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Charles Taylor Trial Starts for War Crimes & Cannibalism !

Pulling the microphone toward him, the dapper 61-year-old man in sunglasses creased his forehead, cleared his throat emphatically and introduced himself to the war-crimes court in the Hague: "My name is Dakpenah Dr. Charles Ghankay Taylor, the 21st President of the Republic of Liberia."

Thus began the testimony of Charles Taylor, the reviled warlord and ousted Liberian President, at his landmark trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He is facing 11 charges… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on July 20, 2009 at 5:31pm — 5 Comments

Ghana issues 11 oil exploration licences

Ghana, which will pump its first oil for export next year, has issued 11 exploration licenses and the prospects of more finds are “extremely high,” the state-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corp. said.

“It’s looking very exciting and there’s a lot of potential,” said Michael Aryeetey, senior geologist at the GNPC, which oversees the industry.

In 2007, Tullow Oil Plc made its Jubilee oil find offshore Ghana. The discovery, which will start production in 2010, could… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on June 7, 2009 at 8:18am — 1 Comment

I don't fear Ghana - Keshi

Mali head coach Stephen Keshi has stressed that he does not fear the Black Stars ahead of their 2010 joint Nations Cup/World Cup qualifier in Bamako on 7 June.

The 47-year-old is counting on home support to put the Black Stars to flight and admits the tie will be a difficult.

Keshi who masterminded Togo's qualification to the last world cup in Germany is upbeat of toppling Ghana on top of Group.

"As you all know Ghana is always a good team and we have a lot of… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on June 7, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Ghana: Ruling party thugs vandalise radio station, attack three persons

A group of armed supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Techiman, a town in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana on May 28, 2009 besieged the premises of privately-owned Classic FM physically attacked three persons and vandalised the station.

A group of armed supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Techiman, a town in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana on May 28, 2009

besieged the premises of privately-owned Classic FM physically… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on May 30, 2009 at 9:39am — No Comments

Nana Adjoa makes Ghana proud at Spelling Bee

She may not have made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 National Spelling Bee at the Grand Hyatt Washington, but with a total score of nineteen (19) points, Ghana’s Nana Adjoa Baiden-Amissah was among the best performers on the night of the preliminary rounds.

13-year old Kavya Shivashankar, sponsored by ‘The Olathe News’ and from the California Trail Junior High School emerged the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion, spelling the championship word ‘laodicean’ which… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on May 30, 2009 at 9:37am — No Comments

SAKAWA is Ghanaian 4.1.9 taking over ghana. Policeman in $8,000 cyber crime arrested

A policeman in uniform and wielding an AK47 rifle was caught in the web of ’sakawa’ last Wednesday, when he and two civilians were arrested for allegedly defrauding a Namibian of $7,900.

The policeman and his civilian accomplices were in the process of collecting another $29,000 from the victim to be used to pay taxes on a so-called $30-million facility which they claimed he could access after the payment of the “taxes”, when the police arrested them.

The three suspects… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on May 30, 2009 at 9:34am — No Comments

Rawlings says Ghana inspires many countries

Accra, May 20, GNA – Former President Jerry John Rawlings has observed that directions taken by countries such as Ghana have served as a source of inspiration to many countries in Africa and beyond.

“As leaders of our countries, we have a responsibility to gauge the mood of the people and always move the political train in a direction that ensures that the electorate feel their interests have been served,” he said in a lecture he delivered on “Democracy and Security in… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on May 22, 2009 at 8:17am — No Comments

Nigeria: NGO call for end of GAY discrimination LGBT

Nigeria: call for end of LGBT (lesbians gays bisexuals and transexuals) discrimination on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

Wed, May 20, 2009

NIGERIA 18 May 2009: Two non-governmental organisations in Lagos urged the three tiers of government to stop discriminating against homosexuals, lesbians and gay people. Officials of The Independent Project for Equal Rights (TIPER) and The International Centre for Sexual Reproductive Rights (INCRESE) made the… Continue

Added by Charles Attah AccraNews on May 20, 2009 at 6:32pm — No Comments