President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Dr. Ahmad has reiterated his desire to transform African football by executing several reforms insisting he is motivated enough to ensure the...
Members of parliament have been summoned to appear before the House for a two-day sitting on Thursday and Friday to consider what the Speaker’s office has described as “urgent parliamentary...
The President of Liberia, George M. Weah, has made a passionate appeal to the Government of President Akufo-Addo and people of Ghana to help Liberia to progress and succeed. “I am young, I agree,...
Islamist militants have launched a gun and bomb attack on an African Union (AU) peacekeeper base in Somalia. Al Shabab fighters detonated two car bombs outside the base in the town of Bulamarer,...
Coastal States, especially those abutting the Atlantic Ocean, have been urged to vigorously enforce the framework guiding shipping standards and work to improve maritime safety to help eliminate...
The United Nations has appointed Anita Kokui Gbeho, a Ghanaian, as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Her appointment was...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged governors in the United States of America to look at Africa and not ignore the continent. He said growth in Africa in 2015 was second only to that of...
Two large explosions in Somalia’s capital city Mogadishu have killed at least 18 people and injured dozens. One attack took place at the gates of the presidential palace, while a second hit near...
Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators says that 40 officials may be individually responsible...
In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe considers the fate of ousted President Robert Mugabe as he celebrates his 94th birthday. A famous quote by...
CAF and the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption held a meeting on Thursday, 15 February 2018, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The CAF team was led by General Secretary, Amy Fahmy...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the urgent responsibility facing leaders on the continent is to make Africa attractive so African youths see the continent as a place of opportunities. With...
Mr Kojo Yankah, the former Chairman of the Pan-African Festival (PANAFEST), has observed that, Africans at home and in the Diaspora have been mis-educated and brainwashed to see themselves as...
As a news editor, I keenly listen to speeches and addresses of newsmakers with the hope of reading in between the lines to convey the correct message to the eagerly awaiting public of news consumers....
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the realisation of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as an investment in the future of the youth and children of the African...
The African Union (AU) has denied categorically a news story saying the Chinese government was spying on it with spyware planted in its headquarters. A French publication, Le Monde quoting unnamed...
The concept of African Renaissance has been on the lips of progressive Africans for decades as a renewal of the way of doing things to overcome Africa’s challenges and advance the well-being of...
Dr Joseph Obeng, the National President of the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), has asked Government not to introduce any new levies and taxes that would take them out of business....
The UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth, Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake will pay a working visit to Ghana on Wednesday February 7 as part of her five country African tour. According to statement...
The Sudaneses authorities are impeding press freedom in the country by targeting journalists and newspapers over every anything imaginable including merely reporting of protests that have taken...
