By Elias Mhegera – PRESSURE from the civil society in Tanzania, activists and many commentators have proved to be productive after the Government eventually decided to withdraw the much disputed Bill for the Constitutional Review. Attorney General Judge Frederick Werema This measure following the statement by the Attorney General Judge Frederick Werema is a sign of victory on both the two sides which were entangled in a tug of war of actually what is needed in Tanzania, review of the existing constitution or a completely new one? The indication from the multitude of the debates is that the demand... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – As the political situation in Ivory Coast begins to settle down, the opposition Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) yesterday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms, what it called the illegitimate attempts of former President Laurent Gbagbo to cling to power by all unlawful means. In the statement signed by its party leader, Mai Ahmad Fatty, the GMC expressed its unconditional solidarity with the peoples of Cote d’Ivoire in their legitimate quest for democracy and the sanctity of their collective will abundantly expressed through the ballot box, while supporting recommendations for Laurent Gbagbo’s “immediate prosecution for... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye with support from Ghana web, Asempa Radio – Ghanaian teams have in recent days come under fire for their poor performances, blaming the Ghana Football Association unequal attention to all the teams. In an interview on a local radio station Vice President of the Ghana Football Association, Fred Pappoe said all the national teams are treated fairly. Soccer fans share the view that the current Ghana Football Association under the leadership of Kwasi Nyantakyi is concentrated more on the Black Stars at the expense of the other national teams – a situation which has led to poor... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent with support from Ghanasoccernet – Ashley Cole, John Terry, Eto’o, Drogba storm Ghana for Essien peace match .Ghana’s Michael Essien is organising a star-studded charity match Ghana’s Michael Essien, an Africa Union Peace Ambassador, is organising a match between an Africa XI and World XI. The charity game, to help promote peace in Africa, is set to be played in the Ghanaian capital Accra on 25 May. It can be recalled that on the 16th July, 2010, in Addis Ababa in a press release made it know during the official opening of the meeting, AU... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye, from Accra, Ghana for Shout-Africa.com – Just some few months after showing the first film in all 10 regions of Ghana, Kwaw Ansah is back with the second, ‘The Good Old Days: Papa Lasisi Good Bicycle’. In November 2010, renowned Ghanaian film writer, producer and director Kwaw Ansah returned onto the movie scene with the thought provoking, ‘The love of AA’, the first instalment in a series of 24 films under the umbrella title ‘The Good old Days’. Just like the maiden one, this episode depicts our society in the pre and post independence era, revolving around... Continue Reading
