We were once approached by Nigerians to aid a robbery – Street boy alleges

Young Collins Amankwah, who happens to be a street boy in the busy city of Accra as a result of a broken home and its bizarre consequences, has narrated his…

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Election 2020: Don’t touch any journalist – GJA president to political parties, police

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr. Roland Affail Monney, has strongly admonished political parties to demonstrably restrain their followers from touching any journalist before, during, and after the…

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Halt bank dividends and buybacks now

After the 2008 financial crisis, global regulators required banks to increase their prudential buffers of high-quality capital and liquidity. That significantly strengthened the resilience of the financial system. Many observers…

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Brace yourselves for a deep recession in 2020 – IMF Boss

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has asked world economies to prepare for  deep rescission this year following the impact of the COVID-19 on the…

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Kwame Nkrumah’s speech at the founding of the OAU in 1963

Today in history, exactly 57 years ago, on 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in…

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Today in History: Formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)

Today in history, exactly 57 years ago, on 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in…

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AU needs to make its agenda relevant to the ordinary African – Antwi-Danso

Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean of Academic Affairs, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, has urged the Africa Union (AU) to prioritise the engagement and integration of ordinary citizens…

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SA teachers ‘to sue over school reopening plan’

Teachers in South Africa want the planned reopening of schools on 1 June halted, Independent Online news website reports. Educators Union of SA (Eusa) general secretary Siphiwe Mpungose is quoted…

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Include citizens in drafting your manifestos – SEND Ghana charges political parties

Country Director for SEND Ghana, George Osei-Akoto Bimpeh, has called on political parties in Ghana to include the citizenry in the drafting of their manifestos to ensure that there is…

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Coronavirus: Ghana pushes for debt relief for vulnerable countries

Ghana has called for a collective and coordinated global response to assist vulnerable countries to address the “unprecedented effects” of Covid-19. Such a response, Ghana Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration…

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