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For the umpteenth, Ghana has placed Africa at the center of world history. Acting on behalf of the African Union and the entire continent, President John Dramani Mahama last week secured a landmark global recognition of slavery as the gravest crime against humanity. By this, President Mahama and Ghana reminded the world of a truth that had long been buried under silence. From oral and written history, we have learned of the painful situation where millions of Africans were stolen, broken, and sold. These enslaved Africans helped to build the present day wealth of Europe and the Americas through their…

The women’s category of Olympic sports will be limited to biological females from 2028, the International Olympic Committee has announced. Eligibility will be determined by a “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) from competing. It will take effect from the Los Angeles Olympics.IOC president Kirsty Coventry said the policy was “led by medical experts”. “At the Olympic Games even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat,” she said. “So it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the…

Madina Zongo made history Tuesday night when they became the only side to host and win the prestigious Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup. In a thrilling finale, which climaxed a highly competitive 11th edition of the annual post Ramadan gala involving Zongo communities, Madina showed grit and purpose as they held through a nervy encounter watched by a host of dignitaries from various Zongo communities. With a partisan home crowd behind them, Madina fired into the lead, but their dream was cut short by a determined Ashaiman – the most successful side in the history of the competition – who equalised,…

The owner of OnlyFans, a site known for its adult content that is credited with revolutionising the online porn industry, has died at the age of 43. Leonid Radvinsky, who was born in Ukraine and grew up in Chicago, had purchased the company in 2018 from its two UK-based founders, OnlyFans said. The site’s popularity surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, landing him on Forbes’ annual list of billionaires just three years later. He “passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” OnlyFans confirmed in a statement, which asked for privacy for his family. Founded in 2016, OnlyFans is a…

The Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region has launched an investigation into a reported assault on visual artist Ibrahim Mahama in Tamale.

In the hallowed chambers of our national conscience, a ghost is being summoned. It is the same restless spirit of acidic partisan malice that sought to deconstruct a presidency in 2016, now reappearing with sharpened claws to tear down a pillar of indigenous industrial might. The target is Engineers & Planners (E&P); the weapon is a recycled narrative of nepotism; and the perpetrators are the very architects of the “No Objection” that paved this path just two years ago.​ To understand the present assault on E&P’s bid for the Damang Mine, one must first peel back the layers of a…

The Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira, Kofi Arko Nokoe, has questioned the Minister for Energy and Green Transition over delays in the completion of a gas re-bottling plant intended to serve his constituency. The issue was raised in Parliament on Monday, March 16, where the legislator sought clarity on the timeline for completing the project and making it operational. Mr Nokoe expressed concern about the slow pace of work on the facility, stressing that its completion is crucial for improving access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and supporting economic activity in the area. In response, the Minister for Energy and…

When COCOBOD Ran Away from Me Writing my LECIAD thesis, I made efforts to contact both COCOBOD and Ivory Coast’s Le Conseil du Café-Cacao (CCC) for an interview, but none of them responded to me. Regarding the CCC, I could not serve them directly with my letter requesting fo an interview. The Elubo border was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic which made it impossible fo me to go by road. I tried sending it via air through DHL but the charge was exorbitantly high. Instead, I sent the letter in-person to the Ivorian Embassy in Accra and frequented there hoping…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ghana), in collaboration with the Embassy of Peru in Ghana, has launched a commemorative publication celebrating nearly four decades of diplomatic relations between Ghana and Peru.

In the military world, intelligence is as critical as weaponry. The size of what you know is as important as the size of what you have. Indeed, your intelligence is counted as part of your resources because what an enemy is ignorant of can be the weapon one can exploit. Great intelligence is knowing what others do not. The art of war is strategy. Nations win wars because of strategies. The best strategy almost always wins. Imagine a military that publicizes its strategy before it even goes to war. Their defeat is certainly assured because their strategy can never come…