Is Africa Losing Its Fight Against Skin Bleaching? Rwanda Enlists the Help of Police to Enforce the Laws
We all know how controversial the issue of skin lightening is across the world, with many countries banning the use of skin lightening products. Well, banning doesn’t seem to be working in Africa; the police are More...
Ghana Native, Henry N. Asomani Indicted for $5 Million romance Fraud Scheme
A Ghana native residing in Dumfries, Va., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies as part of a more than $5 million romance fraud scheme. Henry N. Asomani, More...
35 sailors kidnapped for ransom as piracy returns to Gulf of Guinea
Petro-piracy in the West African Gulf of Guinea is on the rise although it is unlikely to reach the levels witnessed at the height of the crisis between 2011 and 2013, a leading global security risk analyst group More...
Ghana news: New regions are not for votes, President Akufo Addo
After much speculation by the Ghanaian citizens about why the six new regions in the country were created, President Akufo-Addo finally decided to shed some light on the issue. During a visit at Volta region where More...
Ghana news: ‘New regions are not for votes’ says President Akufo-Addo
After much speculation by the Ghanaian citizens about why the six new regions in the country were created, President Akufo-Addo finally decided to shed some light on the issue. During a visit at Volta region where More...
The Same Scams Target Vulnerable Older People in 2015
On a regular basis, we read about companies and individuals charged with investment fraud and Ponzi-like schemes. Recent ones include Atlanta-based Gray Financial Group, Inc. for putting pension plans in an investment More...
Beyoncé donates $125K to help get baby warmers to women in Africa
Beyoncé announced a $125,000 donation to Embrace Innovations, Jane Chen’s organization that designed and distributes her infant warmer, a low-cost alternative to the incubator that looks like a tiny sleeping More...
Suspected Ebola case investigated in Ghana
A child from Mali that died at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ghana, is being investigated as a suspected case of Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), according to the Ghana News Agency today. GhanaImage/CIA Ghana’s More...
Legendary singing and dancing child star Shirley Temple dies at age 85
Shirley Temple, the enchanting singing and dancing child star with the beautiful corkscrew red curls who also helped America escape from the emotions of the Great Depression, died Monday night. She was 85. A statement More...
President Obama to South Africa on electricity, Power Africa, don’t even trust the foreign powers, not even the US
President Obama pledged $7 billion in aid to provide electricity to sub-Saharan Africa, as he warned Africans to be wary of exploitation by other countries, including the U.S. donkeyhotey [email protected] “I’m More...
Ghana to start Buruli ulcer education campaign
The Disease Control Unit of the Dormaa Central Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has begun an education campaign in selected communities to facilitate the early detection of the disfiguring bacterial More...
