People’s lives in Ethiopia’s rocky and mountainous region of Tigray are in tatters as they deal with famine in the ruins of a war zone. Government troops, backed by those from neighbouring Eritrea, have been involved in battle with the region’s now-ousted ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), since November, precipitating a humanitarian crisis. The BBC’s Kalkidan Yibeltal has visited the region, where access can be difficult. Short presentational grey lineTigray’s capital, Mekelle, has a semblance of calm. Many businesses and offices are open. Compared to previous months there is more movement of people and less visibility of…
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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to return home, 10 years after he was taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity. Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three years ago. His successor and rival President Alassane Ouattara invited him back. He was the first former head of state to go on trial at the ICC but was acquitted of all charges. The 76-year-old was charged after his refusal to accept defeat in a 2010 election triggered a civil war that left 3,000 people…
An Economist with the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Lord Mensah says Ghana over the years has not had value for money from the various presidential travels. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Thursday, the University of Ghana Lecturer said the huge entourage that accompanies the president on the many foreign trips have come at a huge cost to the state. “We are not getting value for money on the presidential travels especially when you look at the number of people the president travels with. If you take the Presidential travels that we’ve done over the years it comes…
The Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has decried the justification of President Akufo-Addo’s luxurious flight which allegedly cost £15,000 per hour, by Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul. “The Minority is stating that the reasons provided by Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul to Parliament is an insult to the Ghanaian people. It does not make sense and we don’t see the head and tail of it. “The other unturnable excuse is that the presidential jet as it is now, the President cannot take a bath. I mean the most ridiculous thing perhaps we have ever been told in Parliament. When…
The inauguration of the newly elected Assembly members was slated to commence today at exactly 2:00pm. After a successful inauguration of the newly elected Assembly members, the Municipal Chairperson of the electoral Commission described the modalities for conducting the election in accordance with article 244(2) of the 1992 constitution. After this, assembly members were given the chance to vote and they voted accordingly. Sorting and counting was done and the election was declared with non of the aspirants able to secure two-thirds majority of the votes casted. This created resistance from the Special Aid of the Regional Minister and out…
I have wondered why a bathroom in the air , will be a prerequisite or a necessity to a president before he flies. If not for a childhood dream. I wonder if the president feels for the ordinary Ghanaian. What happens on the flight that he desperately needs to shower before meeting dignitaries when he alight ? Does our president smoke ? Smoke is easily gives people up. It is something you can’t hide. Your cloth and breath will give u up easily , the only saviour at that point may be a good bath and a nice perfume. Does…
Investigations by Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch have revealed that question papers for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were leaked to candidates. According to Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, these question papers were sent from West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) IT department to other online platforms which were subsequently forwarded to his outfit by a member on the platform. He stated that a day after his outfit hinted WAEC that the papers were leaked directly from their headquarters, WAEC indicated that it had commenced investigations into the matter. However WAEC has failed…
Two lives have been lost after an Intercity STC bus ran into a faulty articulated truck on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The Suhum Police Command in a statement reported that “a 45-year-old driver, Abdul Raman Haruna, was driving a MAN Diesel Articulated truck with registration number GC-7150-11 from the Kumasi direction towards Accra. On reaching a section of the road at Akim Asafo about 12:00 am, the truck developed a mechanical fault. The suspect driver abandoned the truck on the road without informing the nearest Police station.” “At about 2:30 am on…
On Friday, 11th June, 2021, Ministry of lands and Natural resources through Forestry commission of Ghana planted 5m trees arose the country. In Bono East Region, 300,000 trees were planted for which some of these seedlings were given out to schools to be planted This morning, the Regional Director for Forestry Commission, Madam Amoh Ntim Lucy visited some schools to inspect whether the seedlings given out to the schools were planted . Some schools she visited include St paul’s R/C JHS, Anomatuoa M/A basic school, Akumfi Ameyaw SHS, Abrafi SHS, Aworowa APS school ,Aworowa R/C primary all in Techiman the…
A journey of a thousand miles, begins with a step.” Today, The Originals is taking our SRC, on yet another positive and progressive journey. In compliance with the relevant legal provisions of the UENR-SRC Constitution, it is with great pleasure and gratitude to God, and the team that we make this declaration. After a wide consultation spanning almost a period of a year, across the two current campuses of UENR; Sunyani and Dormaa, and a deep retrospection, we would like to inform our cherish fellow Technologians that, when nominations are opened by the Electoral Commission of the UENR-SRC, The leader…