somalia

Opinion

Kerry In Kenya For Regional Security Talks

Nairobi (AFP) - With a peace deal unravelling in South Sudan and jihadist attacks continuing in Somalia, US Secretary...

Opinion

Additional Funding For Kenya and Somalia

Today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced in Nairobi that the United States is providing more than $146 million in...

Opinion

Five Dead In Shabaab Suicide Car Bomb At Somalia Hotel

Mogadishu (AFP) - At least five people were killed when jihadists exploded a suicide car bomb outside a popular hotel...

International

Thousands of Migrants Rescued Off Libya

About 6,500 migrants have been rescued off Libya, the Italian coastguard says, in one of the biggest operations of its...

Opinion

The Chief Imam And Muslims Deserve Honor For Promoting Peace In Ghana

Since Islam came into being, more than 1,400 years ago on the vastly desert land of Saudi Arabia, the religion has been...

International

Woman Finds Dad On Facebook After Nearly 40 Years

•Farhiya was separated from her father when she was a baby •She didn't see him for nearly 40 years •They were...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of Elizabeth Akua Ohene, Former Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education

Miss Elizabeth Akua Ohene was born 24th January, 1945, and attended Mawuli School at Ho, between 1958 and 1964. She...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of Kofi Atta Annan, UN Secretary General

EDUCATION - Studied at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi; Bachelor's degree in economics from...

Profiles

Complete Biography & Profile of Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani, Chief of Staff

Mr. Prosper Bani is a senior manager and specialist in international peace-building and development processes. For over...

International

Kickass Torrents’ Huge File Sharing Site Shut down by the U.S. Government

Kickass Torrents -- the world's top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music -- has been taken down by...

Top Stories

Ghana Ranks 34th in Slavery with over 103,300 People Enslaved in the Country

Ghana has been ranked the 34th country with the most modern slaves out of 167 countries in the world, with survey...

Sports

Gyan Reacts to Age-Cheating Reports

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has responded to local reports claiming he reduced his age by ten years. Reports in the...

Africa & World

Al-Shabab Attack Kills 15 in Mogadishu Hotel in Somalia

Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used...

Africa & World

US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed

The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed...

Africa & World

U.S.-Africa Summit Kicks off in Washington D.C, Investment, Poverty, Terrorism, Corruption and Ebola Discussed

US President Obama, today met with over 50 African leaders, discussing issues such as investment, poverty, terrorism,...

Top Stories

Gay Ghanaian Granted Asylum in the US

A federal immigration court on Wednesday agreed to grant asylum to Amidu Fredrick Sinayor, a gay Ghanaian who has sat...

Africa & World

Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab Gunmen Kill Seven in Kenya Bus Attack

Seven people were killed when gunmen attacked a bus at the Kenyan coast where previous attacks had left 87 people dead,...