North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting
North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on middlemen and front companies, notably in Malaysia and China, a report by UN...
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Fear Hangs Over Busy Uganda-DR Congo Border Post
The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda. Trucks move slowly and one at a time across a rickety metal bridge above the...
Over 60 Apply For Black Stars Head Coach Job
The Ghana job became vacant after Israeli Avram Grant announced his departure The Ghana Football Association have received applications from as many managers for the vacant Black Stars coaching job,...
EPL Manager Harry Redknapp Shows Interest In Coaching Black Stars
Former Tottenham boss, Harry Redknapp has been linked to the vacant Black Stars job. Ghana’s senior national team is coachless after former Chelsea manager Avram Grant mutually ended their...
16 Killed In Three Days of DR Congo Clashes
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spokesman told AFP Thursday. Guillaume...
Interest In Vacant Ghana Job Soars
Glenn Hoddle, Harry Redknapp, and Zico are some of the names being linked with the Black Stars coaching job which gets grander by the day. Officially, Ghana is not looking for a new coach....
GFA Must Think Quick and Act Fast In Appointing Next Black Stars Coach
The dust seems to have settled following the semifinal appearance of the Black Stars at the just-ended AFCON in Gabon, a feat many have criticized the team for. The performance of the team at the...
Africa Wants 10 World Cup Places
Africa wants 10 places in a proposed 48-nation World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was told in Johannesburg Wednesday. The Swiss-Italian was attending a two-day meeting of African national...
Uganda Gold Refinery Raises Alarm Over Conflict Minerals
The inauguration of Uganda's first gold refinery sparked concern Wednesday over the possibility of dirty minerals from regional conflict zones making their way into the country. Transparency...
Infantino Visit To Uganda Rescheduled
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rescheduled his visit to Kampala this weekend in order to be able to meet Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. According to communication from the Uganda football...
South African Private Equity Firm Acquires Kenyan Unit of Aon
A South African private equity firm has acquired the Kenyan unit of global insurance broker Aon for an undisclosed amount. Johannesburg-based Capital works have bought out Aon interests in Aon Kenya,...
The Tattletale of 4 Former First Ladies
By: Eric Bawah I don’t want to believe that Madam Lordina Mahama, the immediate First Lady of Ghana ever thought that one day she will also become a former First lady. Do not ask me why because her...
S. African Court Rules Against Govt Plan To Pull Out of ICC
A South African court on Wednesday ruled the government's plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was "unconstitutional and invalid", providing a boost to the embattled...
How Dede Rates His Performance At Afcon 2017
Ghana attacker Andre Ayew has shed light on the Black Stars' disappointing showing at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 27-year-old, who had fitness concerns last year following a thigh...
Kwesi Appiah Tight-Lipped Over Possible Ghana Return
Former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah is refusing to comment on constant reports linking him with a return to the Black Stars as head coach. Appiah, made history by becoming the first indigenous...
Don’t Shy Away From Using Heritage Fund – NMCSJ
Policy think tank, National Media Center for Social Justice has commended steps being taken to ensure the Free-SHS promise by the New Patriotic Party administration is realised. The centre in a press...
Museveni Launches Refinery For Uganda’s ‘mystery Gold’
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has officially inaugurated a gold refinery, mainly owned by a Belgian investor, in the lakeside town of Entebbe, despite concerns about the origin of the precious...
Anne Kansiime Not Arrested With Drugs
Uganda’s Anne Kansiime has refuted claims that she was arrested in London Heathrow Airport carrying 2 Kilograms of cocaine. The artiste said the information being circulated on social media is...
Ghana FA Delegation Visit Baba Rahman In Germany
A high-powered two-man delegation from the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has visited injured Black Stars defender Baba Abdul-Rahman in Germany. The delegation, led by the federation’s...
Sibton Switch To Do Cash Flow Monitoring, No Public Funds Involved – Consultant
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...