The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday posted com­mercial revenues of $125.2m, a 17 per cent year on year increase – at the CAF 45th Ordinary General Assembly in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The significant increase of $21.6m in revenue growth over the previous financial year was largely driven by an increase in both CAF’s sponsorship … The post CAF

History-making 2022 World Cup semifinalists, Moroc­co, must win a group including Zambia to ensure qualification for the next edition in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Congo Brazzaville, Tanzania, Niger and Eritrea complete Group E after a draw made yesterday in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, by former African stars. Morocco became the first African … The post Morocco,

Nima Stars, represent­ing Nima-Zongo, have been adjudged winners of the 2023 Happy FM Salah Food Fest Cooking Contest held in Accra. The Chief Protocol Officer at the Office of the National Chief Imam, Alhaji Latif Abdulsalam, supported by Director of Broad­casting at Global Media Alliance Broadcast Company (GMABC), Timothy Karikari, and represen­tatives from Tasty Tom, … The post Nima

 Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Ltd in collab­oration with its parent company, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), is set to hold the 2023 Autism Workshop and Consultations in Ghana as part of the bank’s Corporate So­cial Responsibility Initiatives. This year’s programme is themed “Empowering Voices for Autism” to promote inclusivity and self-advocacy for persons on … The post Guaranty

Singapore has moved to deepen trade ties and cooper­ation with Ghana and other African coun­tries. Trade between the African continent and Singapore reached US$14.38 billion in 2022, growing at a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of +14.7 per cent between 2018 and 2022, while Singapore’s foreign direct invest­ments into the continent reached an estimated US$21 … The post  Singapore

300-page book titled “African Christianity in the 21st Century: The Mixed Bag,” has been launched in Accra. Authored by Apostle Dr Robert Mensah, Head Pastor of the Shining Stars Ministry Inter­national (United Kingdom), the book is divided into 14 chapters, and seeks to answer what it called a mixed bag syndrome that was injected into … The post A

 All the 10 presidential aspirants contesting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries later this year have been approved. The nine-member vetting committee chaired by former Speaker of Parliament, Profes­sor Aaron Mike Oquaye, passed the aspirants in their report submitted through the General Secretary of the party, Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong, on Monday. They will … The post 10

A businessman, who alleged­ly took GH¢200,000 from a barber under the pretext of securing him land, but failed, has been granted bail by the Accra Circuit Court. Mr Emmanuel Nii Anyankor, 56, who was charged with defraud by false pretence, and fraudulent transaction of land, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mr Joojo … The post Businessman

 A 39-year-old unemployed woman, who allegedly defrauded an X-ray tech­nician of GH¢32,000, has been granted bail by the Accra Circuit Court. Madam Sylvia Naa Dodua Wristberg, allegedly collected the money under the pretence of securing a Canadian VISA for the technician’s wife, but failed to deliver on the agreement. The woman, who was charged with … The post Woman

Dr Stephen Kwabena ­Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, has filed an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, at the Supreme Court (SC), to have his trial start afresh. The Court of Appeal on July 3, 2023 set aside a High Court ruling to conduct the trial involv­ing Dr Opuni and … The post Dr Opuni goes to SC… challenges Court of Appeal verdict

The Black Queens, will commence their first Olympic Games qualifiers today in Conakry when they will play as guests of Le Syli National Féminin of Guinea at the Stade General Lansana Conte in Nongo. For the past four Olympic Games – Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020 – the Black Queens have … The post Black Queens face Guinea today

The maiden African Open Mixed Martial Arts tournament is set for the Korean Sports Complex in Tema today. The two-day event would have judo, taekwondo, karate, kick­boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes to compete for the attractive prizes at stake. Organised by the World Karate and Kickboxing Union (WKU) Ghana, the event is expected … The post LOC launched for African

Double Olympic 800m cham­pion, Caster Semenya, says “justice has spoken” after the Eu­ropean Court of Human Rights ruled in her favour on Tuesday. Semenya won her appeal against the government of Swit­zerland for not protecting her rights and dates back to a Swiss Supreme Court ruling in 2020. In a statement, the 32-year-old South African … The post Semenya elated

 Treble winners, Manchester City, received more pay­ments than any other club from FIFA for releasing players for last year’s World Cup in Qatar. City received $4.6m (£3.54m) from FIFA’s total of $209m (£160.91m) in payments to clubs, with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain next on the list. English clubs received more than … The post Man

Mali’s U-23 football team has finally secured qualification for the Paris Olympic Games after a two-de­cade-long wait. In a highly anticipated play-off match at the TotalEnergies CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AF­CON) 2023, Coach Badara Alou Diallo’s team triumphed over Guinea in a nail-biting penalty shootout, prevailing 4-3 after a goalless draw. The first … The post Mali qualify

 The World Bank has given the assurance that it will continue to invest in Gha­na’s education sector because it is the key to the socio-economic development of the people. The Managing Director of Op­erations of the World Bank, Anna Bjerde, said developing the human capital through education would help lift people out of poverty, im­prove … The post WB assures investment in education

 The frontage and some aspects of the Council of State Office building, near the Parliament House in Accra, are to be pulled down and rebuilt at an estimated cost of GH¢6million. This is because the building, completed in 2016 at the cost of GH¢4.6 million, is said to have been constructed out of plan and … The post Council of State office to be rebuilt at GH¢6m

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday eulogised the late Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, as an ex­ceptional writer whose kind will be difficult to find among the commu­nity of writers. “The late Ama Ata Aidoo was not just a famous poet and a playwright, but also an exceptional woman whose literary works went beyond the boundaries … The post A literary

The management of 12 Ghana Education Service (GES) offices in six regions are to face prosecution over procurement breaches amounting to GH¢1,028,700.91. They comprise district and mu­nicipal offices in Tema, Ledzokuku, and Ga Central in Greater Accra; Abuakwa North in Eastern; Tumu in Upper West; Hohoe in Volta; Sefwi Juaboso, Aowin and Sefwi Akontobra in … The post PAC

Of late, there are an increasing videos in the off-mainstream media, plethora of discourses which show a new wave of African thinking. It is pretty well-balanced academic. But its focus is predom­inantly how to respond to external negative narratives and presen­tations of Africa and the people, from euro-centrists to verbally whipping the totality of African … The post Re-birthed African Renaissance