Posts Tagged ‘Ghana’
Kweku M. Adoboli a UBS trader accused of embezzling $2.3 billion
Kweku Adoboli, the Ghanaian born and accused embezzler leaves City of London Magistrates Court Kweku M. Adoboli, a 31-year-old, Ghanaian born trader in UBS’s Global Synthetic Equity business in London is accused of being a rogue trader for embezzling $2.3 [Read More]
Liberian Citizenship–Blacks Only Need Apply
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass, @charlessmombo #burnedbrass, #Liberia Liberia’s Motto states, "The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here". Having a land of their own was a dream come through for the ex-slaves coming from America. A country of their own was a [Read More]
By 1867 about 18,858 Blacks migrated to Liberia – what states did they come from?
By: Charles S. Mombo In the spring of 1880, a group of 150 African-Americans from Arkansas was living in temporary quarters at Mt. Olivet Baptist Chapel on 37th Street in New York before going to Liberia. Because the ACS had chartered the only ship that regularly went to [Read More]
Accra’s Chicago Sister Cities holds fundraiser celebrates Ghana’s 51st Independent
Source: Alliance of Professional Africans Sister Cities since 1989, Accra, Ghana and Chicago have developed a longstanding sister city relationship based on a shared vision of promoting arts, culture, business and education. The Accra Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities [Read More]
Nelson Mandela Foundation Launches 46664 Clothing Line
Source: People of African descent, Africans and Blacks in the diaspora Nelson Mandela Foundation launches 46664 Clothing LinePretty soon Africa's top fashion designers such as Liberia's Korto Momolu, Ghana's Kofi Ansah, Kenya’s John Kaveke and South [Read More]
Jimmy Cliff says African leaders must resist foreign influences
While en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone, West African, Jamaican reggae singer and actor Jimmy Cliff, 62 year-old made a stopover at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Jimmy Cliff, a Peace Ambassador to the Economic Community of West African [Read More]
As Obama visit, are African incapable of ruling themselves
President Obama and family visit Ghana The United States of America’s first African unhyphenated American president, Barack Obama arrived in Ghana, West Africa yesterday. This will be President Obama’s first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa since [Read More]
