The Myanmar Monologue To the VAG
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for...
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Would Hajia Gariba Shoot At A Mosque?
She has every right to feel her own sense of self-importance, particularly if she is also the deputy to a veritable “diplomatic thug” like Alhaji Said Sinare, the Egyptian-mothered Ghana’s...
As Covered By Myjoyonline.com
2016 has been an eventful year. From the banter, controversies and politics preceding the December elections, events on the election day itself to the Woyome saga. The list is endless. This...
Ban Ki-Moon Bids A Fond Farewell
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joked that he feels like Cinderella, as he prepares to step down at midnight on 31 December 2016. "At midnight, everything changes," he told a room full of UN staff....
The Undiplomatic Diplomat and the Hypocrites
The first time I heard about Jon Benjamin was in November 2014. I was in the United States participating in the International Visitors Leadership Programme on Investigative Journalism, but I was...
The Undiplomatic Diplomat and the Hypocrites
MANASSEH’S FOLDER: The undiplomatic diplomat and the hypocrites The first time I heard about Jon Benjamin was in November 2014. I was in the United States participating in the International...
Who Needs Greater State Projects In the Balkans?
Foreign Affairs, a renowned American foreign policy journal, recently published an article under the title Dysfunction in the Balkans, written by Timothy Less. In this article the author offers his...
Brexit – PakistanizationFinally Comes Home
Foreign Affairs, a renowned American foreign policy journal, recently published an article under the title Dysfunction in the Balkans, written by Timothy Less. In this article the author offers his...
Jon Benjamin’s Comment And Manasseh’s Defense Of It In The Name Of Objectivity
Jon Benjamin is the current British High Commissioner to Ghana. Once again, he was in the news for making an unacceptable remark about our President as he links it to the appearance of the Harmattan....
UK’s Jon Benjamin Missed His Calling; Should Have Been A Musician
Celebrities thrive on controversies. Their power lies in fomenting media battle. They don’t need to say anything sensible to the media. They are convinced the fourth estate of the realm has lost...
It’s High Time Ghana Called For the Removal of This British High Commissioner Called Jon Benjamin
By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Thursday, Dec.. 29, 2016 Folks, it is no secret that officials representing their countries' interests in other countries worldwide should know where to step so they don't...
North Korean Diplomat Has ‘no Regrets’ Over Defection
Thae Yong-ho arrived in South Korea with his family earlier this year A high-profile North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea has told the BBC that he has no regrets. Thae Yong-ho was...
Deputy Saudi Ambassador Fires Gunshots At ‘noisy’ Church
Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at...
Dep. Saudi Ambassador Fires Gunshots At Church
Tamale residents living around the neighbourhood of Ghana’s deputy ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hajia Boya Gariba were engulfed with fear Sunday morning after the diplomat started firing gunshots at...
Gbese Mantse Didn’t Speak In Parables; He Should Apologise – KB Asante
The former President of Ga-Dangme Traditional Council Dr. KB Asante is calling on the Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II to render an unqualified apology for his gaffe. According to him, attempts by some...
President-Elect Nana Akufo Addo To Beware Of The Ides Of March
As the soothsayer warned Emperor Julius Caesar to beware of the ides of March, the failure of which led to his assassination by Brutus and his co-conspirators, so shall I once again warn...
Andrei Karlov’s Body Flown Home From Turkey
The body of the Russian ambassador assassinated by a Turkish policeman in Ankara has been flown home. Andrei Karlov was shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, nine times as he gave a speech on Monday,...
Owners of Building In Question Call For Evidence
The family that owns the house the United States of America (USA) government claimed was used as a fake US Embassy in Ghana have “strongly” refuted the story. The US State Department on November...
UN Chief Could Run For S Korea Presidency
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Mr Ban's term as the world's top diplomat expires at the end of December. In his...
Can Japan Summit Change Asia-Pacific Power Dynamic?
They're the islands where World War II never ended and now they're the focal point of a rare meeting between the leaders of Japan and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to...