Year: 2009

Berlin, 29 October, 2009— Ghana‘s newly-accredited Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Paul King Aryerne,today presented his Letters of Accreditation to President Horst Koehler at a colourful ceremony at the Castle Bellevue in […]

Berlin, 21 September, 2009— Germany is celebrating or observing a number of events this year. The division of the country when the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG =BRD) was formed on 7th September 1949 with […]

The euphoria that met the downing of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago (9 November 1989) is a thing of the past. Twenty years down the lane, sober reality has made its imprint in the […]

The curtains came down on the XII IAAF Light Athletic World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 23 August 2009. The names of two participants hit the world headlines – Usain Bolt of […]

Ouagadougou, 3 August, 2009— In the Sahelian desert country of Burkina Faso, water is often linked to life, but for newborns up to six months of age it can mean death when it dilutes the […]

I was not the least bit unamused when the legendary Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was recently shown on television handcuffed by the Cambridge, Massachusetts, police. It was actually the alleged crime for […]

Dakar, 10 July, 2009— A newborn in Africa in 2007 would have lived on average 52 years. That baby would have lived an additional 25 years if born in the Americas. Below are other highlights […]

Berlin, 21 June, 2009— Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) have an ongoing risk of sudden incapacitation that might cause harm to others while driving a car. Driving restrictions are imposed making these recommendations […]