Robert Mugabe Misses Kwame Nkrumah At Ghana@60
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has indicated he misses Ghana’s first President Kwame Nkrumah. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Tuesday as part of his visit to Ghana for the 60th...
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We Will Achieve Our Forebears Dreams of A Better Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday paid homage to Ghana’s forebears, expressing optimism that their struggle, vision and dreams that gave the nation independence would be achieved....
Rapper Akon Lights Up Two More African Nations
Cliched rappers spend money on bling and cars, but Senegalese-American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across Africa. The rapper added The Gambia...
Fourteen Countries Confirm Participation In Ghana’s 60th Anniversary
The Planning Committee on Sunday announced that 14 African countries have confirmed their participation in Ghana’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration on Monday, March 6. Jefferson Sackey,...
Heritage Caravan Crew Treated To Accra’s Sights On Day 1 [Photos]
The second edition of the Citi FM’s Heritage Caravan started today , March 5, with a breakfast that was capped off with a tour of some heritage sites in the Greater Accra regional capital, Accra....
Bisa Kdei Chosen Among Top African Musicians For 2017 FEMUA
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian artiste, Bisa Kdei has been billed for this year's Festival Des Musiques Urbaine d'Anoumabo (F. E.M.U.A) in Ivory Coast. At a press conference at UNESCO on Thursday,...
Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption
Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion offshore block deal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused...
President Barrow’s First Foreign Travel, A 3-Day Visit To Senegal
Gambian President Adama Barrow is expected in Senegal for a three-day official visit. It is Barrow’s first official visit outside of the Gambia since taking his oath in Senegal on January 20. The...
Guinea President Sacks Ministers Following Deadly Protests
Guinean President Alpha Conde has sacked three ministers, including his education minister, in a reshuffle after a long strike by teachers and violent protests. The unrest saw a three-week strike...
New Heads of State Museum To Be Located In Osu Castle
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during the unveiling of the logo had said that national monuments will be built in remembrance of Ghana’s 60th anniversary. According to the President, the ...
President Alpha Conde Sacks 3 Ministers After Deadly Strike Protests
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde fired three ministers, according to a decree read on state television Monday, following violent protests over a teachers’ strike last week in which seven people...
Atta Mills’ Tomb In Dire State
The tomb of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills, is in a bad state, five years after he was buried at the Asomdwe Park in Accra. A visit to the Park by Citi News revealed that the...
Atta Mills’ Tomb In Dire State [Photos]
The tomb of late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills, is in a bad state, five years after he was buried at the Asomdwe Park in Accra. A visit to the Park by Citi News revealed that the...
AMA Names 14 Safe Grounds For Accra Residents
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced safe havens in flood prone areas in Accra to ensure minimal effects of floods if they occur this year. The Assembly in a statement copied to...
Solar-Powered Cinema Opens In Burkina Ahead of Festival
A solar-powered cinema was unveiled in Burkina Faso Friday ahead of Ouagadougou's hosting of Africa's top film festival, even as movie theatres on the continent continue to disappear. The theatre,...
Fresh Casualties In Guinea Student Protests
A total of seven people have been killed in the violent protests Two more people were killed in student demonstrations on Tuesday in Guinea, bringing the number of casualties to seven since protests...
The Tattletale of 4 Former First Ladies
By: Eric Bawah I don’t want to believe that Madam Lordina Mahama, the immediate First Lady of Ghana ever thought that one day she will also become a former First lady. Do not ask me why because her...
The Fall of Kwame Nkrumah
Latest: GSE: Financial stocks to further drive returns On February 24, 1966, the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was removed from office through a joint military and police...
Six Dead In Violent Protests In Guinean Capital
At least six people died during violent protests in the Guinean capital Monday, as people demonstrated over teachers' strikes that have closed schools for the past three weeks, government sources...
Guinea Reggae Artist Arrested Over ‘protest’
The musician sees himself as a champion of the poor Security forces in Guinea have arrested a reggae artist apparently for threatening to stage a protest. Authorities have not given an official...