US President Donald Trump’s administration is effectively waging war on human health. In addition to imposing tariffs on imported medical equipment and restrictions on exports, the White House has proposed cutting the budget of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 16%, starting in October. Moreover, Trump...
The ferocity of the 2020 presidential election in the United States is not about Donald Trump per se, but about what he represents: the racist structures of power that have persisted in America for centuries, though sometimes in mutated form. The long history of America’s state-sponsored racism will draw...
The killing of an unarmed African-American by a Minneapolis police officer and resulting civil upheaval have set back U.S. efforts to strengthen its tenuous relationship with Africa and counter China’s growing influence. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union Commission, joined senior officials from Nigeria, South Africa and...
The Supreme Court has granted a request by the 2020 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to have the election petition broadcast live on national television. According to the Apex Court, it decided to grant the request on its own without any argument after lawyers...
The Zongo Development Fund Bill and the Northern Development Authority (NDA) Bill, have been passed by Parliament on Friday. The Zongo Development Fund bill seeks to establish the legal framework for the implementation of the Zongo Development Fund. Muslim students are expected to benefit from scholarship packages under the Zongo Development Fund. $50...
The Speaker pf Parliament, Alban Bagbin, in consultation with leadership of the House has constituted an 8-member ad-hoc committee to investigate claims and allegations in the motion for censure against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The committee, co-chaired by former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayini, and former Deputy Energy Minister,...
GH¢17.8bn to be borrowed Only GH¢2bn in fresh issuance Government plans to borrow a total of GH¢17.8billion between June 20 to August 20, but 89% of the debt, GH¢15.8billion, will be used to roll-over maturing loans, with only GH¢2billion in fresh issuances. According to the Ministry of Finance’s issuance calendar,...
Govt claims weak rule of law, not financial corruption, behind poor ranking Opposition leaders say TI report belies PM’s claims; accuse him of patronising the corrupt Denmark, Finland, New Zealand top index; Somalia, Syria and South Sudan bring up rear ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The perception of corruption in Pakistan...
Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union’s High Representative to the Horn of Africa and former president of Nigeria, has indicated that there are several minor internal conflicts brewing in African countries that needs critical attention to prevent an escalation into wars and coup d’état. According to him, leaders of the various...
The Ghana Rice Inter Professional Body (GRIB) has called on two former presidents, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama, to add their voices to the few that are advocating consumption of made in Ghana rice. This forms part of measures by the body to continue propagating news about the...

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