Welcome to our maiden edition of our new project FROM THE NEWSPAPERS. This is basically a quick glance at the newspapers from across the continent in a video format. We are starting with GHANA but as we go along we hope to bring you newspapers from other African countries. Please enjoy and do not forget […]
While many nervous eyes around the world are watching rogue nation North Korea and its latest nuclear test, billionaire worry-wart Elon Musk warns that an international artificial intelligence race is more likely to cause World War III than a 20th century-style arms race. “China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority
Floods in Africa in August killed 25 times more people than Hurricane Harvey did.” That was the headline of a recent story in Quartz online by Lagos-based writer Yomi Kazeem. “Like severe floods in southern Asia, the disasters in Africa have been largely under-reported compared to similar events in Houston where Hurricane Harvey, a once
Eid al-Adha, also called the “Sacrifice Feast”, is the second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. Muslims commemorate this ultimate act of sacrifice every year during Eid al-Adha. While Abraham (Ibrahim) was prepared to make an ultimate sacrifice of his son Isaac (Ishak), God ultimately prevents
Nigerian business tycoon Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has his eye on new investment prospects and is tempted by U.S. opportunities in renewable energy and petrochemicals. “Let’s say that by 2025, I’m looking at (investing) between $20 billion and $50 billion outside Africa. Mind you, we don’t do small things,” said Dangote, who is worth $11.1
Aug. 28, 2017 (GIN) – If it’s a choice between suffocating seabirds, strangling turtles or the convenience of a plastic bag, Kenya is taking the side of marine animals. Starting this week, citizens producing, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It’s the
LAS VEGAS — In the end, the equation we all knew coming in turned out to be true: The best boxer in the world beat one of the best mixed martial artists in a boxing match. How we got there, however, was completely surprising. In his return from a two-year retirement, Floyd Mayweather improved to
Free Agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a shot in the arm when members of New York’s police force (NYPD) together with retired detective Frank Serpico and Councilman Jumaane Williams came together to show solidarity in Brooklyn. Kaepernick remains a free agent and no NFL team has shown interest in signing him after he expressed concern
Nana Kwadwo Jantuah discusses the issue of government borrowing and how the NPP government in Ghana is handling it
A fast-moving wall of mud, loosened by heavy overnight rains, has buried over 300 Sierra Leoneans, many of them sleeping children, during a torrential downpour early Monday. The deluge was foreseen by climate change experts. Videos posted by local residents show an angry flood of dark orange mud rushing down a steep street in the capital.
