GSA, UNDP and partners begin planting over 1,000 grafted shea seedlings in the N/R
Global Shea Alliance, United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) in collaboration with the Forestry Commission and the Ghana Armed Forces in the Northern Region have begun planting over 1,000 grafted shea seedlings under the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reduction Project (GSLERP) in Tamale. This is to contribute to the goal of planting 3.5 million grafted shea trees in the Northern...
Analysis: Decolonizing African Cinema in the Time of Netflix
90% of Africa's cultural legacy resides outside the continent; audiovisual restitution is a battle for memory as urgent as artefact restitution. When film director Alain Kassanda set out to tell the story of his grandparents in colonial Belgian Congo, he wanted to collect films from the period. The images he found spoke of Belgians civilising the local population - building...
BoG needs a befitting head office as host of AfCFTA -Ken Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on all Ghanaians to rally and provide the Bank of Ghana with the needed support in the ongoing construction of its new head office. In an article titled “Citizens – Standing Strong with the Bank of Ghana,” Ofori-Atta urged the public to cease the uproar and opposition against the ongoing construction and render...
Feature: The Science of Why You Can Remember Song Lyrics From Years Ago
Why is it that many people can't remember where they put their car keys most mornings, but can sing along to every lyric of a song they haven't heard in years when it comes on the radio? Do song lyrics live in some sort of privileged place in our memories? Music has a long history of being used as a...
Bobi Wine’s Mobilization Tours Banned By Ugandan Police
Ugandan police have banned the ongoing mobilization tours by National Unity Platform president, Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major-General Geoffrey Katsigazi Tumusiime said Wine and his NUP supporters have disregarded a number of guidelines provided to them. Police have warned Wine that his rallies were vulnerable to terror attacks, as the rallies take...
Hunter Biden indicted on three federal gun charges
President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has been criminally charged with three counts of lying when buying a firearm, after a proposed plea deal collapsed. The indictment marks the first time the child of a sitting president has been criminally prosecuted. A planned plea bargain to resolve gun and tax-related charges he faced abruptly fell apart in July.All three counts relate to...
Artistes are sleeping while dancers are making their songs trend – Incredible Zigi
Popular dancer, Incredible Zigi, has made a case for why dancers deserve more recognition, especially at award schemes like the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). Speaking in an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz, he highlighted the importance of dancers in the promotion of music worldwide. According to him, dancers are always posting dance videos on their social media which...
AMA launches 125th anniversary celebration; unveils logo
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has launched its quasquicentennial celebration in Accra with the unveiling of an anniversary logo that embodies its storied legacy and progressive vision for the future. The 125th anniversary celebration which will be climaxed in November is on the theme: “125 Years of Local Governance: Strengthening Community Resilience and Sustainable Development of the City of Accra Featured...
Adwoa Safo begs Akufo-Addo, NPP leadership for forgiveness
The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has rendered an unqualified apology to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), especially the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and other party officials. In a video circulating on social media, Adwoa Safo explained that she was struggling with both personal and family issues during...
I want collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, more girls – Rema
Famous Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, says he wants to collaborate with more American superstar stars following the success of his smash-hit with Selena Gomez, ‘Calm Down.’ In a side interview with Hollywood Reporter at 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey, on Tuesday, the Benin-born singer specifically said he wants to work with female celebrities more. He mentioned...
