Further Reflections: A call to love
This essay is taken from "Love Idol," a new book by Iowa author Jennifer Dukes Lee. Copyright 2014. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc. All rights reserved. It is As…
Iowa State auctions coffin to build dam in Ghana
Some Iowa State University engineering students are auctioning off a customized corn-shaped coffin on eBay to raise money to build a dam at Ullo in Jirapa in the Upper West region of Ghana. The stu…
Boko Haram a bogus religious group, says incoming Nigerian president
Nigeria's president-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Monday denounced Boko Haram's claim to be a religious group, slamming its attacks on civilians and vowing a hard line against the Islamist …
Zuma hits back at other African states over anti-immigrant violence
President Jacob Zuma on Monday hit out at other African countries after South Africa faced a backlash over the wave of anti-foreigner attacks in the country. "As much as we can have a proble…
Michael Essien’s £75,000 Range Rover Vogue stolen
Ex-Chelsea star Michael Essien’s home in Surrey, London, has been raided by burglars, taking away his flash Range Rover Vogue, according to UK online platform Mirror. Police confirmed that the £…
Xenophobic attacks: Ghanaian buried in SA
Ghanaian Emmanuel Quaicoe, who was found dead on the streets of Durban in South Africa during the heightened periods of the recent xenophobic violence, was interred on Sunday, April 26. Quaicoe, 48,…
Ghana-Cote d'voire Maritime boundary dispute: Special Chamber prescribes provisional measures
The Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) formed to deal with the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoi…
AU and the Mediterranean Sea: ceding Africa’s humanity to European protectionism?
For Europe, the Africans emigrating from the continent may be a burden they must stem, but we are the ones who must treat it as a continental emergency. We must work concertedly toward a better…
South Africa xenophobia: Anger over Nigeria envoy recall
South Africa has condemned Nigeria's decision to recall its ambassador over a spate of attacks against foreigners. It called the step "unfortunate and regrettable" and said it &qu…
Six Ghanaians drowned in Mediterranean disaster
Six Ghanaians have been confirmed dead in a religious row that saw about 12 Ghanaian and Nigerian migrants, thrown overboard on a vessel heading towards Italy, the Foreign Ministry has revealed. The…
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