Europe
G7 Summit begins in Germany
The G7 Summit 2022 will take place from 26 to 28 June 2022 in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps. The venue is an attractive setting for the talks and meetings of the heads of […]
France
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BEHIND THE ELEPHANT: Halt Ouattara’s Political Vandalism
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must take urgent steps to halt Alassane Ouattara’s political vandalism currently being orchestrated in Ivory Coast. Under the Ivorian Constitution, two-terms, means two-terms. It is therefore rash […]
Ghana News
ZongoNews Editorial: Global Education – International Migrant Destinations Part 9 By Lesley Shepperson
Is education a right or is it a privilege? Most of us would agree that it is a basic human right. So how big is the challenge to achieve this? According to UNESCO (United Nations […]
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Sciences Po First Continental European University to Join The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program
PARIS, France, 23 February 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The MasterCard Foundation has announced a six-year, USD$8.2 million (around €7.6 million) partnership with Sciences Po in Paris, France, to provide 120 bright, next-generation African leaders with […]
World
WHO scales up response to critical trauma needs as plans for West Mosul operations intensify
Erbil, Iraq, 30 January 2017 – The Government of France, through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, has swiftly responded to an appeal byWHO and the Ministry of Health, Iraq for urgent medicines and medical […]
Europe
Slovakia’s Fico warns of referendum ‘adventures’ – By Eszter Zalan BRUSSELS,
Slovak prime minister Rober Fico has urged EU leaders to avoid referendum “adventures” on domestic issues because they are putting the EU and the euro at risk. Fico, whose country held the EU rotating presidency […]
Africa
Meet the Ghanaian who stared down China on behalf of the world
He’s the 84-year-old judge from the far side of the world who just stared down China. Thomas Mensah hails from the West African nation of Ghana, a long, long way from the warships and artificial […]
Africa
Feature: Ghana: lessons from Nkrumah’s fallout with his economic adviser – By Prof. N. Lungu
On March 1, this year, on the occasion of the 59th independence anniversary of Ghana from British colonial rule, “The Conversation”, a Commonwealth Bank of Australia funded “global platform” supported by a consortium of universities […]
Africa
Merely using a tax haven isn’t a crime, Ace Ankomah – By Prof. N. Lungu
“…In another transaction identified by ActionAid as a tax dodge, Accra Brewery borrowed £8.5m…in 2009-10. The loan was more than seven times Accra Brewery’s total capitalisation…(The)..interest costs on this loan charged to Ghana will wipe […]
Africa
France’s Hollande visits aircraft carrier off Syrian coast
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande visited France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the Syrian coast on Friday, telling military personnel that their mission was to intensify strikes against Islamic State militants. “In a […]