AU members asked to ratify Charter
Dr Aisha Laraba Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs of the African Union (AU) Commission, has called on member states to ratify the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration (PSA).
The Commissioner observed that the implementation of the Charter could give power to public service officials to effectively implement policies to help make the lives of...
Mandela Responding to Treatment
South Africa’s president said Nelson Mandela is “responding better to treatment” as he remains hospitalized for a lung infection.
The statement from President Jacob Zuma was the first hopeful update about Mr. Mandela’s health since he was taken to a Pretoria hospital on Saturday.
“I’m happy to report that Madiba is responding better to treatment from this morning....
For UN Peacekeepers, new means for changing times
By Hervé Ladsous
The history of United Nations peacekeeping is one of innovation and adaptation. Until some twenty years ago, UN peacekeeping seemed a more straightforward affair. Blue Helmets were deployed to monitor ceasefires – usually between warring countries. Their role was clear: they observed, reported breaches and facilitated solutions.
Modern peacekeepers operate in much more complex terrain....
ECOWAS Parliament expresses commitment to begin patrolling on community borders
A member of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Tuesday expressed the body’s commitment to embark on patrols on borders to ensure a reduction in check-points at inter-state routes.
Mr Dominic Azumah said the move would ensure the efficient control of the movement of arms, the fight against insecurity and cross-border crimes.
Speaking at the opening session of a two-day...
African cities can overcome their infrastructure challenges
Africa is expected to have 1.2 billion urban residents by 2050, intensifying the need to develop Africa’s megacities and making infrastructure one of the key strategic priorities amongst senior leaders throughout Africa.
Episode 9 of KPMG’s recent Africa Conversation Series took a closer look at Prioritising Africa’s Megacities, focusing on the challenges surrounding development of Africa’s...
Fifth Border Information Center in West Africa launched
The Ministers of Transport of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, joined by the U.S. Ambassadors to Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, have launched the fifth Border Information Center in West Africa at Elubo on the Ghana-Ivorian border.
A press statement from the Public Affairs section of the US Embassy in Ghana which was copied to the Ghana News Agency at the weekend, said the USAID Business Environments for Agile...
Political exclusion is bane of Africa’s democratic development – CADA
The Center for African Democratic Affairs (CADA) has called on governments, election management bodies, political parties and civil society organizations in Africa to collectively address the issue of exclusion, identifying it as the root cause of political violence on the Continent.
A press statement signed by Mr Frank Adarkwah-Yiadom, Executive Director of CADA and copied to the Ghana News Agency...
AFPP urges African leaders to promote peace
Mr Francis Nana Quarme, the Country Director for Action for Peace Project (AFPP), a Non Governmental Organization, has called on leaders of the African sub region to promote peace as they seek to ensure the development of their societies.
He said there is the need for African leaders to build on their economic and social infrastructures to provide the citizenry with adequate social protection.
Mr Quarme...
AU Member States embark on peace walk
Member States of the African Union (AU) in Ghana on Friday embarked on a peace walk to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Union.
The walk, which ended at the Liberation Circle with a bonfire, to symbolize the unity of the African Continent, brought together High Commissioners and Ambassadors of the various African states in the country.
Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament, who led the walk,...
Empower the African – NPP tells AU Leaders
The New Patriotic Party of Ghana joins all the peoples of Africa in celebrating the golden jubilee anniversary of the African Union, formerly the Organisation of African Unity.
The NPP is particularly proud because our party traces its roots directly to the first political party set up in the Gold Coast in 1947 to lead the struggle against colonial rule, the United Gold Coast Convention. The leaders...
ICT experts to help accelerate Africa’s economic development
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts in Africa have been tasked to develop workable solutions to address the numerous challenges in the mobile communications sector to accelerate economic development.
Dr Osei Darkwa, President of the Ghana Technology University (GTUC), who made the statement during the Second GTUC Conference in Accra recently, asked the experts to explore opportunities...
Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation hosts Sickle Cell workshop in June
The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service, is to host a Sickle Cell workshop to identify and bridge gaps in the management of the disease in Ghana.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), close to 16,000 or two per cent of newborn babies yearly in Ghana have the sickle cell disease while 20 per cent of all new born babies have the sickle...
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal
By Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim
Africa s Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbors, educate millions of out-of-school children, empower women, and create economic opportunities that will help the countries forge a path to prosperity, good governance, and lasting...
Resource-rich African nations suffer governance gaps
Many African nations have laws designed to promote accountability in the oil and mining sector, nevertheless they suffer from troubling gaps in natural resource governance, according to a new index released on Wednesday.
Revenue Watch’s Resource Governance Index measures the quality of governance in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries worldwide.
The index was launched symbolically in Accra,...
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa
Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka
By Jocelyne Sambira
Africa’s continued growth has sparked the interest of investors from industrialized nations, resulting in fierce competition for its resources and markets. The aggressive economic expansion efforts by China and India, among others, come to mind. Japan, however, has been a subtle but effective partner of Africa for the past 50...
Malian children face education crisis
Conflict disrupts schools
By Kingsley Ighobor
While the world remains focused on ending Mali’s conflict following rebel incursions into the northern part of the country early last year, there are about 400,000 Malian children facing severe disruptions in their education, warns the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The fund and other aid agencies need $18 million to reverse the situation. So far, donor...
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