The President of Botswana Seretse Khama Ian Khama has been announced as the best President in the world by the United Nations Economic & Social Council during their annual review which was published on August, this year. A Technical Committee made up of experts from reputable International Civil Service Organisations and Think Tanks adjudged Mr. Ian […]
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Ghana and Liberia have reached an agreement to share intelligence, and collaborate with their respective security agencies to fight terrorism and crime within the sub-region. “On the sub regional level, we have discussed issues of interest to do with security; that is working together in order that we
It was a wonderful night in March for a concert. The people from all over New York City gathered into the decades old monument to Africa American History. Seated with anticipation, the concert goers patiently waited for a show that would not disappoint. This was my second viewing of the African Now concert series put
By Kwame Anyane Yeboa [Anyane Photos] I had the pleasure of attending a fashion show of Nigerian designer Chuks Collins; the 1st Annual Fashion Vie Runway Show. The event, which attracted many celebrities music artists, and socialites to Bleecker Event Hall showcased some of Collins’ recent designs. The show featured, of course, talented male and female
Ghana’s Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has called on the International Criminals Court (ICC) to be fair in it’s handling of prosecutions. Dr. Ayine asked the ICC to end the selective prosecution of Black African leaders. Speaking at the first International forum of the ICC at the Ghana Institute of Management
An Australian mining firm has found a 404-carat diamond worth an estimated $14 million dollars in the southern African country of Angola. Executives of the Lucapa Diamond Company said Monday, miners discovered the white diamond in the Lunda Norte province in northeastern Angola. Company chairman Miles Kennedy said “We’re not used to valuing 400-carat diamonds,
The U.S. House of Representatives have passed the Electrify Africa Act, after nearly two years of trying to get the measure through both chambers of Congress. The bill will provide a framework for a major public-private partnership between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries to help millions of people gain access to reliable electricity.
Somalia has issued a ban on Christmas celebrations in the Muslim-majority country after the Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei announced a similar prohibition earlier this month with the threat of five years in jail.Sheikh Mohamed Khayrow, director general of Somalia’s religious affairs ministry, said on Tuesday that Christmas and New Year celebrations threatened the country’s
African leaders have resolved to connect the continent’s 640 million people without electricity to a grid by 2030. They intend to achieve this feat through the African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI).AREI, which aims to produce 300 gigawatts (GW) of electricity for the continent by 2030, is meant to be Africa’s major contribution to the Conference
South Africa is considering leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). A deputy minister says this is in an advanced stage of consideration. This comes as the government faces condemnation for disregarding a court order to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir when he visited the country earlier in the year. Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister at the Presidency for performance Monitoring and
