Ghana: Kufuor's First Foreign Visit A Faux Pas?

Has Ghana’s new president put his foot in it, less than a week after he was sworn into office? Judging from reaction back home, his first foreign sortie - a visit across the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Shooting In Kinshasa, Fate Of Kabila Uncertain

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo today, President Laurent Kabila was reportedly shot during a 30-minute gun battle at the presidential palace. Wire services later reported a… Read more »

Ghana: Kufuor's First Week

The people of Ghana are busy assessing the first week in power of President John Agyekum Kufuor who was sworn in on Sunday 7 January and immediately set to work. Read more »

Ghana: Key Members Of Incoming Government Named

Ghana's new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, has named key members of his incoming government, including the ministers of defence, finance, foreign affairs, interior and justice. Read more »

Nigeria: Slow Pace Of Privatisation Worries Stock Exchange

The Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday expressed dismay over the slow pace of the government's privatisation programme during the year 2000, and warned that a long and drawn out… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo Government Looks For Culprits Behind Coup Attempt

What exactly is going on in Cote d'Ivoire? Another mutiny over pay? Disgruntled elements in a divided army? Disaffected northerners? The spectre of the ousted head of state,… Read more »

Africa: Regional Leaders Hail Democratic Transition

African leaders present for the swearing-in of Ghana’s new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, have praised Ghana for its transition, for the first time, from one elected president,… Read more »

Ghana: Ghanaians Have Come Home Says Kufuor

John Agyekum Kufuor has been sworn in as the fourth president of Ghana in a colourful ceremony attended by four west African heads of state and the deputy president of South… Read more »

Ghana: Inaugural Speech By Ghana President

Today, President John Agyekum Kufuor, the fourth president of the Republic of Ghana, spoke at Independence Square, Accra, after he and the vice president, Alhaji Aliu Mahma were… Read more »

Ghana: Kufuor Salutes The Nation's Women

The new president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, has praised the women of Ghana and promised to create a new ministry of women’s affairs, which will also be a cabinet position. Read more »

Nigeria: Supply Of Petroleum Products Threatened, Says Report

Supply of petroleum products in Nigeria is "threatened to atrophy," and only a comprehensive programme leading to deregulation of the industry can save it, says a Special Committee… Read more »

Ghana: Busy Week Of Settling In For President-Elect

This has been a short, but busy, working week for the newly elected president of Ghana, John Kufuor, who is to be sworn in as head of state on Sunday after his presidential… Read more »

Nigeria: Power Authority To Approve Importation Of Electricity Generating Sets

In a show of confidence in its plans to rescue the power sector, the Nigerian government Thursday announced that importation of electricity generating sets now has to be approved… Read more »

Ghana: We're A Regional Pace-Setter, Says Kufuor

In the third and final part of his interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Ghana's president-elect John Agyekum Kufuor discusses tackling corruption in… Read more »

Ghana: Austerity, Discipline Necessary For Economic Recovery Says Kufuor

In the second part of his interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Ghana's president-elect John Agyekum Kufuor promises he will develop efficient,… Read more »

Ghana: "Securing The State" Top Priority, Says Ghana's Kufuor

In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica.com correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at his Accra residence, the newly elected president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor declared that… Read more »

Ghana: New Year Brings New Era to Ghana

Ghana is starting the year 2001 at the dawn of a new era, with a new president, John Agyekum Kufuor. The victory of the opposition party candidate ends almost twenty years… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Democratic Transfer Of Power Hailed Internationally

The election of Ghana's new president, John Agyekum Kufuor, marks the first time in Ghana's history that one elected government has been voted out of office and another voted in to… Read more »

Ghana: Kufuor Poised For Victory In Ghana's Run-off Election

Ghana's opposition presidential candidate, John Kufuor, has taken a commanding lead after Thursday's run off election, which was marred by intimidation and some violence. Read more »

Ghana: Chequered Start To Second Round Presidential Poll

The second and decisive round of voting in Ghana's presidential election got off to a chequered start in the capital, Accra, where there were reports of intimidation and violence… Read more »

Ghana: Rawlings Speaks Out On Continuing Violence Against Women

As Ghanaians prepare for Thursday's second round of voting to usher in a new administration, outgoing President Jerry Rawlings addressed the nation on national radio and… Read more »

Africa: National Summit On Africa Struggles To Survive

For most of the 10 months that have followed last February's National Summit on Africa, uncertainty about the future has hovered over the body that grew out of the 5-day meeting. Read more »

Ghana: Thirtieth Woman Dies In Three-Year Series Of Mystery Killings

There is rising anger in Ghana after the discovery of yet another murdered woman - the 30th to be found in three years around the metropolitan area of the capital, Accra. Read more »

Nigeria: Tackling The Niger Delta's Problems - With Oil

The government in Abuja has announced that several marginal oil fields in the Niger Delta which have remained unexploited for years are to be put to good use. They are to be… Read more »

Ghana/Tunisia: Hearts Win Hearts And Minds In Accra

Despite trouble in the stadium, there are no broken hearts in Ghana this Sunday and the mood in the Accra is euphoric as fans of Hearts of Oak celebrate triumph over Esperance of… Read more »