Talks With Obama An Honour
US President-elect Donald Trump has said it was a "great honour" to meet President Barack Obama for transition talks at the White House. Mr Obama said he was "encouraged" by their "excellent" and...
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Donald Trump and Barack Obama To Meet At White House
Donald Trump and Barack Obama to meet at White House President elect Trump to meet with President Obama at the White House President Obama is to welcome his successor Donald Trump to the White House...
Donald Trump Election Win Sparks Protests In US Cities
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of several US cities to protest against the election of Donald Trump. Many shouted the slogan “Not my president”. Others burned orange-haired...
Chaos As ATMs Run Dry
The government plans to print new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes, to be rolled out later in the week India's sudden withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation has caused chaos, with petrol...
Trump Takes Commanding Lead Over Clinton
Republican candidate Donald Trump has taken a commanding lead over Hillary Clinton in the key swing states that will decide the White House election. He won Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina,...
Clinton and Trump In Swing State Deadlock
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a knife-edge battle in swing states after polls closed across half the US in the White House election. The contest is too close to call in the crucial...
Clinton Takes Northeast and Trump Sweeps South
Polls have closed across half the US as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump await the verdict of voters after a bitterly fought White House election campaign. Republican nominee Mr Trump has racked up...
Why So Many Americans Hate Hillary
Why so many Americans hate Hillary As an American who grew up in part overseas, I am well aware of the fact that citizens of other nations often find US politics to be, well, very strange. That's...
Dr. Kwasi Debrah The Ghanaian Body Sculpting Surgeon
"After my initial training in women's health; Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), I noticed a growing request and interest from my patients for Cosmetic Surgery. That really sparked my interest." The...
US Presidential Election 2016
In my article four years ago on the US presidential election of 2012, I mentioned several factors that could determine the winner. The candidates, Baraka Obama and Mitts Romney, were known...
How To Protect the Chibok Girls From Reliving Their Horror
How to protect the Chibok girls from reliving their horror The Chibok girls who moved to the US in 2014 have had to repeatedly relive their experiences In our series of letters from African...
Cameron Duodu’s Why Our Electoral System Has Failed (Part 2)
".... As of 2016, Freedom House assigns Ghana's electoral process a score of 12 out of 12, same as the UK.., the US a 11 out of 12... As far as we know, even if we were to entertain the idea that it...
Well-Intentioned But Grossly Ill-Timed Advice
My good “Telephone Friend” – we have never met personally, except via Skype – called me from Accra, where he has been visiting with his new and second wife, to tell me that the members of the...
Mr Buhari, Your Wife Belongs Everywhere
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene reflects on Muhammadu Buhari's recent comments about his wife and offers her view of what Nigeria's president got...
Gov’t Signs Loan Agreement With Kuwait
The Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a concessional loan agreement of Kuwaiti Dinar 7.0 million (US$24.0 million) for the expansion and development of 26...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the country will have to ride on a bumpy path to economic recovery. The...
Ghana & Kuwait Sign Loan Agreement
The Government of Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a concessional loan agreement of Kuwaiti Dinar 7.0 million (US$24.0 million) for the Expansion and Development of...
IMF Hopeful Ghana Will Return To Economic Prosperity
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is hopeful about Ghana’s return to economic prosperity as the government maintains strict fiscal discipline ahead of the presidential and parliamentary...
Ghana Not At Risk of ‘HIPC’
The World Bank President says he does not think Ghana and other African countries with high debt levels are at risk of falling into debt distress or “Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC)”...
Prof Kwaku Asare Totally Distorts Why Akufo-Addo Has No Law Degree (Part 2)
We beg o, Prof Kwaku Asare!...This is the 21st Century...Today, it matters that people know and critically understand exactly how and why someone appointed and given two separate and unrelated hats...