London (AFP) - The magical coaching touch of Australia's Eddie Jones and New Zealanders Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter is helping northern hemisphere rugby close the gap on their southern rivals,...
Libreville (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse insists Africa Cup of Nations opponents Cameroon are favourites to win the eagerly-awaited quarter-final in Franceville on Saturday. Pundits beg to...
Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse still looks back at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations with a sense of unfinished business, so Saturday's quarter-final against Cameroon offers a...
I CORINTHIANS 12:10-11 And to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another...
There is absolutely no duplication of functions between the newly created ministry established by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to cater to the especial needs of our inner-city and zongo...
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK January 26, 2017 My last article on the presidential election was on December 5, 2016 but not had time to do any post-election analysis after the elections. However,...
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - President Adama Barrow arrived in The Gambia on Thursday to a jubilant welcome marking the beginning of the west African nation's first democratic transfer of power, AFP...
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - Jubilant Gambians on Thursday welcomed home their new President Adama Barrow, who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused...
Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) - Stadiums may not be full at the Africa Cup of Nations but the supporters who do turn out create a noisy and colourful atmosphere -- and in the case of DR Congo the government is...
London (AFP) - A British court on Thursday blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by more than 40,000 Niger Delta residents demanding action over decades of oil spills in the...
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is "hale and hearty", his government said Thursday, denying rumours in the press and on social media that he was seriously ill or even dead. Last...
Gammarth (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisia's UGTT labour union, which played a role in the 2011 uprising that toppled the country's longtime dictator and its post-revolt transition, on Thursday elected a new...
“I cannot comment much but I think we are going to give it to charity. We are not going to use that car” (Bugri Naabu). WHEN PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND CHARITY—PHILANTHROPY FALL IN LOVE It is our...
Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi returned to the country on Thursday more than two years after he fled abroad, his party said. Mahdi, whose civilian...
Lagos (AFP) - Nearly two years after taking office, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is making good on an election vow to help the poor, deploying a welfare scheme that is gaining traction across...
(By Marricke Kofi Gane) So, we have a vetting process going for the Designate Ministers. Some have been interesting and some have been downright either shameful, lacklustre or as some of my friends...
Dakar (AFP) - Jubilant Gambians were preparing to welcome home their new president on Thursday after a protracted crisis over an election dispute that forced him to flee to neighbouring Senegal....
Emmanuel Mensah Acquah is rare, simply because he has a rare passion. I once wrote that, "I can easily predict the success, stagnation or failure of anyone by assessing the level of his or her...
Security remains a cardinal principle for all citizens that they move and act in the social fabric. Our age, defined by many as postmodern, has many aspects of continuous development. Acting...
Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi will return to the country on Thursday more than two years after he fled abroad, a senior official in his party said....
