MPs Fight Over Gambia
There was an interesting debate on the political situation in The Gambia in parliament on Wednesday, with the majority New Patriotic Party (NPP) applauding the Economic Community of West African...
Tag: War_Conflict
Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Kenya Military Base In Somalia
It is not the first time that al-Shabab fighters have launched a fierce attack on Kenyan soldiers Islamist militant al-Shabab fighters have launched an attack on a Kenyan military base in southern...
Gambia’s New President Adama Barrow To Return Home
Gambia’s new President, Adama Barrow, is to return to the country on Thursday to assume power – days after his predecessor left, aides say. Mr Barrow, who has been staying in neighbouring...
Let My Vote Count Alliance To Remain Vibrant
Usually Political pressure groups with affiliation to political parties turn to go extinct when their affiliated party wins election and form government. But pressure group Let My Votes Count...
Sudan Opposition Leader Back From Exile To ‘end War’
Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi returned from exile Thursday, more than two years after he fled abroad, saying he wants to "end the war". Mahdi, whose...
Institutions Urged To Educate Citizenry Against Crimes
Mrs Christine Evans-Klock, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, has urged members of the global body to institute educational programmes to imprint the memory of the Holocaust tragedy in...
Opuni Didn’t Head Cocobod; He Murdered It
Ghanaian-Lebanese journalist, author and pilot and a fierce critic of former president John Dramani Mahama, Fadi Dabbousi says the immediate past Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cocobod, Dr. Stephen...
Nyaho Tamakloe Questions Akufo-Addo’s Choice of Defence Minister
A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has questioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's choice of Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul as Defence Minister. Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe says the...
Police Brutality Against Innocent Citizens One of Kudalor’s Legacies
Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) has said one of the features that will be a legacy of the immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor is his sepervision of police...
Curfew Imposed On Kpatinga; Bimbilla, Alavanyo and Nkonya’s Renewed
The Interior Minister-designate, Ambrose Dery, has by an Executive Instrument imposed a curfew on Kpatinga and its environs in the Northern Region of Ghana. The curfew begins on Friday, January 27...
Curfew Imposed On Kpatinga; Bimbilla, Alavanyo & Nkonya’s Renewed
The Interior Minister-designate, Ambrose Dery, has by an Executive Instrument imposed a curfew on Kpatinga and its environs in the Northern Region of Ghana. The curfew begins on Friday, January 27...
President Barrow Arrives To Take Power In The Gambia
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - President Adama Barrow arrived in The Gambia on Thursday to a jubilant welcome marking the beginning of the west African nation's first democratic transfer of power, AFP...
Barrow Returns To Warm Welcome As Gambia Turns A Page
Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - Jubilant Gambians on Thursday welcomed home their new President Adama Barrow, who was elected almost two months ago but forced to flee to Senegal when his predecessor refused...
Turkish Anger As Greece Rejects Extradition of Eight Soldiers
Turkey has reacted with anger after a Greek court ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers accused of involvement in an attempted coup. Turkey accused Greece of failing in the "fight against...
Sudan Opposition Leader Mahdi Returns From Exile
Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese opposition leader and ex-prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi returned to the country on Thursday more than two years after he fled abroad, his party said. Mahdi, whose civilian...
Maj. Gen. Akwa Is Next CDS
President Akufo-Addo is picking a former aide-de-camp to former President Kufuor, Major General Obed Boamah Akwa, as the new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Starr FM can reveal. Maj. Gen. Akwa, who is...
Rebels Unite After Attack By Idlib Jihadists
The jihadist group said rebels were conspiring against it at peace talks in Kazakhstan Insurgent factions in Syria have joined together to fight off an assault by a powerful jihadist group which...
30-Member Committee Inaugurated To Spearhead Ghana@60 Anniversary
A 30-member committee was inaugurated today by President Akufo-Addo to handle activities for Ghana’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The committee would be chaired by Ken Amankwah with Deputy Chief...
Greece Snubs Turkey Soldiers’ Extradition
The soldiers say they would not receive a fair trial in Turkey Greece's Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers whom the Turkish government accuses of being involved in...
Greece Snubs Turkey Soldiers’ Extradition
Greece’s Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing eight Turkish soldiers whom the Turkish government accuses of being involved in last July’s attempted coup. The eight men fled in a helicopter...