Ghana’s credentials as one of the most ‘free-speech friendly’ countries in Africa seems to be fast eroding in recent times. In a rather bizarre move a popular Reggae artist Knii Lante was heckled off stage for performing a song that allegedly did not sit well with a Member of Parliament. “We had played the […]
50 new charging stations will power city government fleet vehicles using sunlight NEW YORK—The de Blasio Administration announced today the deployment of 50 solar-powered charging stations across the five boroughs that will power New York City’s growing fleet of electric government vehicles. Known as solar carports, each station will charge vehicles using sunlight. These
The once common phrase “Hakuna Matata” (No Problem!) is now off limits for African speakers of Swahili. Any commercial use of the two word expression is reserved for its new owner – the American company that produced Lion King. That’s right – Walt Disney! The California-based company is preparing to release its remake of
By Rebel Sacut Amenga-Etego WARNING: NOT FOR LAZY READERS My Closing Thoughts For 2018 I am an absolute believer that Church and State must be as separate as reason and belief. Any one who mixes reason and belief is totally and utterly confused in my books. And confused people have no business running
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has added reggae music to its list of cultural institutions worthy of protection and preservation. The genre is now part of a list of over 300 cultural traditions, including Dominican merengue, Slovakian bagpipe music and Vietnamese xoan singing. Jamaica submitted Reggae to UNESCO for consideration this year as part
Chinese control is widespread in Ghana’s industrial fishing fleets despite national legislation prohibiting foreign ownership, a new study claims. Operating through “front” Ghanaian companies, over 90% of Ghana’s industrial trawl sector is now linked to Chinese firms, the London-based Environmental Justice Foundation said. Some of these deals include hiring purchase agreements, where the license holder pays part
The Ghana Heritage Kente Festival Committee New York has announced this year’s edition of the Annual New York Kente Festival. The 4th in the series, this year’s festival is themed “Kente, a Symbol of Our Unique National Cohesion” and is designed to be a celebration of cultural diversity in an equally culturally diverse cosmopolis. The event will
A simmering dispute between the U.S. and Ghana appears to be resolved. Some 7,000 Ghanaians can now be deported from the U.S. and a key demand – that their Ghanaian citizenship be proven before deportation – has been dropped. The dispute was settled at the United Nations General Assembly meeting last month. Speaking
China’s influence in Africa has some leaders trying hard to please their new, rich and seemingly generous foreign partners. This week, Zambian authorities roiled the nation’s waters by deporting an influential pan-Africanist professor before he could disembark at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and before he could address a class of graduating university seniors on the
Facebook will begin flagging fake news stories with the help of users and third-party fact-checkers in Kenya, in a bid to improve the quality of news people find on its platform. The company announced today (Oct. 3) that it would work with independent fact-checking organization Africa Check along with the French news agency AFP to assess news
