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The US president is hardly unique in saying that the risk of nuclear Armageddon is higher now than it has been since the Cuban missile crisis, or as it is known in Russia, the...

Her withering attack on an 'anti-growth alliance' went down best in the hall, but for all the external - perhaps imagined - enemies, it is the enemy within that will continue to cause Liz...

Bad days are only temporary indeed. The Kintampo waterfalls have taught the world to trust in destiny and that nothing is permanent. Things change, and it’s never a bad thing. After going through fire,...

The rivers have been part of our defining features as a nation, our cultural and natural heritage, apart from the huge economic benefits derived. Dear Ace Ankomah, let’s continue to think alike, for even though ages...

It's really sad that those NPP politicians, such as Bawumia, Akufo Addo, and Ken Ofori-Atta, who were obsessed with power and tricked Ghanaians into thinking John Mahama was dishonest and unable to lead the...

More losses for Russia in Ukraine, this time around in Kherson – Ukraine’s long-telegraphed Kherson counter-offensive is making some headway along the western banks of the Dnipro river, between the villages of Zolota Balka...

Prostitution dates back to ancient societies and occurs in various forms within communities but when and how did it become common among university students?Over the years, the name prostitution or Commercial sex work has...

Those who have an impact on the youth of society have the power to change and transform lives and this confirms the significance of teachers in building positive and inspired future generations.Teachers are the...

340 million people worldwide will be affected by global warming according to a story written by Erica Ayisi with support from the Pulitzer Center. This she said will cause the sea to rise significantly...

Countries may ban the exportation of certain commodities from time to time. It is not an altogether uncommon thing to do, and it may occur for several different reasons.The length of time a commodity...

Dear BHM CONSTRUCTION,I bring you greetings for and on behalf of residents and other road users within the Ningo Prampram district, where your company BHM Construction is currently undertaking the road construction.I live in...

Eight years after the war started in eastern Ukraine and six months after Russia launched a full-scale invasion, Kyiv is facing a major mining problem. With an estimated 160,000 square kilometers contaminated by landmines,...

Four-year-old Teona sits in a room filled with purple beanbags and other sensory toys, patting an inflated balloon vigorously with both her hands. She seems cheerful and vivacious, occasionally crying out in joy. Speaking...

FAST rising stand-up comedian, Jerry has always known that he had something unique in him for comedy and the more he pulled away from it, the more it kept chasing him.Although Comedian Jerry trained...

It's hard to think of another episode like this. There have been budget U-turns before, but it's hard to think of any which came so soon after they were announced and were not just...

Illegal mining (Galamsey) is not only one of the greatest existential threats to our country but also the presence of foreigners in that enterprise gravely insults our dignity and conscience as citizens in a...

Ashong’s recognition in the Business and Entrepreneurship category was for her spirited leadership role in championing the inclusion and elevation of talented women. The founder and chief executive officer of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa), Marcia Ashong,...

For celebrity makeup artist William Scott, the perfect look is all about skin. “Just let the skin show as much as possible,” they tell us on a transatlantic call from London.The Miami native and...

We've been talking lots about storm surges today, but not everyone will be familiar with the term.As a hurricane approaches a coast, the swirling winds force ocean water up onto the land. Atmospheric pressure...

"A knighthood, and the female equivalent, a damehood, is an award given by the queen (or king) to an individual for a major, long-term, contribution in any activity, usually at a national or international...

It is often said that the highest level of insanity is to keep on repeating a particular thing while expecting different results but in the case of the high-ranking members of the National Democratic...

Recreation is important for physical and psychological health, building inclusive communities, and ensuring general life satisfaction.Nightlife in Accra has promised and delivered delirium for close to 100 years. It is lost on many people...

Tourism is considered one of the fastest-growing economic sectors. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector contributed a percent to global GDP and about a percent of Africa’s GDP. This changed when the...

A recent Save the Children survey says half of Afghanistan’s families have put children to work to keep food on the table.Nabila works 10 hours or more a day, doing the heavy, dirty labour...

Fresh, milky samovar tea is giving its more established brother, the evaporated-milk karak, a run for its money.Mohammed Ali, a restaurateur in Qatar’s capital Doha, tells a story about a female customer who would...

