The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has revealed that 346 terrorist attacks were recorded in Africa in the first quarter of 2022, with 49 per cent of them occurring in West Africa alone. Also, he indicated that between July and September this year, 246 terrorist attacks resulting in 745 …
Read More »Ghana Will Be First To Bring FIFA World Cup To Africa – Akufo-Addo
The President of the republic. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has predicted that Ghana will become the first African country to win the FIFA World Cup at this year’s tournament in Qatar. The President made this known in a speech read on his behalf by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei …
Read More »Akufo-Addo: ‘Payment Of Slavery Reparations To Africa Long Overdue’
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo, says the effects of the Slave Trade have been devastating to the African continent and to the African Diaspora. According to him, the entire period of slavery stifled Africa’s economic, cultural and psychological progress. Speaking at the Reparations and Racial Healing Summit on Monday, 1st August 2022, …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia: Africa Must Adopt Technological Development Amid Global Economic Crisis
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the ongoing economic crisis sweeping through the world must be a wake-up call to African countries to adopt a technological approach to development, especially as the continent seeks to rebuild and rise. Addressing a high-level African Union-backed “BOMA” event, the Vice …
Read More »Why Must Africa Go Hungry And Depend On Imports For Survival? – Eugene Osei-Tutu Writes
According to Luc Christiaensen, a lead Agriculture Economist with the World Bank, Africa’s food import bill has more than tripled, reaching about US$35 billion a year. Perusing the article further, one notices that much of this imported food could be produced locally, creating much-needed jobs for the bulge population of …
Read More »Ghana Drops From 95th To 111th In 2022 World Happiness Ranking
Ghana has been ranked 111th in the just-released 2022 World Happiness Report, a UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication. This indicates a drop by 16 places from the 95th position last year, 2021. The ranking was based on variables such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom …
Read More »Akufo-Addo: Some Foreign Entities Instigate Coups In Africa
The President of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pointed out that some foreign elements are neck-deep in regime-changing moves in Africa to serve their parochial interests. “Some foreign entities regard coups in Africa as a means of enhancing their regional ambitions,” he noted. “As such, they …
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