President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Monday presented a chwque worth USD1 million to the African Union (AU) Foundation, as a “humble gesture” to help push the regional block toward financial independence. President Mugabe said funding independence is vital to Africa’s future. Mr. Mugabe made the donation during the opening of the 29th AU summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis ...

Since the Government delegation led by HE the vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia returned from China, there has been a lot of speculation as to what he achieved. Dr. Bawumia is no doubt happy with the results of his trip, and his team needs to be congratulated. As is expected, the Parliamentary opposition party the NDC has also gone to ...

The Founding fathers changed the name from Gold Coast to Ghana. Undoubtedly, Ghana is awash with gold. This gold belongs to the people, whose land it is and who toil day and night to build this Republic. Recently as recent as 20 years ago, Australians, Americans in the Gold Coast, now Ghana as part of an elaborate scheme called privatisation. ...

NEW YORK (360Dx) – The US Preventive Services Task Force today changed its draft guideline for prostate cancer screening recommen-dations for men between the ages of 55 to 69, saying that those patients should consult with their doctors about getting tested. The USPSTF had recommended in 2012 against such screening, saying the benefits of testing did not outweigh the risks. ...

It is time again for Nigerians living abroad to think home. In the age of globalisation, Nigerians in the Diaspora do not have to return home to contribute to the development of their country. They can do so through several means and ways. And one of these is to subscribe to the Diaspora Bond issued by Nigeria’s Debt Management Office, ...

Time and again, the President of the Republic of Ghana, HE Nana Akufo Addo has  emphasised his desire to end corruption and restore morality to public life. Did I hear former President Mahama make a similar promise? In his case, the Woyome saga followed him all his life in office. He was unable to act decisively against someone often described ...

It is arguably one of, if not the oldest bill that has ever entered the Parliament of Ghana. And as important as it is to the fight against corruption in the country, politicians have deliberately decided to leave the Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the cold even as they keep assuring Ghanaians that they are committed to fighting corruption. ...

One morning after the June 4 uprising as, I had spent the night in Tamale in a friend’s house. I heard a loud cheer and then eerie silence. My friends and I went out to check what the loud noise was about.   We learned that the first batch of senior military officers had been executed by firing squad. A ...

The long awaited Kwesi Botchway committee report on the NDC’s performance at the 2016 elections is out. It has lots of recriminations and few inspiring policy recommendations on the way forward for the Umbrella party. I was amused to hear a member of the Dr. Kwesi Botchwey Committee, Dr. Ibrahim Zubairu, point accusing fingers at Dr. Omane Boamah, former Minister ...

Taxation must be the ultimate tool for the redistribution of wealth. It is the ultimate determinant of the distribution of income from production and can be used to encourage productivity or even discourage it. Largely it is the globally accepted tool for economic justice in the global production system as well social justice for the disadvantaged and less endowed in ...