Africa is the crucible of the global internal displacement challenge
From Morocco to Spain, from Libya to Italy, Africans are moving outside their continent, seeking new lives beyond its shores, and too often perishing in the process. From Somalia to Kenya, from…
Top African elections to watch and predictions for 2020
It is hard to imagine a quiet year for African election monitors, with Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire and Sudan offering soap operas, full of post-civil war storylines, unknown successors and internal…
Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin – The journey of a diaspora returnee to a king
As Ghana hosts the greatest return initiative for Africa, there is a lot to appreciate of those who have taken the decision to return permanently; to abandon the comforts of…
Lukaku: Ronaldo told me Italy is the hardest place to score
Romelu Lukaku has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo told him that Italy is the most defensive league in the world. Lukaku told the New York Times: “He told me this is…
Manasseh’s Folder: Who’s responsible for these children?
Our elders have taught us that it takes one to bring forth a child, but it takes the entire village or community to raise that child. The conventional wisdom in…
Parliament considering bulletproof curtains to protect MPs
Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye says the House is considering putting up bulletproof curtains to protect Members of Parliament. “It will interest members to know the Board is seriously considering a…
Airline is ditching ‘ladies & gentlemen’ for a more gender-inclusive greeting
For years, cabin greetings such as "Good morning ladies and gentlemen" have been as much part of the flying experience as safety demonstrations and seat belt buckling instructions. But now,…
How the people of Elmina became the first Africans to receive Europeans in West Africa
Although the English and Americans are the European superpowers today, there was a time that power lied in the bosom of the Portuguese and Spanish. Researcher and historian at the…
Clarify ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ policy – CSOs to govt
Civil Society Organisations are asking the government to reposition and redefine the ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ policy to meet the needs of current generation without compromising the needs of future generations.…
Update Ghanaians on high-profile corruption cases – Occupy Ghana to AG
Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has called on the Attorney-General to update Ghanaians on the status of high-profile corruption cases being investigated. A statement issued by the group singled out the…
