Britain has decided to resume intelligence sharing with the United States after receiving promises from U.S. President Donald Trump on a recent leak of classified information, the British counter terrorism police said Thursday. “Having received fresh assurances, we are now working closely with all our key partners around the world,” the counter terrorism police quoted […]

The Tanzanian government on Friday urged television broadcasters to incorporate sign language in their programs to help deaf people understand. Nuru Millao, Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, said the government was determined and ready to partner with stakeholders to address challenges hindering broadcasters from engaging sign language interpreters […]

Madagascar is on way to make autonomous its electricity and water company JIRAMA to provide quality service, a senior official said Thursday. “Our goal is to make the state-owned company JIRAMA independent of any state subsidy within three years,” JIRAMA Director-General Olivier Jaomiary, who was newly appointed to the position, told Xinhua in an interview. […]

E-commerce platform, MallforAfrica, on Friday launched its office in Kenya in order to tap into the growing demand for online shopping of quality goods from overseas markets. CEO of MallforAfrica Toya Foloyan told a media briefing in Nairobi that its digital channel is the only e-commerce platform in Africa that provides access to U.S. and […]

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) said Friday it fined banks R46.5 million (about 3.6 million U.S. dollars) in 2016 for weaknesses in their control measures. This is contained in the Bank Supervision Department (BSD) Annual Report for 2016, which was released on Friday. The banks were fined for not putting in places control measures. […]

Premier League side, Tema Youth, have promised to deepen giants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s woes, extend their Premier League winless streak on Sunday when they clash in a fierce Premier League second-round opener at the Tema Stadium. Tema Youth will take on Asante Kotoko on match day 16 of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday at […]

In the wake of the April 20, 2017, decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation against Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Danish citizen was arrested along with Russian citizens at a peaceful worship service disrupted by a police raid on the evening of May 25, 2017. Dennis Christensen At least 15 heavily armed police and Federal Security […]

In the wake of the April 20, 2017, decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation against Jehovah’s Witnesses, a Danish citizen was arrested along with Russian citizens at a peaceful worship service disrupted by a police raid on the evening of May 25, 2017. Dennis Christensen At least 15 heavily armed police and Federal Security […]

“A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns” (Mario Puzo, author of “The Godfather”). LAWYER MAURICE AMPAW, A SENSATIONAL MEDIA-HUNGRY ENIGMA Listening to Lawyer Maurice Ampaw talk one always wonders how many mouthparts he has. This so-called celebrity lawyer is widely known for his attention-seeking tendencies and media-hungry theatrics. […]

Their credibility was virtually nonexistent long before the key operatives of the Mahama-led government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) got condignly and democratically booted out of the Flagstaff House. So there is a diddly little that any of their most formidable political opponents could do to further damage a reputation and a credibility level […]

 Eazzy and mr Eazi no doubt have enjoyed good airplay and reception to their hit collaboration song “Forever” which happened after long anticipation of what fans thought will be a great collaboration between the Ghanaian “Kpakposhito ” hit maker diva and Nigerian skin tight hit maker  .both Artists posted on their social media the behind […]

Africans generally experiment democracy from a peculiar perspective. It’s rare to find in African leaders those who keep campaign promises and vows to the people when they are eventually entrusted with leadership. Nigerians have a celebrated penchant for this tendency. But President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has proven to be a different kind of leader. His […]

The Carter Center congratulates Liberia on the passage of its first law to improve health care for people with mental illnesses and prevent discrimination against them.  The bill passed by the Liberia House of Representatives on May 24 protects people living with mental health disorders from discrimination and will give access to quality mental health […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday maintained that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) should be at the forefront in the fight against illegal mining, saying Ghanaians expect security services to curb the menace. “As government intensifies its efforts to curb the illegal mining phenomenon, otherwise referred to as ‘galamsey’, that is polluting our waters, […]

The Atibie Nursing and Midwifery Training College has appealed to the Health Ministry (MOH) to move quickly to post more teachers to the school. Mrs. Paulina Osabutey, the Principal, said it had over the past decade been struggling with inadequate teachers and that things had kept worsening. She told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that […]

Mr. Rawuf Sani, member of Darkuman ‘Borla Taxi’ Association, has expressed worry about the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s directive to members to halt their operations. It said the directive if implemented would create unemployment and affect the livelihood of the people. Speaking to Ghana News Agency, Mr Rawuf said the creation of the Sanitation Ministry by […]

Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), has launched a five-year national strategic plan to strengthen its contribution to the nation’s development. This comes amid the celebration of its 170 years anniversary. The Right Reverend Dr. Seth Senyo Agidi, the Moderator, said under the plan, it was going to build more health facilities and vocational schools across […]

The Australian High Commission in Ghana would on June 3 organise an indigenous textiles fashion show as part of its National Reconciliation Week with the support of Emirates Airlines and La Villa Boutique Ghana. In a statement issued in Accra on Friday by the High Commission and copied to the Ghana News Agency, the Australian […]

Thousands of protestors who hit the streets of Accra on Friday in demand of justice and accountability have given the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) a three-month ultimatum to retrieve an alleged USD 1.2 billion stolen by some civil and public officials. The group led by Captain Kwadwo Smart, the host of an Accra-based […]

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, is following reports of ongoing fighting in Tripoli with grave concern. The SRSG calls on rival groups to stop fighting immediately and put Libyan national interest first. “Voices of reason should prevail for the […]