Ghana Residents Not Happy As army Destroys Their Homes
Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighborhood of Ghana’s capital on Saturday so the authorities can start widening a lagoon to prevent a repeat of this month’s deadly floods. Some residents said security forces sprayed them with tear gas after they threw stones to protect their livelihoods from […]
African teams will get results
Speaking to the media shortly after securing the third place at the just concluded FIFA U20 World Cup Fanyeri Diarra, Mali Coach said they have proved that with the right resources, African teams will get results. “We’ve come a long way in this tournament and have been proud to represent Africa. And we’re very happy […]
Vivacious Wendy Is Miss Africa Perth
Zimbabwean beauty queen Wendy Ruwiza did the nation proud when she was on Sunday crowned Miss Africa Perth 2015 in Australia in front of a cosmopolitan crowd from all over the world. She outclassed a bevy of African beauties including fellow Zimbabwean Sakhile Ndlovu when she scooped the prestigious title of Miss Africa Perth (MAP). […]
Geneva Show to Boost Global Appetite for African Fashion
Africa’s indigenous creativity in fashion goods and services is something to be discovered and promoted at this year’s Africa Fashion Show Geneva (AFSG). The annual event promotes, showcases and celebrates the richness and diversity of Africa’s cultural heritage driven by the fashion industry and its talents. The creative textile and clothing industry is a multi-billion […]
Ghana’s Andre Ayew leaves Marseille to join Swansea
GHANA forward Andre Ayew has joined Swansea City on a free transfer and signed a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.The 25-year-old has joined from French club Olympique Marseille, where his contract expired at the end of last season, having scored 10 league goals in his final campaign. Ayew, who has 62 […]
Ivory Coast and Ghana reached a deal on maritime border dispute
The presidents of Ivory Coast and Ghana reached a deal on Monday in talks on a maritime border dispute that had frozen new oil drilling in a contested area, mediator Kofi Annan told the press. “We have a deal,” the former U.N. secretary general told Reuters, as he wrapped up the talks in Geneva. He […]
Ghana should seek further directives on ITLOS ruling – ACEP
Director of Operations at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said that Ghana should seek for further directives on the maritime dispute ruling by the International Tribunal for Law of the Seas (ITLOS). Benjamin Boakye who spoke with Joy Business says the ruling which directs Tullow Oil not to drill more wells is […]
Lowered expectations for Ghana’s Hope City?
ACCRA, Ghana — It began with a groundbreaking ceremony led by the president, followed by a lavish launch party at the national stadium that featured a performance by American R&B star Chris Brown. On the eve of the country’s independence day in 2013, Ghanaian developers announced their plans to build a $10 billion tech hub […]
Ghana could be HIPC by the end of 2015 : IMF
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ghana’s total public debt could hit the dreaded 70% mark by the end of this year. If this prediction by IMF Fiscal Monitor – released at the on-going IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington DC – comes to pass, then it would be official that Ghana is a […]
Ghana building bigger and better malls
A 30-minute drive from central Accra along the Accra-Cape Coast motorway takes you to Weija, a rapidly developing neighbourhood soon to be home to West Africa’s largest shopping mall. A grand site and a new road bypass are currently being constructed as part of the West Hills Mall development. The $100m complex will be the […]
