Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has started his permanent career with Al Ain as he has joined the UAE side on pre-season training in Austria.

Mortality rates in a refugee camp in South Sudan are nearly double the threshold for an emergency, Medecins Sans Frontieres has warned.

The Chairman of the Ghana Athletics Association who is also the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Professor Francis Dodoo has expressed his delight at the performance of young athletes at the just ended Ghana International Grand Prix.

The secret-spilling group WikiLeaks said Thursday it was in the process of publishing material from 2.4 million Syrian emails — many of which it said came from official government accounts.

Asamoah Gyan has reversed his retirement from international football and will play for Ghana again, six months after quitting the national team.

Chinese police have broken up two major child trafficking gangs and freed 181 children, officials say.

The Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Omane Boamah has revealed that government is taking a keen interest in the development of sports and is committed to improving infrastructure all over the nation to get Ghana to a certain appreciable grade.

Against the backdrop of calls by some states governors for the establishment of State Police Force to complement the present Nigeria Police Force,NPF, Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday, in Kaduna kicked against it, saying Nigeria was not ripe for it.

Former Ghanaian Long Jump athlete Dr Andrew Owusu has expressed his reservation about the academic credentials of most of the Ghanaian Athletes that took part in the just ended Ghana International Grand Prix meet.

The UN Security Council has said it is not ready to back a West African intervention force in northern Mali, which has been seized by Islamist militant groups.

Tennis star Maria Sharapova has been handed the honor of beinge first woman to carry Russia's flag at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Senegal's new President Macky Sall wins a huge majority in legislative elections.

Former Brazilian star midfielder's decision to have a sip of Pepsi at a press conference cost him dearly as rivals Coke pulled the plug on his endorsement deal.

As the New Partnership for AfricaÂ’s Development (NEPAD), the blueprint for the continentÂ’s development marks 10 years, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) convened a panel to reflect on NEPADÂ’s achievements and challenges in advancing Africa Â’s development.

Mario BalotelliÂ’s pregnant ex-girlfriend has penned a passionate letter to the soccer star - agreeing to take a paternity test to prove the baby is his.

President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated Justice Aloma Mukthar as the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN)

A group calling itself Grassroot Supporters Front has been formed to resist what is says are attempts to destabilize the ruling National Democratic Congress ahead of the December elections.

I will not be surprised if Dr. Aryeh after getting a firm grounding in the NDP goes ahead to sell the party for peanuts. I wish the NDP good luck but with people like Dr. Aryeh in the helm of affairs in the NDP, the party is already a recipe for disaster.

Former Attorney General Joe Ghartey is challenging government to subject the controversial Isofoton $1.3 million judgment debt to further investigations, denying any liability by the Kufuor administration.

Even with all the turmoil, some NDC Ministers and MPs and especially the Vice President say they will win a landslide victory in December. How are they going to do this? President Mills has gone quiet again. Campaign strategizing? Behind closed doors? Praying? Too many guesses these days.