Foreign relations
China Announces Ban On Ivory Trade By End of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed...
Libya Deport Dozens of Illegal African Migrants
Libyan authorities deported 157 illegal African migrants on Thursday. The migrants are mostly from Mali and were hoping...
Trump and Putin Seek To Boost Nuclear Capability
President-elect Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he will look to "strengthen and expand" the US's nuclear capability...
On The Assassination Of Russian Ambassador In Turkey
The relations between unpredictable allies, Russia and Turkey, appear to have deteriorated in the past few years. The...
Mahama Is Corrupt According To 2005 United Nations Convention
President Mahama and his NDC government corrupt practices have resulted in excessive public spending, less efficient...
Open Letter To the Member States of the African Regional Protocol For the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
On 5 December, the Administrative Council of the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) will meet to...
Musings Of A Naïve African
Africa or African states largely have reasonable cause to reconsider their membership of the International Criminal...
S. Africa Divided Over ICC Withdrawal
South Africans are divided over the country's decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Last...
Migrant Kids and Glaring Abuse of Child Rights [Article]
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand...
Has President Mahama Violated Articles 19 And 20(2) Of ICCPR?
A number of prominent Ghanaians and civil society groups, including the Chairman of Peace Council, Professor Emmanuel...
Fifth AU Dialogue On Democracy Opens
The Fifth Annual African Union (AU) Dialogue on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in Africa opens in Arusha, the...
Migrant Children And A Glaring Abuse Of Child Rights
She stops by a motorbike or “Mahama Kambu” – the tricycle taxi in the Wa Municipality – she stretches one hand...
African Court Commends West African Countries
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) has commended West African States for demonstrating commitment...
Mezouar Asserts Trump Is No Threat To COP22
“We have to keep trust in this momentum period, Mr Mezouar said in a response to a question at a press briefing...
China Reiterates Commitment To Climate Change
Chinese officials have reaffirmed the country’s determination to continue working on climate change despite climate...
Climate Action Is More Urgent Than Ever And We Know What To Do
In the past few months, it seems we’ve made great leaps in the race to curb global warming. In early October, 191...
No Night Duties For Pregnant Women
Mrs. Mercy Larbi, Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has...
Mahama Has Made Us Slaves
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made most Ghanaians slaves in their own country with the kind of...
AU To Dialogue On Human Rights On Nov 23
The fifth African Union High Level Dialogue on Human Rights is slated for November 23 to November 26 at Arusah, United...