UN Backs Barrow
Urging all Gambian parties to respect the outcome of the 1 December election recognising Adama Barrow as the country’s President-elect, the United Nations Security Council has expressed its support...
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Ghana Will Re-Negotiate IMF Deal
Senior Minister Designate Yaw Osafo- Maafo has stated that the new government will re- negotiate Ghana’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ”Now the IMF program will certainly be...
The Story of West Africa’s Gambia
After receiving commendations from prominent people for accepting defeat in the December 1, 2016 elections, incumbent Yayha Jammel shocked many when he decided not to step down. According to Mr....
Gambia CDS Jubilates After Barrow’s Swearing-In; Media Blacklist Inauguration
The Gambia Chief of Defence Staff, Ousman Badjie, joined thousands of citizens and some military personnel in jubilation on the streets of The Gambia when the news broke that President Adama Barrow...
Gambia CDS Jubilates After Barrow’s Swearing-In; Media Blacklist Inauguration
The Gambia Chief of Defence Staff, Ousman Badjie, joined thousands of citizens and some military personnel in jubilation on the streets of The Gambia when the news broke that President Adama Barrow...
UN Appoints Mahama Co-Chair of Eminent Persons For SDGs
President John Dramani Mahama and the Prime Minister of Norway, Ms. Erna Solberg, have been appointed Co-Chairs of a group of sixteen (16) eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates to...
7000 ECOWAS Joint Troops Halted For Conclusive Intervention Talks In The Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has halted a joint military operation on Thursday for final mediation talks with immediate past Gambian President Yahya Jammeh who refused to...
UN Gives Mahama Top Appointment
The United Nations (UN) has appointed former President john John Mahama and the Prime Minister of Norway, Ms. Erna Solberg, as co-chairs of a group of 16 eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
New York Ghanaian Business Community Pledges Double Economic Efforts
The Ghanaian Business Community in New York has expressed its commitment to double efforts towards the socio-economic development of the country through innovative partnerships. This was at the...
When Our Thinking Is Only Limited To Power And Fame, Expect Political Cannibalism
It is always heart bleeding to hear of the land you love, the land you belong, the land of your grandfather and the land where your generations begin and end, being mentioned everywhere not for...
Senegal Troops Enter The Gambia
Senegalese troops have entered The Gambia to back Adama Barrow as president as former leader Yahya Jammeh refuses to stand down. The troops have been on the border of the country since Wednesday,...
Gambia’s President Barrow Calls On UN, ECOWAS To Force Out Jammeh
The Gambia’s newly sworn in President, Adama Barrow, has asked the United Nations (UN), ECOWAS and the African Union (AU), to force out Yahaya Jammeh to enable him (Barrow) take full responsibility...
Pictures From the Burial Service
The burial service for the late Queen-mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, has been held in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Various groups have paid tribute to the...
Genetic Diversity-The Pillar To Food Security And Agricultural Productivity
Population expansion coupled with urbanisation of fertile agricultural lands together with modernisation in every aspect of human daily activities which create biodiversity are getting eroded in...
Rawlings Joins Asanteman To Mourn Late Asantehemaa [Photos]
Former President Jerry John Rawlings today joined thousands of mourners in Asanteman to pay their last respects to the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. He is among the many...
Blame Mahama – Coalition
The failure of the sixth parliament in passing the Right To Information (RTI) law should be blamed on the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Ugonna Ukaigwe, Coordinator for the Right to...
Traders To Stay Indoors
Traders willing to comply with directive from Manhyia for commercial activities to be halted Traders and residents in the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi have said they will ensure full compliance...
Schools Shut For Asantehemaa’s Burial
Schools in Kumasi have been directed to close for Asantehemaa's burial rites The Ghana Education Service in the Ashanti Region has directed that all schools be closed today, Thursday, 19 January, for...
ECOWAS Troops Enter Gambia Without Resistance From Military
Reports from The Gambia say the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) troops, have entered the country without any resistance from the military. The troops are said to be heading for the...
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Mali Car Bomb Attack In Gao
Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50 people in northern Mali. A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp...