China sought to head off criticisms over its policy towards Darfur by appointing a special envoy to the troubled Sudanese region. China also announced yesterday that it would send 275 engineers as part of a UN effort to bolster the
Even by the standards of desolate prisons in the rawest parts of Africa, Black Beach has built up a grim reputation for systematic brutality and neglect. Torture is routine for inmates who are often denied medical treatment for their wounds.
The European Union has been accused of delaying the tough action against Sudanthat was promised by leaders including Tony Blair and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel. In a letter to EU foreign ministers ahead of a meeting in Brussels next
The heads of key parastatals have been sacked in an apparent attempts to demonstrate to the donor community and the local public that the new government is serious about improving governance.
Malians were scheduled to vote in the second round of presidential elections on May 13. Now they might not, because in the first round held under two weeks ago, President Amadou Toumani Touré won by a wide margin. Now, the
A controversial advert by the condom distributor Population Services International (PSI) Botswana has been removed after a public outcry. The advert is part of a major campaign by the marketers of the Lovers Plus brand to introduce their flavoured and
The arrest of the chairman of the ruling 'National Council for the Defence of Democracy - Forces for the Defence of Democracy' (CNDD-FDD), Hussein Rajabu on April 27 is not likely to solve many problems in Burundi, even if his
INSPECTOR JUSTICE Oppong, yesterday continuing his evidence in the on-going trial of six persons in relation to the 77 parcels of cocaine brought into the country on board the MV Benjamin, had informed the Court that the driver of Asem
The heads of key parastatals have been sacked in an apparent attempts to demonstrate to the donor community and the local public that the new government is serious about improving governance.
Alcoa might face competition for its $26.9 billion (R185 billion) bid for rival Alcan from mining companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Group, Credit Suisse Group said Tuesday..
THE HEAD of Quality Control Laboratory at the Ghana Food and Drugs Board (FDB), Rev. Jonathan Yaw Martey yesterday told an Accra Fast Track Court trying two alleged drug barons, Kwabena Amaning alias Tagor and Alhaji Issah Abbas, involved in
THE TRADITIONAL Chiefs in Ahanta West, Wassa West and Nzema East Districts on whose land Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL), a rubber-processing factory is located, have expressed concern about government refusal to respond to its petition to it.
THE OBUASI Municipal Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Mr. Emmanuel Addison has assured residents of the Municipality of his outfit's readiness to deal with any disasters that might occur following the onset of the rains.
INSPECTOR JUSTICE Oppong, yesterday continuing his evidence in the on-going trial of six persons in relation to the 77 parcels of cocaine brought into the country on board the MV Benjamin, had informed the Court that the driver of Asem
THE LEGAL Resource Centre a non-governmental, non-profit human rights organization in collaboration with the Parliamentary Research Department, has held a consultative workshop to revise the provisions on PNDCL.317 on the National Accreditation Board, which is currently before Parliament.
THE HOPES of many Ghanaians especially the gender-inclined, to have a first female President in the nearest future or at least a female running mate of any of the NPP presidential aspirants who becomes the presidential candidate for 2008 elections
ONE OF the mouthpieces (serial callers) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Osei Yaw Nketiah, a.k.a 'Dr. Asem Fofro', has allegedly been rejected by the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) when he sought permission from the regional leadership of the
THE CENTRE for Rural Services Improvement (CRIS), an NGO, has organized a workshop for Assembly and Unit Committee Members of the West Gonja District Assembly of the Northern Region.
