Policy makers have welcomed the $3 billion pledge by US President Barrack Obama to fight poverty on the African continent. They are however hoping the pledge will not come with its own conditionalities as has been the case in previous pledges. read more »
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has praised President John Evans Atta Mills and his colleague African leaders attending this weekend’s G8 Summit for their role in tackling food insecurity on the continent. read more »
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will introduce a “Zongo” development fund to address the development gap in impoverished communities should they be voted into power. read more »
The UN Africa Human Development index has cited the NPP administration for placing priority on the military in terms of budgetary spending to the neglect of agriculture: the sector driving the Ghanaian economy. read more »
Residents of Firestone, a suburb of Madina in Accra, were awaken to a bizarre incident Sunday morning when a 57-year-old man killed his wife before committing suicide. Emmanuel Nii Adjei Owusu was alleged to have shot the wife, Mrs Elizabeth Adjei Owusu, 50, on their matrimonial bed at about 2:30am read more »
