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- Africa
- June 23, 2024
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Smiling Faces and Handshakes: How Nkrumah’s close allies bid him goodbye while plotting his ousting
Of Ghana’s four major military coups, the one that ousted the country’s founder and first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was perhaps the most unexpected. In his book Dark Days in Ghana, originally published by Zed Books in 1968, Nkrumah detailed his final moments with some of his closest associates, expressing his shock at their betrayal. While away on an international assignment in Vietnam, Nkrumah’s political life came to an abrupt end due to the coup…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
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Ohene Ntow criticizes government’s inaction on SSNIT Hotels sale
Nana Ohene Ntow, a campaign aide for the Movement for Change, has expressed surprise and disapproval over the government’s failure to halt the controversial sale of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) hotels to Rock City Hotel. During an interview on “The Big Issue” on Channel One TV, hosted by Selorm Adonoo, Ohene Ntow questioned the government’s reluctance to cancel the sale despite widespread public opposition. He argued passionately against including the consistently profitable Labadi…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 46 views
NaCCA seeks Legislative Instrument to clamp down on unapproved book publishers
Reginald Quartey, acting head of curriculum development at the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), announced that the Council will soon intensify efforts to clamp down on publishers and sellers of unapproved books nationwide. NaCCA has submitted a Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament to obtain legal backing for this initiative. Quartey made these remarks during an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, on the sidelines of a stakeholder engagement focused on developing…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 118 views
63,375 Ghanaians applied for Canada visa from January to April 2024
A post on the microblogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has highlighted the alarming number of Ghanaians seeking to migrate overseas in search of better opportunities. Derek Nii Laryea, a well-known digital entrepreneur, revealed that 63,375 residents of Ghana applied for a Canadian visa from January to April 2024. Remarkably, this figure for the first quarter of 2024 has already surpassed the total number of applicants for the entire year of 2023. In 2023, a…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 89 views
The missing link between private and public ethics in Tanzania
In Tanzania, there exists a behavioural, institutional and structural gap that is supposed to bridge the missing link between the interiorized private value system and public ethics.
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 51 views
Kenya blocks milk from Uganda again
Sector players decry delays in securing permits to export milk
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 57 views
Lagos Christ Embassy Headquarters on fire
A fire has engulfed the Christ Embassy Church Headquarters in Ikeja’s Oregun district, Lagos State, according to reports from Channels Television, a Nigerian media outlet. Eyewitnesses confirmed the incident, with multiple videos shared on X showing the extensive damage caused by the blaze. The fire reportedly broke out early Sunday, causing significant destruction to the church property and sending shockwaves through the local community and beyond. The church, led by the influential pastor Chris Oyakhilome, received…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 73 views
New dawn for Dar Port as it receives its largest container ship ever
The MSC ADU V, carrying 4,000 containers, has docked at the Port of Dar es Salaam for the first time, marking the arrival of the largest container ship in Tanzania’s history.
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
- 216 views
Government’s failure to prioritize education leads to WAEC’s inability to organize 2024 BECE – Dr Clement Apaak
Dr Clement Apaak, Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, has called on the government to urgently allocate GH¢80 million to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to ensure the smooth organization of the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Dr. Apaak, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Builsa South, criticized the government for its failure to prioritize education funding, despite Parliament’s approval of the budget for WAEC. He described the…
- Africa
- June 23, 2024
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Beyond The Numbers: About $12bn in remittances to Ghana unaccounted for by Bank of Ghana
Approximately $12 billion in remittances to Ghana went untracked and unaccounted for by the Bank of Ghana and the Auditor General from 2018 to 2022. In the space of remittances, available data from the World Bank and the Bank of Ghana have contrasted each other. While the World Bank tracked a total of $21.1 billion as remittances inflow to Ghana from 2018 to 2022, the Auditor General’s reports on the Bank of Ghana’s consolidated statements of foreign exchange…
