Year: 2011

The flag-bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the legendary inconsistency of the government, particularly President J.E.A. Mills, relating to the Ivory Coast situation, had a dangerous potential to […]

Almost two years into the trial of Thomas Lubanga for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), several international justice experts and observers say the court has had a largely positive impact on the […]

Pro-government militias in parts of Afghanistan are believed to be recruiting underage boys and sometimes sexually abusing them in an environment of criminal impunity, local people and human rights organizations say.   In a bid […]

Evictions and house demolitions are a growing humanitarian concern for Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The consequences for families can be devastating: In addition […]

Professor Ernest E. Uwazie of the Centre for African Peace and Conflict Resolution, on Tuesday said Ghana was uniquely positioned to avoid the mistakes that led to the Niger Delta crisis. He said for Ghana […]

The Kpando District Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Christian Attor, has denied allegations of watching pornography in his office and attempting to forcefully have sex with a female staff, Charlotte Kumi, after […]

Disputed Ivorian Leader Laurent Gbagbo has endorsed the decision of Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills, not to contribute troops to the proposal of forcing him out of office, describing it as “a common sense […]

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over reports that Sweden planned to send about 25 Iraqis back to Baghdad tomorrow, saying that a number of those scheduled to be deported belong to religious […]