Citizens in the Gambia are enjoying freedom after over two decades of highhanded reign by former president Yahya Jammeh. According to a recent report released by U.S. based pro democracy outlet Freedom House, The Gambia had moved from the status of ‘not free’ to partially free.’ They pinned the change squarely on the exit of […]
Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been freed after more than a year in detention. Merera becomes the first ‘political prisoner’ to be released since Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced on 3 January that the government will pardon several convicted politicians and those with cases in court in a bid to foster national cohesion. Prison […]
Today is the first day of fasting and praying for God’s intervention in the ongoing cholera epidemic in Zambia, and many on social media are not amused. The one week prayer and fasting period was declared by Zambia’s minister of Religion and National Guidance, with a stern warning that ‘the occasion must be taken serious […]
George Charamba, former spokesperson for Robert Mugabe says there was fear that Mugabe’s last days will be like that of ex – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, a Zimbabwe news portal, Daily News reported over the weekend. According to him, at the height of the mediation effort to get Mugabe to step down, it dawned on […]
The new leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said the question of whether President Jacob Zuma should step down would be addressed “as time goes on”. There has been widespread speculation that Ramaphosa and his allies are lobbying ANC members to oust Zuma as head of state in […]
Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is accused by party leaders of meddling in last year’s presidential elections in which its candidate suffered a bruising defeat. Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has been in power for 12 years, denies the party’s allegations that she […]
President Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on immigration reform. He has now told reporters: “I am not a racist. I’m the least […]
Two high profile executives of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) , the United States agency that helps businesses invest in developing markets around the world, are in Accra to see the impact of its projects, as part of a three-country trip to West Africa. They are Mr David Bohigian, the Executive Vice President of […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for unity among the global community to tackle overwhelming challenges and defend values shared by all, in his New Year Mesasage. “On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert – a red alert for our world,” said the Secretary-General. “As […]
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mr Mikhail Bogdanov, says Russia and Ghana are building stronger economic ties and have identified new areas that could raise the level of economic cooperation. For instance, he said, through the framework of the Russia-Ghana Permanent Joint Commission for Economic […]
