Category Archives: Politics

Liberia: Political Parties Differ With Pres. Sirleaf Over Turning Vision 2030 to Youth & Civil Society for Implementation

Liberian Political parties have differed with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf over the submission of the Gbarnga Declaration to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and youth groups for onward implementation. Minutes following the unanimous adoption of the Gbarnga Declaration by delegates on the night of day two (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) of the just ended National Vision Continue Reading...

Ghana Elections 2012 – the Mahama Factor

It was Ghana’s longest, costliest and most acrimonious election campaign. It ended with a grand party for the National Democratic Congress on 9 December and attempts by the opposition New Patriotic Party to persuade the Electoral Commission to delay the announcement of the results. The presidential result will be difficult to challenge. The NDC’s John Continue Reading...

Ghana: Mahama Lobbies Godluck Jonathan

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday paid a day’s visit to Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss with President Goodluck Jonathan about progress on the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP). An official statement from the Office of the President said although the broken pipe, which truncated supplies to Ghana months ago, had been fixed, but further works Continue Reading...