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As the World Cup quest grips, who are the African players to watch?
Could an African team actually win the first African World cup? Why not? The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, the Nigerian Eagles, The...
Drug cartels losing ground in African drug war?
Security authorities in The Gambia have seized about $1bn worth of cocaine on transit from South America to Europe. The authorities also seized large...
Gyan: “A big task ahead of Ghana”
At only 24, Asamoah Gyan is quickly becoming one of Ghana's most important players. The lone striker, who scored 3 goals during the 2010...
Living and Learning With Arthritis
May is Arthritis Awareness Month, and as I have for the past several years, I will participate in events to educate people about arthritis...
Sustainability key to growth in Africa
Africa is the most mineral rich continent on earth and open for business in a big way, this has not gone unnoticed by the...
Ghana : Rajevac names 30-man list
Black Stars named their provisional squad of 30 for World Cup. Several youngsters for the country's U20 World Cup winning squad were named in...
Ghana- IOM Organizes Regional Training Workshop on Protection of Migrants in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Accra, Ghana, May 4-6
IOM Organizes Regional Training Workshop on Protection of Migrants in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Accra, Ghana, May 4-6 - IOM's...
Yes, He Finally Did!
After a year of contentious debate, misinformation, and racially tinged opposition, President Obama has delivered on his campaign promise to reform America’s healthcare system....
DR Congo: Rebels kill Ghanaian peacekeeper and UN employee
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked an airport in the north-east region of the country killing a Ghanaian peacekeeper and a United...
New York honors its African past
Angelou, the renowned American writer and poet, spoke of the enslavement and mistreatment of Africans during the colonial and early statehood periods of present-day...
Ghana: IMANI: Running Commentary on a Few Recent Developments
OIL Price Palaver
Nana Asafu Adjaye, CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation must be rubbing their hands in glee. Oil has broken through...
U.S. – Ghana: The biofuel scam
US Department of Agriculture figures reveal that a quarter of US cereals grown in 2009 went to biofuel, turning cheap food into expensive fuel....
A new treatment for river blindness or onchocerciasis?
The World Health Organisation, the WHO, has announced the launch of a study to perfect a new drug to combat onchocerciasis or “river blindness”.
The...
Announcing 1st Money-Prized Essay Contest & Application to our 2010 Educational Festival
After four years of successfully hosting SYPALA, one of the most educative programmes on the continent in West Africa, it is time to take...
Africa registers disasterous World Cup friendlies
Carlos Alberto Parreira should have had a sleepless night Wednesday after his charges dug deep to salvage an undeserved one-all draw with minnows Namibia...
Waiting (Ghana Style)
Somehow we survive
and tenderness, frustrated, does not wither.
Dennis Brutus, A Simple Lust
Somehow we survive.
The treacherous heat that relentlessly oppresses, threatening to snuff the very...
Football: 2010 World Cup trials begin
The countdown is on! It is 99 days to the D-day, and the six African teams qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2010 are...
Africa Policy Experts and International Think-Tanks Challenge Labour Debt Relief Bill
ACCRA – A group of experts from leading international and African-based public policy organizations today issued a challenge to controversial proposed legislation backed by...
The Fate of the Watchman in Ghana
The watchman’s job may be among the hardest hit in this era of technology, but for one 32 year old father of five, going...
Nigerian president’s return prompts question from US
The United States Secretary of State has expressed concern over the return of Nigeria’s incapacitated president Mr. Umaru Yar’Adua whose arrival to the country...
IMANI Alert: : Watch These Oil Numbers!
Finally! We have something to applaud the Ministry of Energy for! Those who have been following our releases should by now be familiar with...
Report Emphasizes Connection between Property rights and Economic Well-being
Accra – IMANI is proud to announce the release of the 2010 International Property Rights Index (IRPI), which measures the intellectual and physical property...
Côte d’Ivoire: UNOCI’s Ghanaian battalion donates food to orphanage in Bondoukou
The Ghanaian battalion of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) based in Bondoukou, on Tuesday, donated food to Hellas orphanage in the...
WOYAWOYA: Going Back Home
It is a crisp, sunny, February day in Los Angeles and I am on my way to the airport to catch my flight to...
Denmark-Ghana: New research collaboration on its way
"In Ghana, there are good opportunities for establishing equal and sustainable partnerships between Danish and Ghanian researchers", says Henrik Secher Marcussen, Professor and chairperson...
Ghana: Road toll increases and its impact on road maintenance
For the first time in over 10 years, the Government announced new road and bridge toll rates that came into effect on February 1...
Ghana-Italy: Rajevac stood up by Balotelli
Who will Mario Balotelli play for? Ghana or Italy? The promising Inter forward is torn between his home country and his roots, following Ghana...
Ghana: Frost & Sullivan Ghanaian Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation & Advancement Award Conferred on LaGray Chemical Company
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan Ghanaian Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation & Advancement Award is presented to LaGray Chemical Company, the first local Ghanaian company to...
Haiti: Officers from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal join efforts
“When I see people lying on the ground, I feel grateful and thankful to be here helping those people. Many Haitians often think I...
Ghana: How Affordable is the STX-Ghana Affordable Housing Project?
If comments by the outgoing Minister for Water Resources, Works & Housing are anything to go by the centrepiece of government of Ghana’s affordable...