We Have No Excuse For Losing To Ivory Coast
The President of the Ghana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) Mr. Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, has said though Ghana's loss to Cote D’ Ivoire, was to injuries, the West Africans were a better side said,...
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Aviation Shortage Palaver Must Be Addressed Now!
The Chronicle yesterday carried a story which had it that Ghana, lately the aviation fuel hub for most airlines, was suddenly facing the challenge of shortage of the commodity. Aviation fuel,...
Ban Ki-Moon Directs Gambian Forces To Vacate Electoral Body’s Premises
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the military in The Gambia to vacate the premises of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Gambian forces were said to have seized the...
Nigeria Super Falcons March On Parliament To Demand Bonuses
Nigeria’s victorious women’s football team have protested outside parliament in Abuja over unpaid win bonuses. Their protest coincided with President Muhammadu Buhari’s arrival at the National...
Ghana Hosts African Scrabble Championship Thursday
Ghana will host the rest of Africa in the 16th Africa Scrabble Championships this year. The prestigious 4-day event will be held in the industrial hub of Ghana, Tema at Kesdem Hotel, Community 5,...
Letter To My President-Elect (Part One)
Your Excellency, You may remember a letter I wrote to you in September 2013. In that letter, I praised your courage in going to court over the EC’s fraudulent electoral practices and advised that...
Twenty-Two Years In ‘PAWA’
Now it’s my turn to make the most difficult phone call. The call many world leaders dread. I’m calling Gambia President Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh. I don’t know where he got Jemus...
Gambia Soldiers ‘seize Election HQ’
The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the country’s president refuses to accept his loss in recent elections. Alieu...
Juliet Ibrahim Shines At Lagos Fashion Awards 2016
Merely weeks after being awarded Tourism Ambassador and Most Stylish Actress of the Year (2016) at Mr Tourism Nigeria, actress/singer Juliet Ibrahim has bagged yet another award in Nigeria. She...
Accelerating West Africa’s Socio-Economic Development Through Free Movement
A GNA feature by Iddi Yire Accra, Dec. 13, GNA - The West Africa socio-economic development can be accelerated through the promotion of free movement of persons, goods and services. Since its...
In The Face Of Peace And Conflict- Ghana’s Election 2016
I have been following for the past few months on various campaign trails of many of the political parties within the country. To be perfectly clear most of the campaigns been carried out are not the...
Military Intervention In Gambia Not A Good Idea – Expert
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election...
Gambia Security Forces ‘seize Election Commission HQ’
The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the country’s president refuses to accept his loss in recent elections. Alieu...
Military Intervention In Gambia Not A Good Idea – Expert
A lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) Dr Ken Ahorsu has warned against military intervention in Gambia following confusion over the recently held election...
On Buhari’s Visit To The Gambia
On Saturday 10 December, 2016, the world woke up to the shocking news of The Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh, rejecting the result of the country’s Presidential election he earlier accepted. What...
Buhari, Jonathan And Jammeh Of Gambia’s U-Turn
Ever since former president Jonathan made that call to president Buhari congratulating him on his “victory” at the last presidential polls, and following the enormous goodwill that has attracted...
A New Vision For Africa’s Democracy
By Kennedy K. Amofa PhD The issue of political instability in Africa has negatively affected both the political and socio-economic development of the various African countries experiencing this...
Rawlings Tells Akufo-Addo
Former President Rawlings, a known anti-corruption crusader, has charged the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to pursue an anti-corruption drive across-the-board during his tenure. In a...
Prez Mahama To Join West African Leaders To The Gambia Over Jammeh’s Stance On Election
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to be part of a delegation of West African leaders to visit The Gambia on Tuesday, December 12. The leaders are expected to talk President Yahya Jammeh out...
Mahama Off To Banjul For Yahya Jammeh Mediation Talks
President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday, November 12, 2016 join other regional leaders to Banjul, The Gambia, to hold talks with the country's leader Yahya Jammeh after he rejected results of...