Africa Is Richer Than You Think.

 

Africa suffers from another kind of poverty: lack of accurate statistical data. And it is a tragic, messy situation. Nigeria nearly doubled the size of its economy overnight -- a whopping 89 percent -- surpassing South Africa to become Africa's largest economy and the world's 26th largest.

Congo president: Africa needs Russia.

 

The resource-rich West African state of Congo plans to attract infrastructure investment from Russia, President Denis Sassou Nguesso told Russian media.

Premier Li's trip to further cement China-Africa ties.

 

China is due to sign agreements with African nations on petroleum, agriculture and infrastructure during Premier Li Keqiang's maiden visit to Africa since taking office.

Nigerians demand rescue of abducted schoolgirls kidnapped by militants.

 

Hundreds of  women  defied heavy rain in Abuja on Wednesday  to protest the abduction of schoolgirls from the Government Girls’  Secondary School in  Chibok, Borno State at the National Assembly.

SPEECH BY NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO ADDO AT THE AWARD CEREMONY OF GHANA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONALITY FOR 2013 AT MOVENPICK HOTEL, ACCRA, ON APRIL 30 2014.

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,

I thank etv-Ghana for this initiative and I thank the public for the great honour done me by voting me as Ghana’s Most Influential Personality for the year 2013. I congratulate my fellow winners for their service to our nation. I am deeply humbled by the award and I accept the challenge that it poses in what the public expects of the leadership of our nation.

Son of Ghana immigrants accepted at every Ivy League school, picks Yale University.

 

Yale is the pick for the son of Ghanaian immigrants who made U.S. national headlines after being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools.

AKUFO-ADDO RECEIVES 2013 NYUPED NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

 

The Northern Youth for Peace and Development (NYUPED), on Tuesday, presented the “2013 NYUPED National Achievement Award” to the 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The Ghana 2014 Wealth Report.

 

Ghana is one of the fastest growing wealth markets in Africa. This report provides a comprehensive review of the wealth sector in Ghana, including HNWI trends, wealth management trends and luxury trends in the country.

Kenya:Police woman reprimanded over tight skirt uniform.

 

A female traffic police corporal in Kiambu county now fears she will be transferred to a distant outpost following the furore surrounding her official uniform.

Firms urged to embrace ‘local content’ in Africa for investment growth.

 

The guide, based on advice from a panel of experts (6-page / 1MB PDF) representing industry and the African mining, banking, consulting, investment and energy sectors, examined what investors need to do to meet domestic development objectives.

Oklahoma Inmate Dies of Heart Attack After injected with a controversial new drug combination but not the way he was supposed to die..

 

The execution of Clayton Lockett, left, was botched by Oklahoma authorities on Tuesday night. The execution of Charles F. Warner, right, was postponed after Lockett died of a heart attack.

The state of Oklahoma was supposed to execute two inmates on Tuesday night. Instead it postponed the second execution after the first man scheduled to be executed died — but not the way he was supposed to.

Bouygues Construction wins its first contract in Ghana.

 

"With this first contract in Ghana, Bouygues Construction is confirming its ambitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, with projects and infrastructures aimed at enhancing the quality of life for local populations", said Olivier-Marie Racine, deputy managing director of Bouygues Construction.

Africa Cheated Of US$38 Billion Annually Through Trade Mispricing: Report.

 

African countries are losing US$38 billion dollars a year through trade mispricing, according to a recent report published by the Africa Progress Panel, a group of 10-eminent persons set up to promote equitable and sustainable development for Africa.

Ghana secures 42 mln Euros support for urban management project.

The French development agency, Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD), is supporting the Ghana Urban Management Pilot Project (GUMPP) with 42 million Euros, a senior official of Ghanaian government disclosed on Tuesday.

Keeping Al Qaeda’s West African Unit on the Run.

 

Is Al Qaeda’s regional affiliate in West Africa dead, at least for now?

Since the beginning of March, French forces have killed more than 40 jihadists in Mali belonging to the affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or its associates.

One dead after blast on Ghana oil refinery pipeline.

 

One person was killed in an explosion on a pipeline linking Ghana's 45,000 barrel-per-day Tema Oil Refinery in an industrial hub near the capital Accra to a nearby port, a spokeswoman for the refinery said on Tuesday.

Africa to Attract U.S.$880 Billion Investment in Agric By 2030 - - Report

 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that Africa has potential to attract 880 billion dollars (about N141.7 trillion) investment in agriculture by 2030. This is contained in a report jointly produced by the Agriculture and Agro-industry and Development Research Departments of the bank.

Kerry embarks on major Africa tour.

 

Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Luanda, Angola, on April 29-May 5 to encourage democratic development, promote respect for human rights, advance peace and security, engage with civil society and young African leaders who will shape the continent’s future, and promote trade, investment and development partnerships in Africa. 

Donald Sterling receives lifetime ban in response to racist comments.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.

Ghana: We are listening to business - John Mahama

 

The list of the government's priorities for reform is long, from improving the business environment to cutting deficits and expanding the provision of free secondary education.

AKUFO-ADDO LEADS COMMONWEALTH OBSERVER MISSION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.

 

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Mission for the South African elections by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma.

I’ll win victory for NPP in 2016 - Afoko reaffirms.

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Paul Afoko, yesterday reiterated his pledge to members of the party that he will do everything legitimately possible to return the party to power by winning the 2016 general elections, even at the peril of his life.

Villages in Ghana that No Longer Have Child Deaths to Record.

 

Zainab Abubakar saves children’s lives. A few years ago she was just an ordinary woman with no medical training living in rural Kpilo in Ghana’s Northern Region. 

Gondwana Oil updates on application process for Ghana block interest.

 

Gondwana Oil Corp. (CSE:GO) provided investors Tuesday with another update on the status of its application for an interest in the Offshore Cape Three Point South Block in Ghana.

Acsa seals deal with Ghana airports.

 

As part of its ongoing focus and expansion into emerging markets, Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ghana Airports Company Limited to provide advisory and technical consultancy services on all airport-related matters in Ghana.

Is President John Mahama a ‘specialist in failure’ – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

 

A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has express worry at the way and manner the country is been governed by the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration.

Ghana Gold Output Seen Falling 500,000 Ounces on Halts

Gold production in Ghana, the continent’s second-largest producer after South Africa, may fall 500,000 ounces this year as declining prices prompted some mines to suspend operations, the Minerals Commission said. 

Ghanaians Can’t Afford Food – Jerry John Rawlings.

 

A former Ghanaian leader, Jerry John Rawlings, has highlighted growing economic hardship in Ghana in a recent interview with The Vanguard, a Nigerian newspaper.

We’ll improve Ghana’s economic outlook – President John Dramani Mahama

 

President John Dramani Mahama has said his government plans to improve the overall outlook of the economy through the enhancement of social protection intervention mechanisms.

President Obama joined in the lambasting of L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling

 While in Malaysia, President Obama answers a question regarding Donald Sterling's alleged racist comments.

Great Response to Racist Taunt: Dani Alves Eats Banana Thrown at Him.

As Barcelona player Dani Alves was getting ready to perform a corner kick during Sunday's game against Villarreal, one of the viewers threw a banana at him, a racist taunt often directed at players with darker skin.

Prudential Sees Profit in Ghana by Fourth Year After Acquisition.

Prudential Plc (PRU), the U.K.’s biggest insurer, said the Ghanaian life insurance business it acquired in December may become profitable after four years.

Ghana’s many resources not reflected in quality of life.

Dr. Yaw Baah, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (Ghana-TUC), has said Ghana’s many and varied natural endowments hardly reflected in the quality of life of the majority of the people.

Akufo-Addo Celebrates The Life Of late Alhaji Roland Issifu Alhassan.

 

 Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo joined thousands of Ghanaians, in Tamale, to pay tribute and celebrate the life and legacy of the late Alhaji Roland Issifu Alhassan, who passed away after a short illness on the 14th of April, at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra.

Mahama must terminate the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) programme. – Caseley-Hayford

 

A financial analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has made a direct call on President John Dramani Mahama to completely terminate the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) programme.

Samia Nkrumah shares her Memories of her Father Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Passing 42 Years Ago.

When on April 27th, 1972, news of our father's death reached us in Cairo my heart seemed to have stopped beating . The news was an anti-climax to the prevailing atmosphere in the house because earlier that day an emissary had brought us the most exciting news that every child with a father abroad was always waiting to hear - "Father is coming home. Today!"

Pope declares John Paul II and John XXIII saints.

Pope Francis on Sunday, April 27 proclaimed as saints his influential predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII at an historic ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter's Square.

CPP heads to Court to reclaim seized assets confiscated by the State after the party’s overthrow from power in 1966.

 

The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has said it is preparing to file a court action, seeking an order to repossess many of its assets confiscated by the State after the party’s overthrow from power in 1966.

On World Malaria Day, UN officials push for near zero preventable deaths.

 

The tide has turned on malaria, with mortality rates for children in Africa down by half, but a stronger surveillance system is urgently needed to prevent new outbreaks and resurgences, United Nations officials today warned, marking the sixth annual World Malaria Day.

Blame TUC for Ghana’s economic woes – Fiifi Kwetey

 

The weak and failed state of Ghana as described by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is the creation of its incessant demands on government to cushion Ghanaians through subsidies and salary increments, Fifi Kwetey, Minister of State in Charge of Allied and Financial Institutions, has said.

Criticisms from opposition parties in Parliament are not meant to destabilize ruling governments - Minority Leader.

 

Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader, on Thursday, stressed that criticisms from opposition parties in Parliament are not meant to destabilize ruling governments, but to put them on their toes.

Ghana's economy is "deformed, weak and failing" - TUC Secretary General

 

Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, Kofi Asamoah says failure to develop purposeful goals with efficient institutions that design and implement smart rules, has rendered the country deformed and weak.

Jake Otanka Obestebi-Lammptey Handing Over To Paul Afoko.

 

It was an amazing sight to behold when the former executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) handed over to the new administration.

iSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY by William Okyere Darko Mensah.

''RIVERMEN''

Bath Rotary Club spearheads effort to help village in Ghana.

 

Deacon Ray Defendorf and Mike Slovak, of the Corning and Bath Rotary clubs, respectively, will travel to Ghana to finalize plans for a Rotary International project to support the village of Ko.

Ghana, Ivory Coast Maritime Dispute To Be Resolved In June.

 

The maritime dispute between the government of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire would be resolved peacefully by the end of June, Adama Tourgara, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Cote d'Ivoire told news men in Accra on Thursday.

Nigeria’s Cheaper Than Ghana Stocks Lure Bargain Hunters.

 

Nigerian stocks are rebounding from the worst selloff in more than two years as valuations cheaper than South Africa, Kenya and Ghana lure investors from Investec Plc to Renaissance Asset Management.

Senator Ike Ekweremadu meets President John Mahama in Ghana, seeks ECOWAS support to fight terrorism.

 The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana, to make war against terrorism and youth unemployment top priority of his tenure.

Koku Anyidoho claims he has constant communication with the late President John Atta Mills.

A former Director of Communication at Ghana’s presidency, Koku Anyidoho, has made a potentially controversial claim that he has been discussing his political future with his former boss, the late President John Atta Mills.

Ghana President's kin that is pain in the neck.

 

The Ghanaian economy is performing poorly and corruption charges against aides of President John Mahama are on the headlines.

Justice Apau bemoans reckless ghana judgement debts.

 

Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO.

The Sole Commissioner of the Judgement Debt Commission, Mr Justice Yaw Apau, has cautioned that the country risked being continuously saddled with reckless judgement debts, if the activities of certain individuals who usurped the powers of state institutions were not checked.

Joe Ghartey, Addai Nimoh join NPP flag-bearer race.

 

Two more names have emerged in the upcoming contest for the flag-bearer position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd negotiating urea pacts in Iran and Ghana.

 

 Indian fertilizer companies are scouting for overseas partners as low domestic gas availability, along with a shortage of key fertilizer inputs, puts pressure on fertilizer production in the country. 

Photo: Hindustan Times

Pushed by the low availability of natural gas in India, state-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) is seeking joint venture (JV) partners in gas-rich Iran and Ghana.