South Sudan profile
Provides an overview of South Sudan, including key events and facts about Africa's newest nation
Woyome to contest bail bond
Beleaguered businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome is expected to file an application at the Accra high court today to contest the bail bond conditions slapped on him Monday.Alfred Woyome, who is at the centre of the payment of a controversial GHc51.2 million judgement debt, is standing trial at the Financial Division of the Fast Track
Benin country profile
Provides an overview, facts and figures and history of this West African nation seen as one of the continent's most stable countries
FDB is responsible and cares about health of Ghanaians - Official
Dr. Mohammed Alpha, an official of the Food and Drugs Board in charge of animal products and bio-safety, has said that the body has the sole aim of protecting thehealth of the citizenry and not to maliciously ruin businesses as is being portrayed in some sections of the media.
Asantehene Moves To Settle Dispute With Techimanhene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has initiated action to have the protracted dispute between him and the Omanhene of the Techiman Traditional Area over theelevation and allegiance of some stools in the Tano-Subin area of the Brong Ahafo Region resolved amicably.
Bonking Lawyer Dies In Action
POLICE IN Wa, the Upper West regional capital, have arrested a 22-year-old Senior High School graduate only identified as Cidonia over the death of a renowned local lawyer, Yibile Bruttoh. The lady, who is reported to be the concubine of … Continue reading →
MPs Okay Biometric
A 20-MEMBER Ad-hoc Committee of Parliament, which investigated the difficulties encountered by the Electoral Commission (EC) in conducting the 2010 district level elections, has called on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to release the needed funds for speedy … Continue reading →
NDC Gurus Join Konadu
The campaign for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings to oust President John Atta Mills is taking shape as some influential members of the party join her campaign trail. Currently, the NDC appears to have been divided, with two … Continue reading →
Inside Story: UK march for an alternative
In an event dubbed the march for the alternative, hundreds of thousands gathered in London – protesting against the coalition’s planned spending cuts – the largest cut-backs since the Great Depression. Organised by the Trade Union Congress, the protests remained … Continue reading →
Birthrights – Caught in the Cradle
More children are having children in the US than in any other developed nation in the world – and central Texas has the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the US.
Tragedy strikes amid Yemen lawlessness
In Yemen, over 100 people have died and dozens seriously injured after an explosion at a bullet factory in the town of Jaar, in the southern province of Abyan. Government police and army officers — who had maintained some presence- … Continue reading →
Anger over detention of Libyan woman
Eman Al Obeidi, the Libyan lawyer who burst into a Tripoli hotel claiming to have been raped by Gaddafi troops, is still missing. Officials tried to silence her in the immediate aftermath of the incident, later distributing statements that she … Continue reading →
On Libya intervention, Obama says US is “differentâ€
US President Barack Obama laid out a rationale for military intervention against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a nationally televised address on Monday night. “Some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries,” he … Continue reading →
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