PHL to prepay $300M in ODA loans from ADB
Source: GMA News
Oda :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-14 02:01:53 -0700 | political-news
46pm The Philippines will prepay $300 million worth of official development assistance (ODA) loans this year, according to the the Bureau of the Treasury, saying the government now has the flexibility to pay ahead of maturity its foreign obligations.
Africa: The Rise and Rise of the African Factivists
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-14 01:01:31 -0700 | political-news
Bono's much-tweeted TED talk spotlighted Ghana, a West African country usually regarded as one of the continent's better managed and more successful 'lions'...How will Ghana ensure growth does indeed reach all citizens and inequalities don't get entrenched?
Barnett needs to get over rights fixation
Source: The Courier-Mail
Wa :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-12 18:33:41 -0700 | political-news
WA Premier Colin Barnett should "get over his fixation with Western Australia's state rights" and sign up to the federal government's national disability insurance scheme, the Greens say. Greens senator Rachel Siewert says she's ashamed her home state is the...
Ghana: Ghana, EU Sign 7.24 Million Euro Financing Pact
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-10 09:12:13 -0700 | political-news
Ghana and the European Union, on Wednesday, signed a financing agreement of 7.24 million Euros to support the competitiveness of the country's banana export sector. Mr. Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry, and...
Ghana: Supreme Court Contracts KPMG
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-10 09:12:07 -0700 | political-news
Limited, a Chartered Accounting consulting firm, as referees in counting pink sheets exhibits produced before the court as evidence of alleged irregularities in the December 2012 presidential elections. The court, presided over by Justice William Atuguba, yesterday, took the decision...
Africa: Africa Must Act to Stop the West - Barton-Odro
Source: All Africa
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-10 08:46:05 -0700 | political-news
Midrand The First Deputy Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Ebo Barton-Odro, has told the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) that the time had come for Africa to act swiftly to stop the West from dictating to the continent, when it comes to legal...
Africa: Africa Can't Wait for 2063 - Muntaka Tells AU
Source: All Africa
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-09 09:39:00 -0700 | political-news
The Member of Parliament for Asawase and Majority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammad Muntaka Mubarak, on Monday, told the Pan-African Parliament that Africa could not afford to wait for 50 more years before it could realise its developmental agenda. "The time...
Letter from Africa: All lawyers now
Source: BBC
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-09 07:36:25 -0700 | political-news
In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene considers why the lengthy legal challenge in Ghana to the results of December's election is proving a popular courtroom drama...We suggest to each other, we put it to each other...
Africa: Mahama Tasks AU to Deal With Drag Trafficking
Source: All Africa
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-08 04:08:42 -0700 | political-news
Midrand President John Dramani Mahama has admonished the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to speed up its transformation into a fully-fledged body with legislative powers, to help bring to an end the challenges confronting the African continent. According to the Ghanaian leader,...
Ghana: Pope Francis Honours Otumfuo's Wirempehene
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-06 09:13:37 -0700 | political-news
The honour is in respect of the chief's 50th Anniversary of Holy Matrimony of the Catholic Church, and his contributions to its growth. Presenting a citation on behalf of Pope Francis, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Church, the Most...
Ghana: Call to Single-Spine Politicians...
Source: Africa Headlines
Sekondi :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-05 00:23:59 -0700 | political-news
Organised Labour, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, waded into the controversy surrounding the manner of determining the remuneration of politicians in public office. Popularly called Article 71 Officials, these politicians have been permitted by the 1992 Constitution to use a...
Ghana: Kumbungu Has Vindicated NPP Claims - Says Sam Pyne
Source: Africa Headlines
Kumasi :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-03 08:59:31 -0700 | political-news
The NPP regional scribe argued that the results from the elections showed that if the December 7 general elections had been conducted fairly, and in a transparent manner, the NDC could not have been declared winners. The ruling party lost...
Ghana: Drama At Supreme Court
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-03 08:59:27 -0700 | political-news
There was drama at the Supreme Court, which is hearing an election petition brought before it by the New Patriotic Party, yesterday, when a friend of the court drew attention to a violation of the law by the court, but...
Africa: Analysing the Analysis of Africa
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-03 07:48:29 -0700 | political-news
The first is a wider point about the contemporary African growth story...That is, the succession of summits, special issue Africa pieces, over-subscribed bond auctions (and so on) do reflect both the achievements/merits of, and real interest in, the continent's economies....
Ghana: Transport Minister Inspects Land for New International Airport
Source: Africa Headlines
Accra :: Ghana | updated 2013-05-03 04:35:07 -0700 | political-news
Transport Minister, Dzifa Ativor says the huge pressure at Ghana's only International Airport demands that a new international airport is built urgently. She says aircraft are even struggling to find parking space at the Kotoka International Airport.
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