Drag Warmongers To ICC
A security analyst at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC), Dr Kwasi Aning, has said persons who instigate and perpetuate violence before, during, and after the...
Tag: Civil society
Don’t Neglect ECG Workers’ Cry
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged the government of Ghana to pursue its agenda of introducing reforms to the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to make it more...
Consolidating Our Democracy; The Way Forward
No one can dispute the fact that our country, Ghana is one of the most peace- loving countries in Africa and the world at large, hence well noted for its deep practice in democracy. If there is...
What Are Their Business Plansfor Ghana?
The question explicit in the title of this article is directed at the political parties aspiring to govern this country. We are by no means ignorant of the fact that nations are infinitely more...
Allow Chiefs To Take Part In Partisan Politics
The Chief of Dodowa, Nene Okukrubuor Tei Kwesi Agyemang V, has called on politicians and civil society to consider giving chiefs the opportunity to take active part in partisan politics in order that...
TOR Levy To Last 10 More Years
Consumers of petroleum products will have to stomach the burden of paying the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Debt Recovery Levy for at least another 10 years as debt owed by the country’s sole oil...
Another Test For Ghanas Democracy
The outcome of elections in Africa have generally been characterized by disputes, violence and in some cases civil unrest. Undoubtedly, this has affected economic growth and most importantly, denied...
Ghana Has 137 Death Row Inmates
Lawrence Amesu, the Director of Amnesty International Ghana, said a lot had been achieved towards ensuring that Ghana gains the status as abolitionist in practice. He said Ghana has not executed...
Some Officers Selling Arms To Boko Haram
Nigeria's military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country's fight against the Islamic extremists continues despite...
Teacher Training In Ghana … The Contribution of Private Partners
While the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (6th edition) defines a teacher as a person whose job is teaching, especially in a school, it describes teacher training as the process of teaching or...
Ghana’s Day of Betrayal and Shame
August 4th 2016 must be marked in the annals of Ghana as a Day of Betrayal and Shame when the majority of Ghana’s Parliamentarians on both sides of the House betrayed their collective conscience,...
Longtime Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies After Stroke
Uzbekistan's first and only president has died, leaving an uncertain future for a government marred by controversy. President Islam Karimov, who ruled Uzbekistan for 25 years, died Friday, the Uzbek...
Ghana Has 137 Inmates On Death Row – Amnesty International
The Director of Amnesty International Ghana, Lawrence Amesu has revealed that there are 137 inmates currently on death row in the country’s prisons. He, however added that no one executed anyone...
Ailing Komenda Sugar Factory Seeks Urgent Capital Injection
The ministry of trade and industry says it is considering bids for the revived Komenda Sugar Factory, after four months of operations. Government is seeking huge capital injection in return for...
A Day Of Betrayal And Shame
August 4th 2016 must be marked in the annals of Ghana as a Day of Betrayal and Shame when the majority of Ghana’s Parliamentarians on both sides of the House betrayed their collective conscience,...
Prioritize SADAS Sustainability In Your Political Partys Manifesto To Address Poverty And Inquality In Ghana
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations are calling on all political parties in this year’s elections to prioritize the sustainability of SADA in their manifesto as part of commitment to...
Ghana Loses $2.1 Billion To Tax Evasion Annually
Ghana loses nearly $2.1 billion dollars to tax evasion and incentives annually, reveals a study carried out by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a civil society organisation....
The Nonsense Of Manifestos In Ghanaian Political Culture 2
“Like I said in my election manifesto—why don’t they legalise the whole thing and let people like me work?” (Cynthia Payne). FOOD FOR THOUGHT We have had one political manifesto after...
Zimbabwe Protest Day Flops After Crackdown Vow
Harare (AFP) - Shops and offices opened as usual across Zimbabwe on Wednesday despite a planned "shutdown" protest against President Robert Mugabe, who has vowed to end a series of anti-government...
Africa and Japan Emphasize the Need For A Strengthened Partnership
Preparation for the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) began today with a Senior Official’s Meeting (SOM) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre,...