Thomas Nahimana intended to run for president in August An exiled leader of the Rwandan opposition, Thomas Nahimana, says he has formed a rival government to challenge incumbent President Paul...
A Digital Services Finance Consultant, Kwame Oppong has described as untrue suggestions that the Bank of Ghana (BOG) is committing an amount of GHC 4.6billion of public funds into the proposed switch...
Despite constitutional injunctions that allow freedom of movement, persons with albinism are still prevented from entering or living in some communities in Ghana. Article 17(2) of the 1992...
Innovative research released today by The MasterCard Foundation is making the case for a new approach to youth employment training strategies in Africa. Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth...
(This February 15 story has been corrected to fix spelling of mediator's last name to Mkapa in fifth, sixth paragraphs) The government of Burundi has said it will not attend peace talks scheduled to...
Beninese authorities have abolished the short stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries. The exemption promised by President Patrice Talon, is based on the Rwandan example, and applies to stays...
Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy, according to a new World Bank report...
A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians" and the rise of militias risks spinning out of control, fueling fighting for years...
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits Internet.org, its free basic version of the internet in developing countries, for...
Effective March 1, healthcare providers in Rwanda will be prohibited from using mobile phones during working hours to “ensure better service delivery”, according to an announcement from the...
Ghana coach Avram Grant has left the Ghana job after 2 years in charge. How did the Israeli fare in his time in charge. These numbers reflect his official matches only. Official matches include World...
The 2016 edition of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scored Ghana 43 points out of a possible clean score of 100 and showed that Ghana’s performance has dropped by four percentage points from...
Although the Black Stars once more failed to lift the Cup of Nations, it is indisputable that everything about Ghana AFCON 2017 was worth the while. You’ll agree with me after reading this: On a...
The Ghanaian passport is one of the most respected passports in Africa; ranked 73rd on the Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index. As of 2016, Ghanaian citizens had visa-free, visa on arrival or...
Today, Microsoft and GrowthAfrica announced their partnership to launch the #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship, which seeks to support emerging entrepreneurs as they turn their business ideas into...
Stephen Constantine, the coach of the Indian national team, is in ebullient mood, considering the Blue Tigers climbed to a record 129th in the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA)...
Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, one of the country's most important advocates of democracy, has died in Brussels aged 84, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. Tshisekedi stood up...
Aydin Sefa Akay is part of a panel of UN judges reviewing the case of a former Rwandan minister A UN legal body has ordered that Turkey release a judge detained in the aftermath of last year's failed...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the African Union’s theme for 2017 - “Harnessing the demographic dividend through investments in the Youth” – is essentially a...
VOTE OF THANKS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 28TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN UNION, ON JANUARY...
