Nana Addo Leaves For Sierra Leone Today
President Akufo Addo will today leave Accra for Sierra Leone for a day’s visit. The visit forms part of his tour of all West African countries. The President while in Serra Leone will hold...
Tag: politics
Identity of Trafficking ‘kingpin’ Still In Doubt A Year After Arrest
One year ago an Eritrean was arrested in Sudan on charges of heading a major people-smuggling network and extradited to Italy, where he has languished in jail ever since -- despite persistent claims...
Spiral of Silence, A Democratic Deficiency In Ghana
The spiral silence in recent happenings is a sign of a sort of indirect autocracy There is a new development in our body politics that is gaining notoriety though largely unnoticed by many. The most...
Mindanao Martial Law Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights against Islamist militants. The violence on the southern island has left three...
Four Killed In I.Coast Clashes Between Ex-Rebels and Police
Four people were killed when police clashed with former rebels barricading the road into the Ivorian city of Bouake, as part of the spillover from a corrosive army mutiny over pay. The protesting...
N. Korea Balloons Prompted Warning Shots
Flying objects that prompted South Korean forces to fire warning shots this week appeared to be balloons carrying propaganda leaflets from the North, Seoul's military said Wednesday. On Tuesday the...
Sentencing ECG To Find Evidence For Privatisation?
Open letter to President Akufo-Addo: Sentencing ECG to find evidence for privatisation? Will the privatisation of ECG render payment for electricity by government agencies? Dear President Akufo-Addo,...
Trump To Meet Pope and Italian Leaders
US President Donald Trump is due to hold talks with Pope Francis and Italy's top leaders in Rome on the third leg of his first overseas trip. Mr Trump and the pontiff have already clashed at a...
Liberia Seeks A New President
A football superstar, a former warlord and a soft drinks millionaire have thrown their hats into the ring for the post of Liberian president as Africa's first elected female leader prepares to step...
Myanmar Seeks To Kick Start Stalled Peace Process
Hundreds of representatives from Myanmar's ethnic insurgent groups gathered in the capital on Wednesday for talks aimed at reviving Aung San Suu Kyi's stuttering peace process after months of heavy...
Ghana To Request Extension of IMF Programme To Dec 2018
An extension would reassure markets and also likely bring in additional IMF funds Ghana's government will ask the International Monetary Fund to extend its support programme to December 2018 from...
Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after imposing military rule in the south of the country to combat Islamist militants....
Trump Praises Duterte’s ‘great Job’ In Philippine Drug War
US President Donald Trump praised his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over his immensely polarizing drug war, which has killed thousands of people, reports said Tuesday. During an April 29...
Trump Calls North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘madman With Nuclear Weapons’
President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a "madman with nuclear weapons" during a telephone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a transcript of the...
Poultry Industry Near Collapse Over No Compensation For Bird Flu
Poultry farmers are yet to be paid after their birds were destroyed due to bird flu attack The constant refusal by government to pay debts owed the poultry industry is fast sending the industry to...
Prof Martey Is Also Unwise For Criticising Government Officials
The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has revealed candidly that Professor Martey is unwise for criticising some government appointees of being corrupt....
Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year, as he vowed it would be similar to the late Ferdinand Marcos's dictatorship. "If...
Soldiers Allegedly Protecting ‘galamseyers’ Won’t Be Spared – Nitiwul
The Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has ordered the Chief of Defence Staff to launch an immediate investigation into alleged reports that some military men are protecting illegal gold mining...
It’ll Be Dangerous To Keep Quiet Over NPP’s Grave Mistakes – Adams To Prof. Martey
The National Organizer of the largest opposition NDC, Kofi Adams has taken a swipe at the ex-Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Professor Emmanuel Martey,...
Former Barcelona President Rosell Arrested
Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has been arrested as part of a money-laundering investigation. A number of other people were also held as police raided nine offices and homes in...