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In recent times, hardly does a week pass without a report in the media on the issue of illegal mining, stories of galamsey operators exchanging fire with security personal and some being trapped and killed underground keep coming in by … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Forestry Commission, Galamsey, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mining, Niger Delta, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Having gone thus far in unpacking the implications of Justice Kpegah’s suit against Akufo-Addo, we are at the point where we want to clarify issues to help those following us keenly understand more clearly what … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Michael Bokor, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Akufo-Addo, Edward Akufo-Addo, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Lancing College, Middle Temple, Nana Akufo-Addo, William Addo Dankwa Akufo
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Jacob Kporfor We all understood that all the fingers are not equal but they strongly help each other to do any function. The President of a country is equally as import as the cleaner of the streets. It is very … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Business and Economy, Ghana, Ghana Cocoa Board, Indepth Africa Magazine, John Dramani Mahama, John Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo
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Some fifty-six (56) years ago the founding President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, declared in a landmark speech marking the Declaration of Independence of this small West African State that The “Black man is capable of managing his own … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, Ghanaian, IndepthAfrica, Kofi Annan, Kwame Nkrumah, NASA, Nkrumah, United Nations Secretary General
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Akpah Prince A Day Spent at the Accra Youth Summit 5. I was very enthused by the presence of the next speaker, because he is a friend on Facebook but i have never met him before and also have a … read more »
Akpah Prince The second speaker on the bill was Nelson Korkor, a young person with a long profile and experience continued with the theme: DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER PLAN AND STRATEGY. 1. STRATEGY In developing what you want to become in … read more »
By Akpah Prince A day spent at the GNAT HALL on the 16th march, 2013 for the maiden edition of the Accra Youth Summit was something worthwhile to tell you about. Organised by a young prolific motivational speaker, Jeremiah Buabeng, … read more »
Posted in Akpah Prince, Article, Columnist, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, David Oyedepo, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Maximus Ametorgbor, Nelson Korkor, PopOut, Youth
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It is disheartening to note that Ghana, once the beacon of hope in Africa, a country so blessed with many natural resources cannot meet the most basic of its needs after more than half a century of political independence. Ghanaians … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Asamankese, Busia government, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, iPhone 5, Kumasi, Third World
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. A day, or two, after a member of the Nduom-led Progressive People’s Party (PPP) published a largely pedestrian and vacuous tirade about the urgent need for President John Dramani Mahama to articulate his “vision” for … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Akufo-Addo, Frank Bernasko, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, Supreme Court
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By NELL FREUDENBERGER, New York Times Illustration by Eleanor Davis GHANA MUST GO By Taiye Selasi “Ghana Must Go” tells the story of Folasadé Savage, who leaves Lagos for Pennsylvania, where she meets her Ghanaian husband, Kweku Sai, a … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Eleanor Davis, Fola, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kehinde, Kweku, Lagos, Taiye Selasi
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Ghana marks its 56th Independence anniversary today with colourful parades across the country. This year’s event is being held under a broad theme of: “PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION FOR BUILDING A NEW AND BEITER GHANA” President John Dramani Mahama will address … read more »
The 50th anniversary celebrations of the Africa Union (AU), which would be climaxed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 25th of May, this year, have been launched in Accra. Briefing the media on the preparatory arrangements of the celebration, yesterday, … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria
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Tagged Accra, Addis Ababa, African Union, Chairman, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Organisation of African Unity, Pan-Africanism
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With provisional results still trickling in for the Kenya elections 2013, Presidential candidate of the Eagle Party, Mr. Peter Kenneth has conceded defeat. He announced this on twitter, thanking all who believed and voted for him. He said in his … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
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Tagged 2013 Kenyan Presidential Election Results: Update 2, Accra, CORD, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, JUBILEE, Karua, Kenneth, Kenya, Kenya General Elections, Kenyan, kenyan Election Results 2013, Kenyatta, Martha Karua, Musalia Mudavadi, Mwai Kibaki, NARC Kenya, ODM, Peter Kenneth, Presidential Election Results 2013, Presidential Election Results updates, Raila, Raila Odinga, TNA, Uhuru, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) of Ghana have made the largest seizure of cocaine in recent years at the Tema Harbour. The drug, estimated to be 200 kilogrammes, with a street value of $12 million, was concealed in … read more »
Posted in Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Bolivia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kotoka International Airport, Narcotics Control Board, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, tema, Tema Harbour
