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View ArticleNPP scheming to disrupt 2016 elections
Instead, intelligence reports gathered by The aL-hAJJ indicate that, as part of the agenda to scuttle the elections coming off as schedule, the Akufo-Addo-led pressure group, LMVC, intends in the...
View ArticleJ.J., Konadu could destroy Zanetor’s political future
Few weeks after this admonishing and, after she has won the hearts and support of many Ghanaians and has been tipped by even virulent critics of her parents to win the parliamentary candidate slot of...
View ArticleAkufo-Addo divides Northerners in NPP?
In a desperate but fruitless attempt to ‘get rid’ of the National Chairman of the party, Paul Afoko and northerners perceived to be his nemeses, the 2016 flag bearer of NPP, Nana Akufo Addo, has ended...
View ArticleMahama undecided on running mate for 2016
According to executives of the NDC, who are also key stakeholders in the selection of running mate as per the party’s constitution, whoever partners the president into the 2016 elections is not a...
View ArticleOct. 21 Leading German Newspapers Summary
Die Welt: — The verbal gaffes of the German-Turkish author and right-wing populists Akif Pirincci in Pegida rally in Dresden have consequences. “We investigate on suspicion of sedition,” said senior...
View ArticleIbrahim Mahama and the Odaw River Wahala
Living in the Odaw enclave has become a nightmarish experience for most of the residents. The enclave, comprising communities like Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Odawna, Adabraka Official Town, South Industrial...
View ArticleUgandan troops arrive home from South Sudan
“Our military equipment, materials and hundreds of our troops have arrived back home since we started the withdrawal on Tuesday last week. The trucks have been crossing the border with our troops and...
View ArticleFunding hampers Namibia’s opposition parties campaigns
Namibia has 121 constituencies and 52 local authorities, which must be contested by the 16 registered parties. With about a month to go, the ruling party, Swapo, has already bagged 26 constituencies...
View ArticleCredibility of Ivory Coast’s poll register questioned, calls for peace intensify
In a statement, CEI President Youssouf Bakayoko said Banny’s allegations questioned the credibility of the electoral list and his institution. “I have evidence that the final voter’s list has people...
View ArticleWorld Bank opposes declining poverty reports
Despite the reports for the last several years that significant declines in poverty have taken place in sub-Saharan Africa, a recently-released World Bank study indicates that despite “growth” the...
View ArticleUNVDA helps farmers cope with climate change, boost production
The program, run by the Upper Noun Valley Development Authority (UNVDA), is also in partnership with Cameroon’s Institute of Agricultural Research and Development (IRAD). “In the last 15 years,...
View ArticleMalian president in France to mobilize development funds
The Malian president who is also responding to an invitation by his French counterpart Francois Hollande, is leading a strong delegation comprised of government officials, economic operators and other...
View ArticleKenyan police launch manhunt for 5 terror suspects
An intelligence report from the police said the five suspects who are believed to be in Al-Shabaab camps in Somalia are planning to slip into Kenya to carry out attacks on different locations on...
View ArticleNigerians oppose tariff increments
One of the main problems with the power sector reform in Nigeria is the absence of technocrats in the right positions. This will always lead to reversals and policy summersaults. When those with lack...
View ArticleBritish Council commences UK Science and MBA Tour 2015
• 28 October 2015 at Central University College, Miotso campus • 29 October 2015 at University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, Korle- bu campus • 30 October 2015 at University of Cape Coast...
View ArticleSouth African gov’t restricts tuition fee hike
The announcement was made by Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande after a meeting in Cape Town with representative delegations of university vice-chancellors, council chairs,...
View ArticleAppeals Committee full ruling on Hearts and Kotoko Case
Asante Kotoko appealed against the decision of the Disciplinary Committee which ruled that the Elite Clubs Competition matches were not official matches and therefore the player could not have served...
View ArticleTanzania’s judiciary says it is ready to deal with election petitions
“It is an undisputed fact that the 2015 elections in Tanzania is in many respects quite animated and unique,” he told a meeting in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam on the roles of the judiciary in...
View ArticleAU, EU sign deal on funding Somali peacekeeping mission
The agreement signed on Friday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa provides funding under the Africa Peace Facility (APF) established by the EU at the request of the AU, and covers a period of seven...
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