Thousands of children die or are harmed when fleeing for safety to and within Europe due to violent border control policiesOn August 10, the world found out about the tragic death of five-year-old Maria on the...

Sir Keir Starmer's challenge today can be best summed up by the following tortured football analogy.The other team have not only left the goal wide open, but the goalkeeper has also wandered off the...

Sir Sam Jonah KBE, has revealed the circumstances under which the British knighthood was conferred on him by Prince Charles (now King Charles III) instead of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II.In an interview...

Ninety-seven people have died – including 24 children – after a boat full of asylum seekers heading from Lebanon to Europe capsized in the Mediterranean. Speaking from a hospital bed, still in shock, Ibrahim Mansour,...

For Palestinians like Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish, planning a wedding is about hazard, hope and painful memories of loss. This is a story that needs to be told. It needs to be told because it conveys...

Two of the first congratulatory messages to Giorgia Meloni, within the EU, have come from Hungary and Poland.That’s no coincidence. Warsaw and Budapest both have conservative nationalist governments who rail against EU overreach and...

Was yesterday's vote for Meloni - or anti-everything and everybody else?Probably both in a country that has tried every shade of politics in its almost 70 governments since World War Two. Italy beloved by the...

In the olden days at Suhum-Amrahia, I used to see my grandparents wrapping food, especially banku, in plantain leaves. On the farm, we had no bowls, and therefore had to eat on the plantain...

First and foremost, all kinds of loyalty & Disloyalty Theories and political hypotheses would have been stated by those celebrating him today in Kenya and around the world if William Ruto had lost the...

Political parties rely heavily on financial assistance to sustain their activitiesPolitical parties rely heavily on financial assistance to sustain their activities. This has led to a situation where financiers of a party can unduly...

"Ghana today; time for a third force or a convention?" focuses on Ghana's current political climate.It explores the trajectory of the transition of power in the Fourth Republic between the two leading parties, the...

The scary global estimates (from the World Health Organization,) that “somebody dies by suicide every 40 seconds” makes it imperative for all, to support efforts at addressing this public health concern. The good news...

Funerals permitting, I start my Saturday mornings resting peacefully with my radio. Joy FM's “Home Affairs” which starts soon after the 6 a.m. news dovetails into the Weekend City Show around 7.30a.m. and then crosses-over...

It is not for nothing that in the BBC Poll conducted in 2000, the majority in the world chose Kwame Nkrumah as Africa's Man of the Millennium, 28 years after his death and in a...

The history of the Old Ghana Empire should inform the current generation of our citizens and the political class, especially the Parliamentarians (MPs) that we need to enact or pass a law to place...

The letter I received from a government agency was simple. “Dear Phillip Nyakpo,” it started.By the time I read the first sentence, I knew it was serious.“I’m writing to you from the State Library...

On Monday Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at a private ceremony at St. George’s Chapel Windsor. She was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh who died in 2021,...

Cameroonian author, Mary Ngwebong Ngu, has been speaking to the BBC about the extraordinary circumstances which led to her releasing a book of poems about her experiences in a US prison. She fled marital unhappiness...

A decision by Vladimir Putin to raise the stakes even higher over Ukraine is a sign that his war is going badly, but it is also a signal that the Russian president cannot give...

Fati Usman's son lies on a hospital bed in north-eastern Nigeria, looking almost lifeless.He has difficulty breathing and looks extremely emaciated. A fly perches on his gaunt cheek.From his size, you would think he...

It is a blatant untruth for the Akufo-Addo Government to say that they have been paying the rent for President John Mahama’s Cantonments office. It is a brazen falsehood for Akufo-Addo’s Government to say...

Before James Brown sang " It's a Man's Man's Man's World", a large majority of cultures of the world have always been patriarchies. It is seemingly a man's world,but I think men tend to...

Nothing feels better than a new pair of shoes. Nothing feels worse than getting those shoes dirty. But just as nothing stays new forever (unless you never wear your sneakers), dirt stains aren't permanent,...

Democracy by definition is the system of government that allows individual citizens to participate in the governance process of a country. However, the term “democracy” is also known to have been defined by Abraham...

Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) officially launched the Book Exchange Booth in partnership with the ARA Children Playground at the Achimota mall.The program held on Friday August 19, 2022 is to encourage readers to...