Pink Sheeting An African Election
By the time Charlotte “lip gloss” Osei, Ghana's electoral Commissioner conceded defeat to the NPP and Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo on Friday the 9th of December, we already knew what the results...
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Protesters Gather In Congo Capital As Kabila’s Mandate Expires
Protesters gathered in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital and at least one other city, defying a ban on demonstrations against the president's plans to stay in office past the end of his term on...
Tensions Rise In DR Congo As President’s Final Term Expires Without Elections
Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s final term in office expires on Monday, with no election to choose a successor and amid a surge in popular anger over what opponents say is an attempt to cling...
Tension Rises As Talks On Joseph Kabila Exit Break Off
Talks in Democratic Republic of Congo between the ruling coalition and the opposition have failed to reach a compromise on the political future of President Joseph Kabila, who intends to stay in...
Congo Opposition Says Not Planning Mass Protest At End of Kabila Term
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc said on Saturday it was not planning a march against President Joseph Kabila when his mandate expires on Monday, a decision that could defuse...
DR Congo Halts Football Over Fears of Political Violence
The government in DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until further notice. Exiled TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi has spoken against the...
DR Congo Halts Football Over Fears Of Political Violence
Football in Dr Congo has been suspended from Thursday until further notice The government in DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until...
Is Akufo-Addo the Change Ghanaians Really Want? [3]
By Francis Kwarteng “The idea of value judgment, emotions, and subjectivity all come into play in assessing the statistical probability of human psychology and patterns of voting behavior....
Congo Wants Social Media Blocked Before Expected Anti-Kabila Demos
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have asked telecoms companies to block social media networks from Sunday night, apparently to thwart anticipated protests against plans by President...
President Kabila and Family Own At Least 70 Companies In the DRC
Since the end of the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, the family of the outgoing President Joseph Kabila is reported to have flourished by owning at least 70 companies....
Nana Addo Should Pardon Muntari and Boateng
The supporters say Nana Addo should pardon Muntari and Boateng when he is sworn in; because they will be a valuable asset to the country’s national team. With Nana Addo’s swearing-in imminent,...
Is Akufo-Addo The Change Ghanaians Really Want? 3
“The idea of value judgment, emotions, and subjectivity all come into play in assessing the statistical probability of human psychology and patterns of voting behavior. “Namely, pollsters cannot...
Kotokolis Also Voted To Become Ghanaians As Others
Exactly sixty years (60years) ago, 1956 – 2016, Kotokolis in the then British Togoland, were among some ethnic groups such as Ewes, Akans, Mamprusis, Dagombas, Nanumbas, Bimobas, Konkomba,...
A Necessary Tribute To Fidel Castro
GNA Feature by Samuel Osei-Frempong Tema, Dec. 4, GNA - Fidel Castro's death has sent a sharp pain and emptiness to the hearts of most humanists, pan africanists and lovers of progressive politics....
Fidel Castro Was A Human Being Who Did Both Good And Bad
I have read a few of the expectedly slew of pabulum fare of news features and articles parading as tributes to the legendary and, some will say, immortalized President Fidel Castro (1926-2016) who...
Ghana Will Be Fastest Growing African Economy In 2017
A leading African economic think tank expects Ghana to have economic growth of 8.7 percent in 2017, the fastest of 54 countries ranked on the continent. Cote d’Ivoire (8.3), Congo (8.0), Ethiopia...
TOTAL Ghana Wins Big At Ghana CFO Awards
TOTAL Petroleum Ghana Limited, has been awarded the Best Finance Team of the year (bronze category) at the second Ghana CFO Awards. The CFO awards is a gathering for senior finance professionals. It...
There Could Be War During Dec. 7 Polls – Pastor Lawrence Tetteh
Founder and President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach (WMO) Dr. Pastor Lawrence Tetteh has made a staggering revelation about the upcoming December 7 polls by asserting that there could be war if...
Total Wins Best CFO and Finance Team of the Year
On Friday 18th November 2016, Total Ghana’s Finance and Accounts Manager, Madam Kwin Foumba Rose Spse Nkada Zogo was adjudged the Chief Financial Officer of the year in the Energy, Oil and Gas...
Orphan Europe
After Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections (which was, by the way, a surprise only to those indoctrinated, seduced or simply bought), Europe, or to be more precise: the European...