The 26th July 2008 was bound to be a historical day to be remembered even by those who did not attend the much anticipated event; with the crowning of the first ever Mr East Africa UK, the third Miss East Africa UK and the surprise crowning- Miss Kenya UK and it’s all thanks to the [...]

Rwanda has accused senior French officials, including the country’s former president and prime minister, of being involved in its 1994 genocide.
“French soldiers themselves directly were involved in assassinations of Tutsis and Hutus accused of hiding Tutsis,” the report said. “French soldiers committed many rapes, specifically of Tutsi women.”
The report published by President Paul Kagame’s government [...]

The NCA is an agency of the government with oversight to, in effect, regulate the telecommunications sector and implement terms of Ghana’s National Telecommunications Policy. According to the policy (2004) that can be downloaded from the Internet, while the Ministry of Communications is “responsible for the definition and elaboration of Government policy regarding telecommunications”, the [...]

Obama addresses some 200,000 in Berlin, Germany today.
“People of the world – look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one…”

Read the full text of the speech in the Lounge

The 70% acquisition by Vodafone of state-owned Ghana Telecom may be a done-and-dusted deal, subject only now to parliamentary approval in the august house. There are, however, serious issues arising that merit some consideration.
First of all, one would have to be from Mars not to know that this is an election year. After the announcement [...]

A Security Council draft resolution to impose severe sanctions on Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, and some of his closest allies was just vetoed by Russia and China. Both powers have argued that such measures are not necessary. Rarely do super-powers veto resolutions. However, the fragrant difference of opinion between the “West” and the “East” is [...]

We live in wicked, perilous and tumultuous times nowadays. Headline news globally sound depressing and one can’t seem to get away with all the negativity and evil that permeates our societies, communities and countries worldwide. Never a day passes that we do not hear of violence, suicide bombings, gruesome killings, war attacks, political murders, contract [...]