Trump Sinks Asia Trade Pact
An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters on Tuesday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would kill the deal on his first day in...
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Peace Is Not the Absence of War
You may call me an alarmist and a pessimist but that would not prevent me from echoing out God's decree to me to warn the children of Ghana of the impending danger soon to engulf our country. The...
John Mahama and Martin Amidu Are Both Northerners
The statement stung me like a scorpion, and the only possible reply would have included a description of it as stupid. But I managed to tame my anger for four weeks before I approached the young man...
United States Sack Former Germany Boss
Former Germany player and boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the United States. The 52-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, took over as US boss in 2011....
Sneakers Show Limits of Trade Policy In Reviving Jobs For Trump
Sneakers show limits of trade policy in reviving jobs for Trump Sneakers for children of U. S. manufacturer New Balance are on display at a children clothing shop. American companies from appliance...
Cambridge Resorts To Worn-Out Security Argument To Refuse Returning Looted Benin Artefact
The very respectable English University of Cambridge has resorted to the discredited argument of security of artefacts in Nigeria for its hesitation or refusal to return a looted Benin artefact. The...
ISIS Next Place Is Mali
Mali, with a population of some 12 million, and a landmass three and a half times the size of Germany, is a land-locked largely Saharan Desert country in the center of western Africa, bordered by...
Black Princesses Bow Out of World Cup After USA Draw
The national U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses, could not make it to the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after a 1-1 draw with the United States on Monday. The...
How Ghanaian Players Performed Abroad
Ghanaian starlet Raphael Dwamena dominated the headlines among Ghanaian players across the globe after scoring a second hat-trick in three games. In England Albert Adomah earned raving reviews from...
Anton Wilhelm Amo, Ghana’s Greatest Philosophical Genius 3
“Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African and black professor and philosopher of the European Enlightenment” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr. /Emmanuel Akyeampong, “Dictionary of African Biography, Vol. 6)....
ADB To Facilitate Pokuase Interchange Project
Ghana and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday signed a loan agreement of $ 83 million for the Accra Urban Transport Project also known as the Pokuase Interchange Project. The project is...
Merkel To Seek Fourth Term As German Chancellor
Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year's election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of...
Give Trump Time, Don’t Assume Worst
U. S. President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens not to draw negative conclusions about the man he once called unfit to serve in the White House,...
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor, To Stand For Fourth Term
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will run for a fourth term in office, members of her conservative party have said. Mrs Merkel, 62, is expected to formally announce her intention later on...
Volkswagen To Cut 30,000 Jobs To Reduce Costs After Emissions Scandal
Automaker Volkswagen said Friday it will shed 30,000 jobs to cut costs as it tries to recover from its diesel emissions scandal and invests more in electric-powered vehicles and digital services....
Don’t Assume the Worst About Trump
Don’t assume the worst about Trump - Obama to Young Leaders President Barack Obama shakes hands after holding a town hall meeting with young leaders in Peru U. S. President Barack Obama had a...
The Heart And Soul Of Nnamdi Kanu
In my essay titled "Head Bloodied But Not Bowed And The Ascension Of President-Elect Donald J. Trump" (Part 1) I wrote the following: "When I went to visit the great and brilliant freedom fighter,...
Sammy Adjei To Make Hearts of Oak Return
The former Ghana international remains the Accra based club's top choice for goalkeepers trainer Accra Hearts of Oak are set to appoint Sammy Adjei as the team goalkeepers trainer, Kickgh.com can...
Volkswagen To Cut 30,000 Jobs
Volkswagen is cutting 30,000 jobs over the next three years as it tries to boost profits in the wake of a huge emissions scandal. Europe's largest automaker said Friday the cuts were needed to reduce...
I Arranged For Black Stars Camp In Spain Prior To 2006 World Cup
Ghanaian businessman Alfred Agbese Woyome has revealed he led negotiations for the Black Stars to establish camps in Barcelona, Spain and Dubai ahead of the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups...