In a remarkable display of unity and determination, Ghanaians residing in the United States of America came together on September 20, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Their purpose was to voice deep concern about the critical challenges facing their homeland, Ghana, with messages like “IMF …
Read More »Gabon suspended from regional bloc, group moves HQ to Equatorial Guinea
Gabon has been suspended from the Central African regional bloc effective September 4, 2023. The suspension is allied to the August 30 overthrow of president Ali Bongo Ondimba by the military on the day his electoral victory in the August 26 polls was announced. Gabon’s suspension was reached after a …
Read More »Land for new BoG HQ could attract GH¢400m compensation – Ablakwa blows alarm
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has published documents alleging that the land on which the new Bank of Ghana (BoG) head office is being constructed is the subject of a long litigation battle. The lawmaker, who has so far published a series of exposés on the BoG building claims among others …
Read More »Watch Ken Agyapong’s ‘mute’ exit from NPP HQ after disciplinary hearing
Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), attended upon a committee of the party at its headquarters in Accra, to face the disciplinary hearings. The meeting of August 29, 2023, was highly publicized especially his arrival at the venue as he descended from his Lincoln Navigator, …
Read More »How all Twitter staff in Accra were fired a day after resuming HQ operations
For over a year, the staff of Twitter Africa worked remotely while preparing to move into their Accra Headquarters to begin operations physically. It, therefore, came as great news when, on November 1, 2022, all the Africa staff of the global microblogging and social networking service got to have their …
Read More »Malian president, PM ‘arrested,’ hauled to military HQ
• President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane were arrested late Monday • They were hauled to Kati, the centre of Mali’s military apparatus • The reason for the arrest has been put down to a cabinet reshuffle that sidelined two military officers from the transitional government Malian soldiers unhappy …
Read More »Sacred zone: South Africa community protests site of Amazon Africa HQ
The Khoi community in South Africa are taking on an global trade giant in the form of American multinational technology company, Amazon. The indigenous group insists that a portion of land in the port city of Cape Town where Amazon’s Africa headquarters is expected to be hosted, was a …
Read More »Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQ
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES Twitter delivered a surprise for Africa when it said it was establishing a regional headquarters in the West African nation of Ghana, triggering vigorous debate about the business environment for technology start-ups across the continent. For the social media giant, its decision was based on shared values …
Read More »Twitter Africa HQ in Ghana not solution to unemployment – International Diplomatic Consultant
International Diplomatic Consultant Farouk Al-Wahab has posited the Twitter Africa Headquarters in Ghana cannot employ the teeming number of unemployed youth in the country. He disclosed that the social media platform relies on a high level of technology and does not need a huge workforce to operate. “Twitter cannot employ …
Read More »Nigerian politician who sued Twitter, worried Ghana picked for Africa HQ
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, on Monday, April 12, announced that the microblogging and social networking firm had picked Ghana as its centre of operations in Africa. The news apparently has not gone down well with some Nigerians who are split on why the social media giant will pick Ghana ahead …
Read More »