Prof Asante Has A Point, But
I don’t know what the immortalized Rev.-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would have said about it, but as a Liberation Theologian, Dr. King, as he was and is affectionately called, was always on the...
Tag: United Nations
Knowing Your Right, An Element Of Democracy
Human Right Activism has become a legal weapon in the hand of every civilized citizen. They are enforceable in the courts of law, and most importantly are referred to as Natural Rights, but the mind...
Poultry Farmers Demand Plans To Revamp Industry
Poultry farmers in the country are calling on all political parties to unveil their plans to revamp the ailing poultry industry ahead of the December 7 general election. They have subsequently...
Australian Senator Wants ‘OzExit’ From UN
A newly elected senator has used his first speech to call for Australia to take inspiration from the UK's Brexit and leave the United Nations. Senator Malcolm Roberts was elected by Queensland as a...
MPs Attack Cameron Over Libya ‘collapse’
A UK parliamentary report has severely criticised the intervention by Britain and France that led to the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The foreign affairs committee accused the...
Ghana Presents Data On Energy Sector
Government has disclosed it is working to present data on the country’s energy sector to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which should lead to the release of the third tranche of the bailout...
President Mahama Deserves A Second Term
Governance and Corruption Adviser to the president Daniel Batidam has made a case for a second term for the president John Dramani Mahama. According to Mr. Batidam, the President and the National...
The Current African Leadership
In this 21st century, Africa does not have dynamic leaders that can meaningfully challenge adverse world policies affecting its people on the continent or in the diaspora. There is no equivalence of...
Cessation of Hostilities Comes Into Effect
A cessation of hostilities has come into effect in Syria, although it is unclear how widely it will be observed. If the truce holds for seven days, the US and Russia will carry out co-ordinated air...
Future of Tao and Quantum Buddhism
From Rio to Rio with Kyoto, Copenhagen and Durban in between Paris right after and the recent China's G-20, the conclusion remains the same: There is fundamental disagreement on the realities of this...
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar Profited During War
South Sudan's political and military elite have made themselves rich while the country has struggled under a civil war of their making, a report says. Commissioned by actor George Clooney, the...
Anyidoho’s Selection Not Based On Tribalism – Mornah
The ethnicity of Mr Emmanuel Anyidoho was no factor in his selection as vice-presidential hopeful of the People’s National Convention (PNC), the National Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, has...
Campaign On Issues Not Insults – Dr. Ibn Chambas To Parties
As the campaigning for the 2016 elections heats up, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas has cautioned politicians...
Will South And North Korea Become The World’s Next Headache?
Folks, happenings in the Korean Peninsula are frightening. No one who knows what is building up will underrate those happenings as potential sources of a catastrophe that will put the world on edge....
US-Russia Brokered Truce Gains Cautious Welcome
Turkey and the EU have welcomed a nationwide truce for Syria brokered by the US and Russia but have warned that further action is needed. Turkey said aid must be delivered from the very start while...
Edward Mahama Goes For Voltarian As Running Mate
Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama will pick his running mate from the Volta Region, the party’s chairman has disclosed. The person is an...
The UN’s SDGs – Who Cares?
A number of happenings over the last few weeks have got me thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that more than 190 world leaders adopted at the United Nations general assembly...
A Look At Details of US-Russia Deal On Syria
A look at some of the key points in an "arrangement" announced by U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, aimed at halting fighting in Syria...
Nigerians Return To Homes Devastated By Boko Haram
Hundreds of internally displaced people in northern Nigeria are returning home to the villages and towns they fled to escape the brutal onslaught of Boko Haram militants, the U. N. refugee agency...
US and Russia Agree Peace Moves
Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified...