Presidential Candidates Declare
In a show of unity of purpose, the seven presidential candidates contesting the December 7 general election yesterday signed a peace declaration at a ceremony in Accra that attracted the attention of...
Tag: African Union
Yahya Jammeh, What Do You Have Up Your Sleeve?
Can we now talk about Yahya Jammeh? The man who wears the most suspicious smile in the world. A cheery face is the last you would expect of an African warrior as masculine as Mr Jammeh , the man who...
Musings Of A Naïve African
Africa or African states largely have reasonable cause to reconsider their membership of the International Criminal Court, even if it means reversal of their Rome Statute ratification. My stance is...
Jammeh Bans Internet, International Calls
The Gambia has banned the internet and international phone calls as presidential elections are held in the West African state. Officials have also banned demonstrations to prevent unrest after the...
WANEP Hopeful For Peaceful Elections In Ghana
The Executive Director of WANEP, Chukwuemeka Eze has expressed optimism that the December 7 Presidential elections will be peaceful. He said going by the level of preparedness and especially the...
Preparing For Ecowas@42 With Ecowas’ Financial Agency
After the National: Preparing for with Ecowas’ financial agency E. K.Bensah Jr Proponents of multilateralism may feel emasculated by the election of newly-elected US President Donald Trump's win,...
Porous Borders, External Players, And The Security Of Ghana’s Election 2016
Two weeks ago the United States and the United Kingdom issued separate statements that threatened to revoke the visas of Ghanaian politicians who would incite violence prior and in the aftermath of...
Ghanaian Named Among Influential Africans In Britain
White and Case Partner Joshua Siaw has been named, for the second consecutive time, as one of Britain’s most influential people of African or African Caribbean heritage by the prestigious Powerlist...
S. Africa Divided Over ICC Withdrawal
South Africans are divided over the country's decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Last month, South Africa wrote to the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon,...
Why Does It Still Take So Long To Drive Across Africa?
Why does it still take so long to drive across Africa? There is no rail network connecting West and East Africa, and there are relatively few flights. Google Maps very optimistically estimates that...
Migrant Kids and Glaring Abuse of Child Rights [Article]
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand for money, and puts the other on her stomach – she says, “give me money to...
Fifth AU Dialogue On Democracy Opens
The Fifth Annual African Union (AU) Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa opens in Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania from November 23 to November 26. Mrs Samia Suluhu...
ISIS Next Place Is Mali
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, is a land-locked largely Saharan Desert country in the center of western Africa, bordered by...
Migrant Children And A Glaring Abuse Of Child Rights
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand for money, and puts the other on her stomach – she says, “give me money to...
Ghana To Host African Investments and Business Conference
The Oxford Business Group (OBG) is organising an African Investment and Business forum from 3rd to 5th December at the Accra International Conference Centre. The global publishing firm, OBG will be a...
Gambia Says EU Cannot Observe December 1 Presidential Polls
The European Union (EU) cannot observe upcoming presidential elections in the Gambia. Authorities in the West African country have refused the EU observer team access to monitor the process. ‘‘We...
Foreign Interferences In The Political History Of Africa
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are...
Electoral Violence, Ethics And Society.
There is a political union known as pan Africanism. I struggle to fathom why Africans waited after colonization of Africa and the introduction of obnoxious Trans-Atlantic slave trade before realizing...
African Union Commission Pushes For Ratification of AU Charters
Constitutionalism and rule of law remains vital in entrenching a culture of democratic governance on the African continent, officials said Wednesday. This was at the closure of a three-day regional...
AU, Canada Reiterate Close Cooperation On Peace, Security In Africa
The African Union (AU) and Canada have vowed close cooperation and coordination in addressing peace and security challenges in Africa. This came recently when Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace...