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The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and ranking on the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has appealed to the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to engage in a candid and comprehensive assessment of the prevailing French influence, often characterized as hegemony, within …

African foresters want a change in government policies to allow easier trade in timber, taking advantage of available forests and to weed out exploitative trade routes. They argue that archaic laws are, in fact, fuelling illegal harvesting and sale of trees which in turn cause losses to revenue agencies. This …

European carriers have reported disruptions and suspended flights across the African continent on Monday after Niger’s military government closed its airspace on Sunday. The military government is bracing for a response from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after ignoring its deadline to reinstate the country’s ousted President …

Charles Adu Boahen, a former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, has denied remaining a director on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Board, after leaving the ministry in November, last year. Family sources told The Herald that, Mr Adu Boahen, has virtually relocated to South Africa, where he works, …

Ghana is at the center of the world’s spotlight again after news broke, confirming that the story of slavery on the continent of Africa, specifically begun in Ghana. Working together with a team, an archaeologist, Prof. Christopher DeCorse, has led a team of archaeologists in uncovering the exact location of …

The largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg, was hit by a massive gas explosion on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Just like an earthquake, the gas explosion ripped streets apart, destroyed structures and left vehicles flying in the air. According to a BBC report, at least one person died as a …

African countries would be better off with dictators cast in the mould of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame than the current crop of liars and theivess in power who are being appraised as democrats, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has said. …

Finland’s minister for economic affairs resigned on Friday (June 30), a little more than a week after taking office, amid a flurry of scandals linking him to neo-Nazi ideology. Vilhelm Junnila, of the far-right Finns Party, quit amid a new furore over comments he made in parliament where he said …

Ghana’s local currency is still been classified among African currencies with the ‘Worst Spot Returns’, according to a Bloomberg report. On the World Currency Ranker, the cedi’s performance placed 17th, depreciating by -11.21 percent while the Zambian Kwacha was ranked first among the ‘Best Spot Returns’ for African currencies. The …

Body scarification or body modification was an integral part of African culture that helped distinguish one person from the other in ancient Africa and is still a part of many African cultures in modern times. For the ancient African, names were not enough identification. For them, body scarification served a …