Three Nigerian-American women are making history -- and their Olympic dreams come true -- by being the first ever African bobsled team to qualify for the Olympics.
A Spanish village declared a day of mourning on Tuesday following the death of Francisco Nunez Olivera, a retired farmer billed as “the world’s oldest man”.
Health-care and our hospitals. Two issues on Ghana’s mind this week. Our Vice-President Dr. Bauwmia was flown to London to seek emergency medical treatment.
If words are anything to go by, a strong and peaceful Africa is a priority for the majority of African leaders. But the big question for heads of states attending the 30th African Union summit will be finding strategies for how this can be achieved.
The story of a Nigerian Physician, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye who joined a team of doctors from Texas to perform a special surgery on a baby in a woman’s womb has gone viral on social media.
Rwanda is often touted as an example of what African states could achieve if only they were better governed. Out of the ashes of a horrific genocide, President Paul Kagame has resuscitated the economy, curtailed corruption and maintained political stability.
Ghanaians are flocking to the courts at a much higher rate than before. Invariably this has put pressure on the civil litigation system; cases are being stretched and delayed. The system is clogged, and people who’ve turned to the courts are often frustrated and upset.
Corruption is a wicked problem that permeates every fabric of Ghanaian society, especially the public sector. Over the years, Ghana has fared dismally in its fight against corruption. In fact, the country has dropped consistently in recent years in rankings by anti-corruption and transparency bodies, including Transparency International and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
Working in or around finance in Ghana requires learning forex markets. You must read Bank of Ghana reports, watch trade flows, foreign fiscal and monetary policy. Because you never know what’s going to happen with the Ghana Cedi – but right now I’m concerned about the US Dollar.
