Teklehaimanot Tesfazigi is 103 years old and has witnessed Eritrea’s many stages, from the Italian colonial period to the British administration, which ended in 1951, when Eritrea joined Ethiopia in a federation. Then there was the Eritrean War of Independence that ended in May 1991, followed by a bloody two-year border war with Ethiopia from 1998 to 2000 and a subsequent cold-war period between them. Despite [...] The post Business

Ghana is the first country on the continent to subject itself to the African Union’s (AU) Country Structural Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment (CSVRA) tool. The framework assesses a country’s vulnerability to conflict by identifying structural defects or resilience indicators to prevent possible conflict. The National Security Minister, Mr Albert Kan-Dapaah, made this known at the launch of the CSVRA and [...] The post Ghana:

The world woke up few weeks ago, to the shocking news of the dastardly murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian journalist based in the United States of America. Mr Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, was last seen on October 2, when he entered the Saudi Consulate in Turkey, for divorce [...] The post JAMAL KHASOGGI DESERVES JUSTICE appeared

A last minute intervention by the Attorney General saved the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, from being sentenced yesterday for contempt of court. The IGP, who was not in court, was to be sentenced today after being found guilty of contempt for disobeying a court order to provide police escort. When the case came up in court, Godfred [...] The post IGP

A fight over food between two friends has landed one of them in prison for one year. Felix Ayenkoligo, the convict, after serving his jail term would pay GH¢5,000 as compensation to David Azure, the complainant. Ayenkoligo was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court for causing harm contrary to Section 69 of Act 29/60. The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Emmanuel [...] The post Fight over food ‘lands’

Six Chinese and 41 Ghanaian suspected illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers, were arrested by Operation Vanguard at the Ashanti, Central and Western Regions on Wednesday, October 24. Additionally, 10 vehicles, 16 excavators, five monitors, seven control boards, 62 Changfan machines were destroyed. Sixteen water pumping machines, 10 drums of fuel, five metallic drums of hydraulic oil, five electronic fuel [...] The post 47