Don’t Cut Corners With the Law
A Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse, has blamed the problems of Ghana on the alarming rate at which most Ghanaians bend the laws of the country. According to him, while some people bend the...
Tag: Geography of Africa
Seven Dead Migrants Found In Abandoned Libya Truck
Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital, a senior official in the fight against illegal immigration told AFP Monday....
Morocco Protesters Remain Defiant
Protesters in northern Morocco have remained defiant for a second week, taking their anger over unemployment and alleged corruption to the streets. On Sunday, hundreds took part in a ninth straight...
Rawlings’ June 4 Anniversary Address [Full Text]
Former President Jerry John Rawlings in his address to National Democratic Congress (NDC) members in Wa in the Upper West Region on Sunday to mark the 38th-anniversary of June 4 revolution, touched...
Minister Commends Sarkodie For Putting Ghana On the World Map – WATCH VIDEO
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture has praised rapper Sarkodie for representing Ghana on the world stage with his music. Catherine Afeku and the ‘PainKiller‘ act met during an informal...
Preliminary Contests of #NSMQ2017 Begins Today
The stage is set for the preliminary contests of the 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz underway at the University of Ghana, Legon. The prelims which will take place from Monday, June...
Family of Capt. Mahama Announces Official Donation Accounts
The family of slain military officer, Captain Maxwell Mahama, has said it has accepted a proposal from some organizations to create an endowment fund to receive generous contributions from Ghanaians....
River Pra Showing Signs of Improvement
The fight launched by the Media Coalition Against Galamsey is yielding some positive results, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Twifo Atti-Morkwa, has disclosed. Mr Robert Agyemang Nyantakyi, who...
Kingdom Books Warehouse Gutted By Fire [Photos]
Fire has engulfed the warehouse of Kingdom Books and Stationery close of the Free Zones Enclave at Prampram in the Greater Accra region. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Residents around...
Tunisia PM Warns No One Safe In Anti-Graft ‘war’
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in corruption would emerge unscathed in his government's "war" on graft....
Kingmakers In Wa Honour Rawlings
Kingmakers of the Waala traditional council have enskined former president Jerry John Rawlings as a chief in the Wa Naa’s paramountcy. The enskinment was done at a short ceremony when the former...
Group Demands Justice, Compensation For June 3 Disaster Victims
A social action group, One Ghana Movement is advocating for justice for persons who were affected in the June 3 twin disaster which happened at the Goil filling station in Accra some two years ago....
Capt. Mahama’s Death A Wakeup Call To State Institutions
Former president Jerry John Rawlings has charged Ghanaians to see the murder of the late military captain, Maxwell Mahama as a wakeup call on state institutions to live up to their duties and...
Spain Rescues 173 Migrants Crossing Mediterranean In One Day
Spanish coast guards rescued more than 170 migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe from northern Africa in four separate boats, they said Saturday. Morocco notified Spain's coast guards that a...
Capt. Mahama To Be Buried On June 9
The family of the late Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama has announced Friday, June 9, 2017, as the burial date of their fallen son. It said he will be buried in the Military Cemetery in Accra. The head of...
PPP Re-Strategises For Election In 2020
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is embarking on a re-organization tour of all the ten regions in the country aimed at improving the party’s electoral fortunes in 2020, Nii Allotey Brew...
USA Chapter of GRASAG Inaugurated In Washington
Against a backdrop of limited support for Ghanaian students abroad, GRASAG-USA was inaugurated at the forecourt of the Ghana Embassy on Saturday, May 27th, 2017. The 1st President, Juliet...
French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali
French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in operations against jihadist groups this week. Soldiers taking part in Operation...
Rights Groups Denounce Egypt NGO Law
Eight watchdogs, including Human Rights Watch, on Friday denounced Egypt's adoption of a contentious new law to regulate non-governmental organisations. The rights groups urged the Egyptian...
Former German President To Be Named UN Envoy For W. Sahara
Former German president Horst Koehler will be appointed new UN envoy for Western Sahara, tasked with restarting talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement, according to a...