UN Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, warned that 700 children have been killed in Iraq – including those killed in summary executions – and more than 500 in Gaza since the beginning of the year. Zerrougui also noted ...

The son of Nigeria's ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is shot and wounded in a battle with militant Islamists, the former leader's aide tells the BBC.

The Upper Manya constituency conference of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) scheduled for September 1, did not come on due to the delay in the processing of both candidates and delegates listed for the event. According to information obtained by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) yesterday, on the day of the conference,candidates contesting for various positions had not been vetted, [...] The post Upper Manya NDC In Crisis appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

An aspirant for national chairmanship of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Daniel Abodakpi, has disclosed that there was a disconnection between the leadership of his party and the grassroots. Assuring delegates that, when given the mandate at the national delegates’ congress he would make sure to re-establish the connection between the party and its mass base. Mr Abodakpi, made these remarks [...] The post Abodakpi Solicits Votes In Upper East appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

One of the shortlisted flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai-Nimoh, has confirmed he will contest the party’s October 18 primaries. In a statement he issued yesterday Mr. Addai-Nimoh said, “I am deeply moved by the trust that has been placed in me and I accept the challenge with humility. It is a path that has been trodden by [...] The post I Am Standing: Addai Nimo Confirms appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

An Accra Fast Track Court on Friday restrained the Na-tional Democratic Congress (NDC) and two of its affiliates from organising the youth, women and executive elections in the Ningo Prampram Constituency. The NDC and two affiliate bodies of the party: the Ningo Constituency and the Greater Accra Regional Executive Committee, who were restrained, had scheduled constituency executive elections on September 8. The [...] The post Court Restrains NDC Election At Ningo appeared first on The Ghanaian

Surging levels of carbon dioxide sent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to a new record in 2013, while oceans, which absorb the emissions, have become more acidic, the UN said on Tuesday. Smoke rises from chimneys of a factory in Haubourdin, ...

That Ghana has been undergoing power rationing in recent times is not for want of generation capacity; the lack of stable power supply in the country is, in the main, a fuel supply issue. And while President Mahama’s goal of achieving 5000megawatts of installed capacity by 2016 appears achievable, certainly not by the 2016 target though, the lack of adequate supply of fuel could render the many thermal power projects the nation is embarking on white elephants. If government does not pay equal

September 9, 2014: Indian army soldiers build a temporary bridge across the Tawi River after the existing bridge was damaged in the floods on the outskirts of Jammu, India. The flash floods, which began on Sept. 3, have killed hundreds, put more than half a ...

South African petrochemicals company, Sasol says it is eyeing potential expansion to Ghana, Angola and Tanzania, but Mozam-bique remains its immediate focus in Africa. Sasol reported a 14 per cent increase in full-year earnings yesterday, boosted by higher chemical prices and a weaker rand but still short of analysts’ expectations. The company’s CEO David Constable said in the results presentation in [...] The post South African Petrochemicals Firm To Venture Into Ghana appeared first on The

The government’s efforts to promote poultry farming and cut down on the huge import of poultry will not be successful if the problem of access to credit for farmers is not addressed, Ernest Adomako, Chief Executive Officer, Agabusco poultry farm has said. He said despite the growing number of commercial banks and specialised institutions such as Export Development and Agriculture Investment [...] The post Access To Credit Remains Major Problem For Poultry Industry— Ceo, Agabusco Poultry Farm

Actress Lydia Forson is set to release her first self-produced movie, A Letter From Adam, at the Silverbird Cinemas in Accra. Movie lovers will see some of Africa’s finest actors and actresses come Friday September 19. A Letter from Adam is a romantic drama directed by Atlanta-based director, Sam Kessie and features the likes of  Lydia ...

The third season of the life transforming stories of Airtel Ghana's award winning corporate social responsibility programme 'Airtel Touching Lives' has returned to the screens.

Ghana defender John Boye has been ruled out of Wednesday's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo in Lome.

The General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah is set to go court to challenge the provisions of the Constitutional Instrument (C.I) 75 which makes biometric verification a prerequisite for voting. “I have personally instructed my counsel and lawyers to take up the matter and I am sure that after the judicial ...