The South Sudanese government said on Thursday the ongoing dispute with the opposition over the number of states and boundaries will only be settled when the transitional unity government is formed as the November deadline approaches. Tut Kew Gatluak, presidential security advisor and head of the
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to “achieve peace and international cooperation”. Mr Abiy’s peace deal
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he hopes to mediate between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds, and also threatened to punish Turkey if its offensive in northeast Syria goes beyond limits. Trump tweeted Thursday that the United States has three options regarding the situation in Syria:
An Iranian-owned oil tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, Iran’s foreign ministry says. The ministry said the tanker Sabiti had been hit twice, causing some damage. Earlier, Iran’s national oil company (NIOC) said two explosions on the vessel had been caused “likely
Casualties are increasing as Turkey presses on with its cross-border offensive on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. At least 11 civilians have died and dozens of fighters from the Kurdish-led SDF and pro-Turkish factions have been killed, reports say. The first
The election of Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is expected to accelerate transparency, accountability and probity at local government growth and development in communities. It will ensure security of tenure that has embedded in it focus on the needs of communities since
CONFDERATION of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee member Moses Hassim Magogo has been suspended for two months by FIFA for reselling tickets from the 2014 World Cup. The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations has also been fined CHF10,000 (£8,000/$10,000/€9,000). Magogo entered a plea
Justice Emile Short, a former Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice, has attributed the winner-takes-all phenomenon, which is characterised by the governing party assuming total control of everything after winning power as an impediment to the nation’s democratic governance.
BELGIUM became the first team to qualify for the 2020 European Championship finals as Romelu Lukaku scored twice in a 9-0 thrashing of San Marino in Brussels on Thursday, while the Netherlands needed a late comeback to beat Northern Ireland. Lukaku took his record Belgium international tally past 50 goals as Roberto
Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the Auditor-General, has condemned the politics of comparative mediocrity that is practised in the country and has assumed partisan positions to the neglect of the national interest. “It’s worrying our political dispensation, where we can all realise the truth and because of
It has always been her determination to aim high in life and bridge the gap of gender parity in society. In this regard, Mrs Stella Aku Addo has vowed to leave a legacy that would stand the test of time in a male dominated profession,
The first audition of the maiden Angel TV’s reality show, ‘Bomu N’asa’ came off last Saturday at the Tema lorry station to begin the selection of best Jama groups across five regions of the country for the main competition. ‘Bomu N’asa’, which literally means ‘clap
The Economic and Commercial office of the Embassy of Spain in Ghana on Thursday held this year’s edition of the annual Spanish Wine Fair dubbed “Spain in your glass”. The event took place at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in
This year’s Ghana Theatre Festival, which was the 5th edition, has ended successfully in Accra on the theme ‘Nurturing and Growing Artistic Voices’. The event was held on September, 29, 2019 as one of the numerous programmes of the National Theatre, which is celebrated annually in the last week of
Patrons of Heal Worship Concert at the Abeka Central Church of Pentecost in Accra experienced an overflow of anointing, as Elder Kwesi Mireku and Elder Opare led the gathering in praise and worship. The concert, organised by the Kofi Opare Ministry (KOM), was aimed at raising funds
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