US plane 'in difficulty' lands in Mali
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
A US aircraft has been forced to land in Mali, injuring some of its passengers, the US embassy in the west African country has said.
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Nigeria: VC Makes Case for African Varsities' Collaboration
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has canvassed for the collaboration of African Universities, Research institutes as well as the industries for better development of the continent.
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Ghana: Enforce Environmental Sanitation Policy
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday, November 19, was celebrated globally as the World Toilet Day, a day set aside for the creation of platforms to raise awareness about the need to appreciate the problems of inadequate sanitation facilities including household toilets.
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Ghana: Locals Asked to Desist From Mob Action
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Researcher and lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, Mr. Vincent Adzahlie, has asked Ghanaians to desist from mob violence. He said there have been cases when alleged suspects who have turned out to be innocent have been beaten by a mob, a situation which could have been averted if the suspect had been handed over to the Police. He said anybody could be a victim of mob violence.
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Ghana: Child Rights Advocates Call for Increased Efforts to Eliminate Child Soldiers
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Child rights advocates have said there is still room for expansion of the definition of 'children involved in armed conflict' and formalizing both preventive and protective measures to address the issue, twenty years following the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), 11 years following the Optional Protocol (OP) and two years consequent to the Paris Principles (PP).
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Africa: Opacity Blamed for Bad Oil Deals in Africa
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Campaigners from fifty countries from around the world meeting in Montreal, Canada to strategise on pushing further the frontiers of transparency in oil, gas, and mining industries, have blamed opacity in oil and mineral licensing for the bad deals natural resource-dependent countries are often saddled with.
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Ghana: Samini Experience Ghana 2009 - Tamale Next
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 2009 MAMA African best performer, Samini, has rocked Kumasi on the first destination of his four nationwide tour dubbed Samini Experience Ghana 2009. He performed at Heroes Park, fore court of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
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Ghana: Gonje Music Comes Alive Tonight
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gonje was formed five years ago by Prof. Karikari. The group has lived up to its full billing of how well traditional music is anchored and the accompanying excitement levels it generates.
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Gambia: Who Will Help Fatou Manneh?
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fatou Manneh, an 11-month-old baby girl from New Jeshwang, is in dire need of help to undergo surgical operation in Dakar, Senegal, a medical report from the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital revealed.
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Uganda: Nigeria Makes Nation Shine
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last week, I was in Lagos, Nigeria and witnessed the tragedy of African politics. Nigeria is home of anything between 140m to 160m people. It has some of the most educated, intelligent, innovative and hard working Africans.
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Nigeria: The Issues And Facts of Oshiomhole's One Year in Office
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Recently, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, marked one year in office. Consequently, a town hall meeting was held at Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre, where the governor gave account of his stewardship.
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Nigeria: Shekarau's Presidential Bid Rends Atmosphere in Kano
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ahead of the 2011 general election, both political parties as well as second term governors have commenced intense political manoeuverings. In Kano State for instance, the trend is the same. The state is one of the few others in the country where the incumbent governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, is running his second term in office.
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Nigeria: Matters Arising At Governors' Seminar
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 36 state governors met recently to deliberate on the difficulty they face in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people in their respective states. Chuks Okocha reports that with the outcome of the seminar, Nigerians should be ready to carry more burdens
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Nigeria: Anambra Guber - What Options For Uba?
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last week, the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu, threw out the application of Dr Andy Uba, urging the court to declare him the governor-elect of Anambra State. Ademola Adeyemo in this report, lists the political options available to Uba in realization of his dream to govern Anambra
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Nigeria: As Unizik Honours a Man of Mission
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
"There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries." (William Shakespeare).
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Non-food biofuel and the future of alternative energy in West Africa
kwame nana | 08/09/2008
A ll over West Africa, costs are rising. Ghana's inflation is at a ten-year high. At 18.4 per cent, experts are predicting that it might well reach 25 per cent by year end if oil prices continue rising. The prices of most stables in the country have doubled in the last six months. Bus and taxi fares in Accra cost 30 per cent more than what obtained six months ago. Presently, a gallon of petrol costs