Kurdish forces are rolling in from the east The EU should be prepared for returning jihadists if the so-called Islamic State (IS) is driven out of its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, an official warns....
About a year ago, I wrote an article titled “Biafra is a Challenge, not a Solution”. In that article which was published in my regular columns in the 28 November 2015 edition of Modern Ghana and...
The King of Akyem Abuakwa, Amoatia Ofori Panyin II, has invited former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, to the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs to resolve a long-drawn-out chieftaincy dispute. Kofi...
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, participants in an African Union-mediated dialogue are expected to unveil a controversial deal to hold elections in April 2018. The country’s main opposition...
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
Iraqi pro-government forces have made gains at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country. Iraqi government...
Five years after an uprising killed Libya's Moamer Kadhafi, residents in the chaos-wracked country's capital joke they have grown to miss the longtime dictator as the frustrations of daily life...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of military operations to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants early Monday, launching...
President John Dramani Mahama has stated that, Ghana is moving in the right direction in terms of growth and development in various sectors, therefore citizens should be optimistic and believe in the...
ISIS in hot water as battle for Mosul begins The offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS control has begun, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in a televised statement early Monday. The fight is...
World Food Day 2016 has the global message: “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” This echoes weather-related disasters hitting vulnerable farmers, fishers and pastoralists in...
The bad dream - Acts of electoral violence as we approach Elections 2016 Source: Asonaba Kwadwo Nomafo I woke up early in the morning around 6:00 AM and tuned my radio to Agoo FM to listen to...
President John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to be optimistic about the future of the country because many indications show the country is performing well in terms of growth and development in the...
The Iraqi Air Force dropped thousands of leaflets over Mosul on Saturday night to warn residents of a looming offensive on the ISIS-held city. "It's victory time," blares a headline on the...
India on Saturday made it clear to China that they cannot afford to have differences on the issue of terrorism and that no country is immune from the menace, a significant statement that comes...
Full statement of PM Modi’s speech at the 17th India-Russia annual summit With the BRICS summit starting in Goa on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the coastal state after a...
The US military has said it detected a failed test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile by North Korea. The test took place near the north-western city of Kusong at 03:33 GMT on Saturday, the...
The Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen has said it attacked a funeral hall in the capital, Sanaa, based on "bad information". At least 140 people were killed, most of them civilians,...
European countries will not be able to host the 2026 World Cup because of Fifa’s rotational policy. It means the previous two host confederations – Europe in 2018 and Asia in 2022 – are barred...