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor One fashionable strategy being adopted these days by the mainstream political parties to disguise their activities is the formation and use of politically motivated groups that they disguise as civil society groupings. Mushrooming all over … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, National Democratic Congress, National Democratic Party, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, United States
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I am back in the US after campaigning in the Central and Ashanti regions of Ghana. My observations while campaigning in the villages led me to believe that we have a political system in which the electorate does not understand … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kumasi, Kwame Nkrumah, member of parliament, Obuasi, Pump, United States
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The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will boycott the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on January 7, the party’s National Executive Committee decided on Wednesday. “The NPP will not be there. It will make nonsense of the petition we … read more »
Football loving Nigerians are looking forward to seeing a brand new Super Eagles at next year’s African Cup of Nations, with high expectations that the team would win the trophy. But, Zambian player Stoppila Sunzu says his country’s team, the … read more »
Accra – Highly tipped by pundits to clinch the 2012 African Footballer of the Year award, Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba was held off by his compatriot Yaya Toure on Thursday December 20 in Accra, Ghana, where the awards gala … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, African Footballer of the Year, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Ghana, Shanghai Shenhua FC, Yaya Touré
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Yaya Toure has been named the 2012 African Player of the Year, picking up the award for the second year in a row. Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Toure, 29, beat off prestigious competition from the likes of former … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Accra, Africa Cup of Nations, African Footballer of the Year, Alex Song, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Yaya Touré
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ZAMBIA is tonight expected to steal the limelight at the 2012 Glo-CAF awards ceremony in Accra with three prizes in sight. National team stars Rainford Kalaba and Stopilla Sunzu are vying for the African-based-player-of-the-year award alongside Al Ahly and Egypt … read more »
Posted in Cape Verde, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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Tagged 2013 Africa Nations Cup, Accra, africa cup nations, CAF Champions League, Indepth Africa Magazine, Rainford Kalaba, TP Mazembe, Zambia
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Was he under a spell? Or is he suffering from some form of mental or psychological trauma? The questions are many on the lips and minds of many who heard the news of a Nigerian student (names withheld) enrolled in … read more »
Posted in Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Friday, Ghana, High Commissioner, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna State, Nigeria, Zaria
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam If History is on the Side of Brave Africans, Shouldn’t the U.S. be Too? When President Obama visited Accra, Ghana in 2009, he delivered two distinct political messages within one overarching moral imperative: “History is on … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Accra, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, National Endowment for Democracy, obama, United States Department of State
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We continue to focus attention on the NPP at this point in the post-election assessment of our national life. The threat to national stability posed by the riotous behaviour of its members still persists. Likewise, … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, EC number, indepthaffrica, John Dramani Mahama, Kumasi, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Supreme Court
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By Yilma Bekele Good news is always welcome. Then there is the extraordinarily good news that jars you from your slumber. And when the good news happens right around Christmas there is nothing one can do other than put more … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Accra, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, George W. Bush, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, obama, Susan Rice, United States
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Two Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly attempting to divert $13,978 belonging to Ghanaian peacekeepers after they had succeded in hacking into the e-mails of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The suspects, Peter Okechukwu, 32, and Emmanuel Ifedi, 31, were … read more »
…..from current beliefs to have Peace and Prosperity. We are all victims of a belief (cultural, religious, objective science) trap. Believe breeds fear. Ego is a derivative of fear . Fear and ego are the primary generators of divisiveness and … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, Ghanaian, IndepthAfrica, jesus, John Dramani Mahama, Opera, Quantum mechanics, West Africa
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A RUNDOWN booth in Accra, Ghana’s capital, houses the Kwame Nkrumah bookshop, where Cubist pictures of the country’s first president lean against a dusty window pane. A photograph of Nkrumah’s socialist and pan-African books stands on an otherwise empty shelf. … read more »
Ghanaians waited on Sunday for official results to a presidential election that was fraught with technical problems, but which officials hope will still burnish the country’s reputation as a pillar of African democracy. A leading local news outlet that was … read more »
Posted in Election, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, ghana election 2012, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, West Africa
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