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Nana Rawlings, wife of Ghana ex-ruler, to battle sitting President Mills for party presidential ticket Special to USAfricaonline.com ACCRA — The wife of former Ghana ruler Jerry Rawlings said on Thursday she plans to challenge President John Atta Mills in party primaries ahead of elections next year in the West African nation. Nana Konadu [...]
Political rally bound home-made bombs seized from radical Islamists in Nigeria. Special to USAfricaonline.com AFP: Police in northern Nigeria on Tuesday March 29, 2011, discovered two home-made bombs in a car carrying three suspected Islamists heading for a political rally ahead of general elections. Police suspect the target of the bombs was a political meeting [...]
I understand President Mills’ position as: first, reflecting that west African country’s practical and immediate interests. Ghana is a neighbor of Ivory Coast’s and has business interests in the country.
Second, Ghana is likely to bear the brunt of a chaotic Ivory Coast, from refugees moving into Ghana.
Ivory Coast has 19million citizens with 60 ethnic groups, a mix of Christians and Muslims; the Baoule is the largest sub-group, the Senoufou, the Mande/Dioula, the Krou, the Yacouba, the Akan (some of who draw their links from Ghana).
Why Ivory Coast, rest of Africa should avoid ‘negotiated democracy’ By L. MUTHONI WANYEKI, a political scientist is executive director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission, and former leader of the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEmNET). Special to USAfricaonline.com It is fitting, yet ironic, that Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been appointed [...]
Ghana’s ex-leader Rawlings named African Union envoy to war-torn Somalia. Special to USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP) – African Union chief Jean Ping has appointed former Ghanaian leader Jerry Rawlings as his special envoy to Somalia, the AU said on Saturday. The body said Ping had been asked by African leaders to appoint [...]
Obama to hold forum with African youth from August 3-5, 2010 in Washington DC Special to USAfrica, and CLASSmagazine Houston. By Chido Nwangwu, USAfricaonline.com. A group of 100 young African leaders, mainly from the private sector and civil society, will be hosted by the U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington DC as part of the [...]
President Jonathan, shut them down…. By CHIDO NWANGWU, Publisher of USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston. On Wednesday July 7, 2010, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan’s tangle with the world’s soccer governing body FIFA will see the rugged lines of global soccer cooperation, national sovereign claims and responsibilities intersect and clash, again. Jonathan’s swift hammer fell on [...]
Ghana Black Stars get South Africa former president Mbeki’s support. Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston FORMER South Africa president Thabo Mbeki has challenged Ghana’s Black Stars to rise to the occasion on their date with destiny at Soccer City this Friday, and take a huge leap into the history books as the first African [...]
World Soccer: Ghana’s flies Africa’s flag with win over USA Special to USAfrica, USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine. Ghana superstar striker Asamoah Gyan’s experience and superb performance saw their national team defeat the courage and efforts of the U.S national squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer championship in South Africa. This followed 1-1 tie at the [...]
FIFA World Cup 2010: Oh, how the mighty African Footballers Fall By Lawrence Taylor Nordee Special and exclusive commentary for USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston. African countries produce some of the most skillful footballers in the world. These players enter very competitive professional leagues in the world, especially Europe. They make tens of millions of Dollars, [...]
Nominated for Best African player on the continent: Uche Agba (Heartland FC, Nigeria), Mputu Mabi (T.P. Mazembe, DR Congo), Abdelmalek Ziaya (Entente Setif, Algeria)
Soccer: Egypt wins, celebrates a record 7th title of African Cup of Nations championship USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston The Pharaohs of Egypt beat the Black Stars of Ghana 1 – 0 to grab the trophy on Sunday January 31, 2010 in Luanda, Angola. In a hotly contested match, Egypt scored the lone goal at the [...]
Soccer: Countdown to the African Nations Cup finals on Sunday January 31, 2010. Facts and stats of African Nations Cup championships, 1957-2010 Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine, Houston On Sunday, January 31, 2010, the much anticipated African Nations Cup final showdown between Egypt and Ghana will hold in Luanda, Angola. Koman Coulibaly of Mali will [...]
African Cup Soccer 2010 finals set: Ghana 1-0 Nigeria; Algeria 0-4 Egypt Special to USAfricaonline.com and CLASSmagazine The African Cup of Nations drew ever closer to it’s finale today (January 28, 2010) as Egypt, Algeria, Ghana and Nigeria all faced off in the Semi’s, with the winners heading towards a place in the Final and [...]
Ghana Black Stars beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles 1-0 for finals ticket Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine and the e-group Nigeria360 Nigeria arrived in Luanda on Tuesday evening, each player richer by several thousand US dollars thanks to a government sponsored performance-based reward scheme, but they will need more than monetary incentives to get past a young, [...]
Ivory Coast beats Ghana 3-1, moves to quarter-finals African Cup of Nations Special to Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, The Black Business Journal, PhotoWorks.TV and Nigeria360@yahoogroups Ivory Coast beat Ghana 3-1 to become the first quarter-finalist at the African Cup of Nations in Angola a few minutes ago, on Friday. Ivory Coast, down [...]
Abdul Mutallab arraigned at Detroit court, pleads not guilty; 6 charges for terror plot; father did not come…. USAfrica: The News & Opinion Leader for Africans and Americans. Special to USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, The Black Business Journal and Nigeria360@yahoogroups e-group A federal judge, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon, in Detroit took all but 3 (three) [...]
Nigeria is today NOT making a major impact, on its region, or on the African Union or on the big problems of Africa that it was making before. Now, of course, on the negative side, the collapse of Nigeria would be enormous, but is that a point to make Nigeria strategically important?… But I wonder if all this emphasis on Nigeria’s importance creates a tendency to inflate Nigeria’s opinion of its own invulnerability. Among much of the elite today, I have the feeling that there is a belief that Nigeria is too big to fail, too important to be ignored, and that Nigerians can go on ignoring some of the most fundamental challenges they have – many of which we have talked about: disgraceful lack of infrastructure, the growing problems of unemployment, the failure to deal with the underlying problems in the Niger Delta, the failure to consolidate democracy – and somehow will remain important to everybody because of all those reasons that are strategically important.
“Working with our narcotics law enforcement partners in Ghana and across the globe, DEA is making unprecedented progress in dismantling illicit drug networks in western Africa and around the world, and putting the criminals who operate them behind bars, where they belong.”
Eighteen killed in Ghana gold mine disaster By David Adadevoh (AFP) – 1 day ago ACCRA — The roof of an illegal gold mine in Ghana collapsed killing at least 18 people, including 14 women, in one of the worst mining disasters to hit the African nation, police said on Thursday. Thirty miners were believed [...]
