The northern Ghanaian city of Tamale yesterday witnessed an unprecedented protest by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to express their disapprobation with the introduction of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in the country. Over 500 farmers marched through some principal streets of the city to the Regional Co-ordinating Council, where they presented a petition to the […]
08/22/2013 President Robert Gabriel Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office. This follows a massive win over rival Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC after which a petition was filed by the MDC praying Zimbabwe’s Supreme court to annul the polls. However, the MDC subsequently withdrew the petition citing lack of faith
08/23/2013 Failed Zimbabwean presidential candidate and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai risks being summoned before the country’s highest court to answer charges of contempt for “disparaging remarks” he made about the judiciary.Mr Tsvangirai had said there was little difference between the judiciary and Mr Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party. He alleged that even though he was in office
10/05/2013 A group of Egyptians resident in New York Saturday took to the streets to protest the military intervention and ousting of former president Mohammed Morsi. The group carrying placards and chanting pro Morsi slogans converged outside the Egyptian embassy on 42nd Street and 2 Avenue, Manhattan. Clad mostly in yellow, the group comprised a
03/02/2014 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to sign the anti-gay bill passed by the parliament into law. Mr. Museveni said he signed the bill because he initially thought that some people were homosexual by nature and it would be wrong to punish them, but after conducting some research into the ’causes’ of
03/25/2014 “If they fail to give us Biafra, Somalia will look like a paradise compared to what will happen to that zoo. It is a promise, it is a pledge and it is also a threat to them… if they do not give us Biafra, there will be nothing living in that very zoo they
10/01/2013 Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama took time off while attending the 68th conference of the United Nations General in New York to speak at the New York University. Here are pictures from the event.
By Kwesi Baako Africa is touted by many as the ‘rising star’; the continent with new opportunities and the place with abounding possibilities for investment. It has also -perhaps in equal measure- gained a certain notoriety for underdevelopment, political instability and social stagnation. Many forums have been sponsored and held by ‘development partners’ but little
By Kwesi E. Baako 1 April 2013 Christmas, Easter, Eid Ul Fitr, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Valentines Day…All Fools Day! Wow! Even Fools have a day! That is the nature of the world we live in today. And it is beautiful. I mean the human specie has advanced so much; to the point where we have ‘animal
