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Inflation in Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy, slowed to 17.8 percent last month as food prices declined, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said. The inflation rate was 19.5 percent in May, Anthony Kilele, director of the…

The world number one search engine, Google has scored another first. Google has added an Akan version to its search engine on the Ghana page. I was browsing Google Wednesday morning July 1, 2009, which is Republic Day in the country and…

A Zimbabwean research delegation from the University of Zimbabwe is in Accra, Ghana, for a three-day integrated agricultural research for development meeting to discuss ways of eradicating poverty through empowering smallholder farmers.…

The African Union has decided to lift sanctions on Mauritania because of steps it is taking to restore democracy this month, the body said in a statement on Wednesday. The African Union suspended Mauritania after the army overthrew the…

China’s manufacturing expanded for a fourth month as a 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus plan and record bank lending revive the world’s third-largest economy. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to a seasonally adjusted…

For five years, immigrant day laborer Leo Chamale wired money twice a month from New Jersey to his family in Guatemala. Recently, he stepped up to the money transfer window for a different purpose — to ask that his family send some of his…

A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its other competitors. Even as Internet Explorer's market share has slipped--down a dramatic 8…

I am dedicating my column this week to the critical problem of e-waste dumping in Ghana. There is now no doubt, that Ghana is a choice destination for dumping of e-waste from America and Europe. Recent developments in Europe,…

I remember the 2006 World Cup Tournament in Germany. It was Ghana’s first appearance at football’s biggest competition. The whole of Ghana was euphoric. The Black Stars didn’t disappoint; they impressed. They exceeded everyone’s…

Only a few days ago, despite the global financial meltdown, Valentine’s Day was celebrated all over the world. The day which falls on February 14 every year is exclusively set aside to celebrate love. Love certainly is a beautiful…