Russian Oil Giant In Surprise $11bn Deal
The Kremlin has announced that commodities trader Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund are together buying a 19.5% stake in Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company. "It is the largest...
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Italian PM Renzi Resigns, President To Consult With Parties
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday after a bruising referendum loss at the weekend, with most parliamentary factions pushing for an early election in a few months' time. The...
Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in...
Names of Minors Deleted From Register At Zingu Polling Station
At least some 8 names of minors have been expunged from the voters’ register at the Zingu polling station in the Wa central constituency, media reports have confirmed. The Presiding Officer , Jacob...
Britain To Deepen Security Cooperation With the GCC
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she wants to deepen defence cooperation with Gulf countries and work towards signing "an ambitious trade agreement" with them. Addressing the Gulf...
‘Detailed’ Brexit Plan Demanded By Labour Ahead of Vote
MPs are expected to vote in favour of the government's timetable, of starting formal talks by the end of March, while also calling on the PM publish a "plan" beforehand. The government has so far...
Nana Akufo-Addo’s Profile
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, possesses an impressive record of national political activism and achievements that spans a period of four...
Ghana Decides Today
By Akwasi Brobbey The political process does not end on election day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation and holding their leaders...
Will Ghanaians Vote President Mahama Or Nana Akufo-Addo?
By Kofi Ata Ghana goes to the polls on Wednesday December 7, 2016 to elect president and parliamentarians for the next four years. This would be the seventh general elections since Ghana returned to...
EU Negotiator Says ‘time’s Short’ For Reaching Deal
The UK will have to reach a Brexit deal by October 2018, according to the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit. Michel Barnier told reporters that "time will be short" for negotiations because the...
CODEO To Deploy 8,000 Election Observers
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) will deploy about 8,000 observers to monitor Wednesday’s electoral process across the country. CODEO, in a bid to ensure a transparent and...
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The continuous struggle to liberate and empower women and girls will never be complete without the history of the Mirabal Sisters,political activists in the Dominican Republic who were assassinated...
CODEO Deploys 8000 Election Observers
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has said it will deploy about 8000 persons across the country to monitor the December 7 polls. CODEO co-chair Prof Miranda Greenstreet, who...
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The continuous struggle to liberate and empower women and girls will never be complete without the history of the Mirabal Sisters,political activists in the Dominican Republic who were assassinated...
Ghana Is In the Waste Bin
Media Reports on December 5th 2016 reported a drop in Foreign Direct Investment into Ghana compared to the previous period of 59, 8%. Regardless of the party in Power in any African country, an...
Be Neutral and Professional – CODEO To EC, Security
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has charged the country’s security agencies as well as the Electoral Commission (EC) to demonstrate a high sense of integrity and competence to...
Ghana’s Coupon Rate On Eurobond Too High
A chartered economic policy analyst, Dr Williams Abayaawien Atulik, has expressed concern about the coupon rate on the Eurobonds issued by the government. He said financing the budget deficit with...
Italian Bank Stocks Slump After Defeated Renzi Resigns
The euro swung wildly against the dollar and bank stocks in Italy slumped as the country appeared headed for a period of political and financial turmoil. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Monday that...
Brexit Case Begins At Supreme Court
Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit was Parliament’s “clear expectation” when it agreed to an EU referendum, the Supreme Court has been told. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the government...