Ghana On Brink of Energy Security
President John Mahama has said Ghana is on the brink of energy security. The Ghanaian President, who is seeking a second and final four-year term in office in his country’s December 7 polls, told...
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Media Hijacked By Cabal Blocking My ‘transformation’ Message – Mahama
It was 12. 27 am, well past the bedtime of many people. But His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama is no ordinary person. He is the President of the Republic of Ghana, and for him, time pales into...
No Ghanaian Player In CAF 25-Man List In African Based Player Award
Ghanaian quintet have lost their coach at TP Mazembe There was no Ghanaian player in CAF's preliminary list for the 2016 African Player Based in Africa award. CAF Champions League finalists Mamelodi...
Acts of Electoral Violence As We Approach Elections 2016
The bad dream - Acts of electoral violence as we approach Elections 2016 Source: Asonaba Kwadwo Nomafo I woke up early in the morning around 6:00 AM and tuned my radio to Agoo FM to listen to...
Ghana Cedi Is One of the Best Performing Currencies In Africa
President John Mahama has stated that the Ghana Cedi is currently one of the best performing currencies in Africa and the economy has become resilient contrary to the propaganda being peddled by the...
Africa’s Got Talent Hits the Screens In Francophone Africa
The TV talent show format ...Got Talent has been around since 2005. A South African version has been broadcast since 2009, and people in North Africa - through the Arabic version - have been watching...
Tackling Inequality Vital To Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030
A new World Bank study on poverty and shared prosperity says that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite the lethargic state of the global economy. But it warns that given projected...
Ivorian Defender ‘saves Life’ of Mali Player
Paris Saint-Germain and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been praised after “saving the life” of Mali forward Moussa Doumbia on Saturday. After Doumbia was knocked unconscious in a challenge...
Serge Aurier ‘saves Life’ of Mali Player
Paris Saint-Germain and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been praised after "saving the life" of Mali forward Moussa Doumbia on Saturday. After Doumbia was knocked unconscious in a challenge...
The Hardest Place To Be A Girl
Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia have been ranked at the top of an index of countries listing the hardest place to be a girl. The report, called Every Last Girl, ranks...
Malaria Death Rate ‘down 57%’ Since 2000
The malaria death rate in sub-Saharan Africa has declined by an estimated 57% since 2000, according to new data published in the New England Journal of Medicine. That's from 12.5 deaths per 10,000...
Minister Push For Brown Card Recognition In Francophone Countries
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande has called on the Council of Bureaux of the ECOWAS Brown Card to address issues of Ecowas Brown Card issued by...
Chad, Niger, Mali Top List of Hardest Place To Be A Girl
One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. The study says girls as young as 10 are forced to marry much older men in countries...
Merkel ‘to Address Human Rights’ On Ethiopia Trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will bring up human rights on her trip to Ethiopia today, the AP news agency is reporting. She is on the third leg of her African tour which has seen her visit Mali...
What Is Angela Merkel Doing In Africa?
Angela Merkel's three-day Africa tour answers concerns in Germany over immigration. The Chancellor wants to show support for efforts to reduce departures - through private sector investment in the...
Tackling Inequality Vital To Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030 – World Bank
A new World Bank study on "Poverty and Shared Prosperity" indicates that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite the lethargic state of the global economy. But it warned that given...
Kenya Nominates Foreign Minister For Top AU Job
Kenya's surprise decision to nominate the Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed for the job of African Union (AU) Commission chairperson will test the lobbying skills of the country's diplomats and its...
Cowards Don’t Throw Down Gauntlets
By Eric Bawah In the medieval days, the phrase “throwing down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone to a formal challenge or a duel. A gauntlet is a heavy armoured gloves worn by...
Ghana Starts Fuel Exports To West African Countries
Ghana has begun supplying gasoline and gas oil to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot. The state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation...
Asaga Justifies ‘dirty’ Fuel Imports
Ghanaians will continue to use toxic fuel containing high levels of sulphur for a long period of time. This is because the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) does not have the capacity to reduce the sulphur...