Author: Krobea

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC. Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”. The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key military camp near the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday morning. In the city young men set a government-owned building on fire. The arrest of President Keïta and his prime minister has sparked widespread international condemnation. It came hours after disgruntled junior officers detained commanders and took control of the Kati camp, about 15km…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), emphasising that infrastructure is not only about “brick and mortar”. For him, there is digital infrastructure as well which has been a major area of development for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, he said. “I would also want to mention that infrastructure today, in this world of digitisation, is no longer just brick and mortar. “We are talking about soft infrastructure and we are talking about digital infrastructure.” Dr Bawumia made this known on Tuesday, August 18 when he spoke on government’s infrastructure policies…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says German automobile firm Volkswagen set up its assembly plant in Ghana under the One-District One-Factory Programme. He noted that the company was able to survive, as it has already started assembling and selling its cars in Ghana, as a result of the enabling business environment created by the government. Speaking at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra on government’s infrastructural policies in a virtual townhall meeting, Dr Bawumia said a total of 183 companies have been set up under the 1D1F Programme. Sixty-one are existing companies, he said, explaining that those…

Director of Football at Barcelona Eric Abidal has been fired following the sacking of coach Quique Setien. In the wake of Friday’s humiliating loss – the first time in 74 years that the Spanish side had conceded eight goals in a single game – the Barcelona board held an emergency meeting where they made the decision to sack both the sporting director and the manager. Abidal’s position has been hanging for a few months following a public spat with Lionel Messi over the dismissal of former first team coach Ernesto Valverde in January. The Frenchman’s departure is part of a bigger…

Michael Essien has given credit to his former club Olympique Lyon for shaping his career. Essien, who joined the Ligue 1 club in 2003 from Bastia for a four-year deal said: “It moved me from being a young player to a senior player at a big club, so, it helped me grow up and feature on the big stage.” “I gained a lot of experience in a short space of time,” he said. He singled out club owner Jean-Michel Aulas for praise, saying he has been the club’s most important leader over the years. “I think the set-up of the…

Ghana’s leading television station, TV3 Network, is introducing a new telenovela to take over from the very popular ‘Naagin’ which ended last week. ‘Chasing My Heart’ is an Indian soap to air from Tuesdays to Fridays at 6:00pm, starting from Tuesday, August 18. ‘Chasing My Heart’ chronicles the story of Naina, a strong and resilient lady who lives with and cares for her ailing mother. Naina falls in love and gets engaged to her sweetheart, Amit. Their engagement breaks up when her mother takes seriously ill and Naina is unable to join Amit at Innsbruck, Austria. Once her mother is…

Board of Directors of Halifax Ladies Football Club led by Ghana Football Association (GFA) Executive Council member Samuel Anim Addo held a maiden meeting over the weekend to a discuss new directions for the newly acquired Women’s Premier League side. Also in attendance were some members of the existing technical and backroom staff as well as the communication team. The roundtable discussion was aimed at analyzing the current situation of the club, and also finding ways of revamping every aspect of the club, including the existing playing body ahead of the 2020/2021 Women’s Premier League. The new board believes in…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lashed out at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for not being visionary enough before rolling out the current version of the free education programme. According to the former president, the current government should have completed the schools he started before rolling out the policy full-scale. Speaking at Akatsi on Tuesday, August 18 as part of his Volta Region tour, Mr Mahama noted that his government began the Free SHS policy. “We started it. It is in our constitution. We started it in 2015 and made if free for day students,” he said, adding that…

Minister for Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako Atta has announced that works on the much anticipated PTC Roundabout in Takoradi in the Western Region will begin in September this year. According to him, this will be after the Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Bawumia, has performed a sod cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 1. Giving an update on current road works ongoing in the Western Region ahead of a two-day working tour by President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, Mr. Amoako Attah indicated that the ceremony will pave the way for a “new dawn of road infrastructure” in the Region. He mentioned…

Many may not realize it, but there are still countries in Africa that live in darkness without access to electricity. According to The Economist, the continent is home to almost a fifth of the world’s population, but only accounts for less than 4 percent of global electricity use, and urban communities are faced with the most challenges. In an effort to solve this issue, Face 2 Face Africa reports that Dutch goalkeeper Andre Onana is bringing light to the native people of Mengueme in the small town of Ossoessam, Cameroon — a place his mother once called home. Onana — through…