DR Congo Tribal Rebellion
Beheadings, mass graves, kidnapped foreigners, child soldiers: a tribal insurrection in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region has killed hundreds of people and risks further destabilising...
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South Sudan and Comoros Advance In Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Comoros will now play in the group stage of the qualifying campaign for the 2019 AFCON South Sudan and Comoros booked their places in the group stage of qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations...
DR Congo Police Accuse Rebels of Killing 39 Officers
Congolese national police on Monday accused rebels of massacring 39 of their officers in the violence-wracked Kasai region. The victims were killed in an "ambush" early Friday and buried in a mass...
Ghana Shares Vice Chairman Position With Others At African Alliance For E-Commerce
The 8th General Assembly of the African Alliance for e-Commerce (AACE) and 14th Executive Committee Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya elected Cameroon and Kenya to assume the Chair and Presidency of the...
GCNET Raises Ghana Flag In Nairobi
The 8th General Assembly of the African Alliance for e-Commerce (AACE) and 14th Executive Committee Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, elected Cameroon and Kenya to assume the chair and presidency of the...
Ghana Gets Vice-Chair At African Alliance For E-Commerce
GHANA has been elected to occupy one of the five Vice-Chair positions of the Executive Council of the African Alliance for e-Commerce for the next four years. The election took place at the Eighth...
Can Willy Sagno Make A Good Black Stars Coach?
Former France and Bayern Munich defender Willy Sagnol has been mentioned as one of three shortlisted coaches for the vacant Black Stars coaching job. While the committee tasked to find Avram...
Guinea-Bissau Eye Back-To-Back Finals
Guinea-Bissau's maiden participation at this year's Africa Cup of Nations has provided the platform for future qualifications, says the country's football federation president. Against all odds, the...
Ghana Gets Vice Chair At African Alliance For E-Commerce
Ghana has been elected to occupy one of the five Vice Chair positions of the Executive Council of the African Alliance for e-Commerce for the next four years. The election took place at the Eighth...
UN Peacekeeping Chief Defends Cost of Missions
United Nations peacekeeping missions, under threat from budget cuts if Washington's promise to slash its UN spending goes ahead, are already costing as little as possible, a UN official said Friday....
We Can Make It To Russia
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country’s slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth...
GSA Deepens Understanding of New Trade Rules
A day’s forum to deepen understanding of the United Nations Convention on contract for the international carriage of goods by sea, commonly referred to as “Rotterdam Rules” has been held in...
Gyan Insists Black Stars Can Qualify For 2018 World Cup Despite Doubts
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is refusing to give up on the country's slim hopes of qualifying to the 2018 World Cup campaign despite the disastrous start. The Black Stars quest to make a fourth...
All Passengers Survive ‘miraculous’ Landing
A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several injuries among the 43 on board. “It is miraculous, completely,” said Ateny Wek...
Mass Graves In Central Congo Bear Witness To Growing Violence
The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in the village of Tshienke, where the bodies of rebel fighters last month were...
Ablakwa Urges Action Against Politicians Who Incite Violence
North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed worry over the rising incidents of hate activities across the world. He said xenophobic attacks in Africa as well as...
Nestle, Others Agree To End Deforestation In Ghana, Ivory Coast
The world’s largest chocolate makers, including Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez, and cocoa traders, such as Cargill and Olam, have agreed to co-operate in ending deforestation in key cocoa growing...
Who Say Man No Dey of Bitters and Herbal Drugs
By Stephen Atta Owusu This startling revelation.is probably known to you already. It is an interesting finding that can be found on all search engines. You will not believe this! Ghana ranks third in...
In Conflict Zones, Companies Struggle With Ethics Vs Profits
Some multinationals working in conflict zones are turning to ethically dubious practices to keep their factories operating, employees working and goods flowing. French-Swiss cement manufacturer...
Repatriation of Tshisekedi’s Body Postponed As Divisions Deepen In Congo’s Opposition
Uncertainty remains over plans on the national funeral of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-time opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who died last month in Belgium at the age of 84. This...