tonight’s third-place final clash insisting they deserved to be in the final. The Stallions lost 4-3 on penalties to the Pharaohs of Egypt in the semifinals of the competition in a game many thought Burkina Faso should have won. And ahead of … Read more