A prediction by influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua that Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election has been removed from his Facebook account. Mr Joshua told his congregation on...
Ghana has been ranked among countries in the world that were hit hardest by extreme weather events in 2015. According to the 12th edition of the Global Climate Risk Index, four out of the ten most...
The fifth African Union High Level Dialogue on Human Rights is slated for November 23 to November 26 at Arusah, United Republic of Tanzania to take stock and reflect on our achievements in the search...
Until last week, no country had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Now, three African states — South Africa, Burundi and Gambia — have made official decisions to leave. Gambia...
There were speculations that Prez. Mutharika was sick after a month in US Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has broken his silence over the state of his health. There were speculations that he was...
Ghana's current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given the current state of the economy, with economic growth for 2015 recorded at...
Investors across the globe have been urged to explore the large pool of opportunities in the West Africa sub-region. According to Senior Partner and Head of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ghana, ?Mr...
When citizens leave their respective homes in search of jobs that they could be gainfully employed, their hope and aspiration often hit the bricks wall, given that many of the jobs governments across...
The sight of President John Mahama clad in a military uniform has apparently shocked quite a number of people. And for a very good reason. Few in Ghana remember military rule with fondness. For...
Schoolgirls in Malawi are learning what to do if someone tries to attack them. A Kenyan NGO started the training in response to a recent study that showed one in five girls under the age of 18 in...
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari ought to lower his conscience and learn from the President of Malawi, Joyce Banda who has recently declared to sell her Presidential planes and 60 Mercedes...
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. That’s why...
Nairobi (AFP) - The results of a three-year aerial survey of Africa's elephants published Thursday revealed a dramatic 30 percent decline in savannah elephant populations, largely due to poaching....
Malawi's ex-justice minister has been given a 13-year jail term for conspiracy to murder a civil servant, in a crime believed to be linked to a multi-million dollar corruption ring. Raphael Kasambara...
Something is wrong with the legal system in Malawi, and all those who are concerned about the rule of law in African countries need to come to the aid of this Southern African country. The judges and...
(culled from Network herald) -- In later years, at Achimota where he taught African music to my husband, my brother and my sister, I heard more about Owura Amu. I was also lucky to have been among...
Ph. D. in Political Science and International Development, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1989. M.A., Political Science and International Relations, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1982. B.A. (Hons.),...
Alhaji Collins Dauda was born on 13TH February, 1957 to Mr. Issaka Naaba and Mad. Mariama Issah at Mehame in the Brong Ahafo Region. Hon. Alhaji Collins Dauda attended Mim Secondary School from 1973...
President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to late John Evans Atta Mills on the fourth anniversary of his death, calling him his ‘mentor and friend.
John Mahama served as Mills’ vice...
Ummy Mwalimu, the health minister in Tanzania has put to ban personal lubricants (‘lube’) in the country in the hope men will be less inclined to sleep with each other.
‘I have instructed...
