Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday said the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Syria was still "appalling" despite a...
Tag: South Sudan
South Sudan War Reaches ‘catastrophic Proportions’
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...
Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said, Reuters news agency...
US To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees
The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a huge influx of refugees fleeing conflict in east Africa, the US ambassador in Kampala said...
S. Sudan Army Says General Who Quit Was ‘deeply’ Corrupt
South Sudan's army said Tuesday a general who quit after accusing President Salva Kiir and his tribe of "ethnic cleansing" was corrupt and had fled to evade arrest. Lieutenant-General Thomas Cirillo...
South Sudanese General Resigns, Citing ‘ethnic Cleansing’
A senior South Sudanese general has quit, accusing President Salva Kiir and top members from his majority Dinka tribe of "ethnic cleansing," according to a resignation letter obtained by AFP Sunday....
S. Sudan Athlete’s Race For A Better Life
For Rose Nathike, running is a way of life. Young South Sudanese athlete Rose Nathike lived the Olympic dream when she ran the 800 metres in Rio in 2016. Like a handful of other athletes, the young...
South Sudan General Quits, Cites Army Abuses and Ethnic Bias
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called increasing ethnic favoritism in the military, according to a letter seen by Reuters on...
Ghana Ranked 70th Country In 2016 Corruption Index
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...
Ghana’s Ranked 70th In Best
Ghana was ranked 70th with a score of 57 in terms of the world’s best passports, according to 2017 Passport Index rankings. The country was ranked the same position with Uganda, Mongolia and China....
Sudan Reacts To Trump’s Restrictive Immigration Executive Order
Sudan’s foreign affairs ministry on Sunday summoned United States envoy Steven Koutsis, to protest against Donald Trump’s immigration Executive Order, temporarily banning people from seven...
Ghana Is More Corrupt Than It Was 4 Years Ago
Ghana has dropped its lowest in corruption rating for the past four years, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index. Sponsored by the Transparency International, the index indicates that...
Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in Ghana; A Critical Review
The purpose of this article is to take a retrospective view of the social intervention programs for orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana and reflect on the way forward. After independence, the...
I Will Work Within The Law – Dery
The Interior Minister-designate, Ambrose Dery, has revealed that he would use existing laws in handling all internal national security issues. He gave the assurance that issues ranging from...
Why TROIKA Can Assassinate Gen. Malong
Today the subject of my pen which Western sympathizers may call it vitriol is the inscrutable TROIKA. I have written before about it and I am still continuing until TRIOKA stop all its ill plans...
We’ll Improve Housing For Security Services – Ambrose Dery
Minister-designate for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has assured that one of his priorities if approved will be to improve accommodation for the nation’s security services across the country....
‘Gov’t Won’t Abdicate Its Protection and Security Role’
The former Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawra Nandom and Minister-designate for Interior says the President Akufo-Addo government would not abdicate its protection and security role to the...
Private Security Laws Will Be Enforced
The Akufo-Addo-led government will follow existing laws enshrined in the 1992 Constitution in the engagement of private security in the country, Ambrose Dery, Minister-designate for the Interior, has...
A Missed Opportunity For The 6th Parliament And H.E President John Mahama
The age-long Right to Information (RTI) Bill, which has been described by many as the oldest Bill in Parliament, suffered a major defeat when the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana...
What If We All Have It?
Every 15th of January in Nigeria is celebrated as Armed Forces and Remembrance Day. That date is unique because of two landmark events in the history of the Nigerian military. First, it was the first...