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28/07/2024

PHOTO ESSAY: Scenes from Berlin and Potsdam

28 July 2024
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18/04/2024

LEGAL VIEWPOINT: Directors and officers legal duty of loyalty & good faith

By Dr AbdelGadir Warsama, Legal Counsel

18 April, 2024

Directors and officers must, all through, act in the best interests of the company. They breach their duty if they try to profit personally at the expense of the company. This is what is called “Self-Dealing” for self-gain. In such instances, directors and officers are not prohibited, in all cases, from entering into transactions with the company.

At one time, it was held that such deals were voidable by the company but today the majority of courts treat such deals “voidable” only if unfair to the company. However, before a director enters a contract with the company, he should make a full disclosure of his interest. This requires that the director or officer disclose all material facts of the transaction, including his interest in it.

After full disclosure, the disinterested members of the board or the shareholders themselves must approve the transaction. However, such approval does not automatically relieve the self-dealing director or officer from liability to the company. The initial burden of proving the fairness of the transaction lies with the self-dealing director or officer. After proper approval by the board of directors or shareholders, the burden of establishing unfairness merely shifts to the company.
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02/04/2024

PHOTO ESSAY: Creativa 2024 in Dortmund

In this segment, we focus on Bolga Baskets and Hats.

The CREATIVA trade fair in Dortmund is Europe's largest trade fair for creative design.

In addition to fashion shows and talks, the CREATIVA trade and creative extravaganza serves as magnet drawing in mandarins in the creative industry from all over the world.

ASIGE from Bolgatanga in Ghana, were at the 2024 CREATIVA for the first time.

ASIGE stands for women’s empowerment, ethical creative products and girl’s education. At ASIGE, over 400 women and girls are offered training, skills and employment, thus, making them financially independent.

12/01/2024

“2024 will be a testing year for democracy” -
Says President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany

Berlin, 11 January 2024

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed more than 150 ambassadors and representatives of international organisations accredited to Germany to the traditional New Year’s reception at Schloss Bellevue.

In his address, President Steinmeier observes that 2024 “will be an important election year for many democracies – large and small, around the world.

“I would even say that 2024 will be a testing year for democracy itself. Around half of the entire world’s population will be called to the polls in 2024.”

“The citizens of the 27 EU member states will elect a new European Parliament in early summer. And I am convinced that the democracies here in Europe; also stronger than the opponents of a united Europe; also stronger than those who see a retreat into nationalism and isolationism as the panacea for global challenges.”

The president also reminded the assembled dignitaries about the power and importance of language.

“Diplomacy,” he stressed, was difficult to imagine without language.
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06/01/2024

LEGAL VIEWPOINT: Islamic Finance & Corporate Governance

By Dr AbdelGadir Warsama, Legal Counsel

06.01.2024

The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) defined Corporate Governance as, “Corporate Governance, CG involves a set of relationships between an entity's management, its Board, its shareholders & stakeholders. CG, also provides the structure through which the objectives of the entity are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring the performance. Good CG, should provide proper incentives for the Board & management to pursue objectives that are in the interests of the entity, the shareholders and should facilitate effective monitoring, thereby encouraging firms to use resources more efficiently”.

This definition of OECD was adopted by Basel Committee for banking business and many other international organizations including the World Bank. It almost, becomes the most appropriate definition we are pursuing in our endeavors to implement the corporate governance principles. With reference to the growing Islamic Finance, I would like to mention, all Islamic finance entities including Islamic banks and Islamic insurance companies are guided by the rules issued by Islamic Finance institutions. Such rules, are covering the necessary details for Corporate Governance principles for Islamic Finance.

The main principles for Corporate Governance, is the appointment of Sharia Board, their number, remuneration and relevant jurisdiction in Islamic Finance organizations. The task of the Sharia Board is to make sure that Islamic Finance organizations are performing their duties as per Sharia rules, directives & instructions. The principles, give the guidelines for the Superior Sharia Supervision for Islamic Finance organization.

The Sharia Supervision role, is to make sure that the duties performed or to be performed are in complete compliance to Sharia rules. This constitutes the primary duty of the Sharia Supervision. Also, the principles, give guidelines for the Internal Sharia Supervision Dept. in each Islamic Finance organization. This Dept., links the relation between the Islamic Finance organization and the Superior Sharia Supervision and makes sure that the daily business is not violating Sharia. They give guidelines for the establishment of the CG Committees.

The Board in each Islamic Finance organization shall establish such committees, as audit & governance committee, executive committee, remuneration committee etc. And, guidelines for the independence of the Sharia Boards. The independence here is a major yardstick that gives the creditability for the Sharia Board.
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20/12/2023

03/10/2023

Football for Schools returns to Qatar with seminar designed for women
• A capacity-building seminar was held in Doha on 27 and 28 September
• The workshop was designed for women: 40 female teachers took part
• A trio of FIFA women’s football experts joined, pooling their experience and expertise
"2023 will be a year of consolidating achievements and strengthening the monitoring and evaluation system".

2.10.2023

This announcement by Fatimata Sidibe, Director of Football for Schools (F4S) last December at the end of an eventful 2022 year followed the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, during which F4S had a dedicated space at the 3-2-1 Olympic and Sports Museum in Doha.
"Capacity-building" was the theme of the Football for Schools seminar held in Doha on 27 and 28 September, almost ten months after the World Cup adventure. It was a workshop designed exclusively for women, all of whom are physical education teachers. Once again, thousands of children will benefit from their training.
The Generation Amazing Foundation, Qatar Foundation, Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the Qatar Ministry of Education and Higher Education all joined in the project, which was piloted by Football for Schools and FIFA. Spread over two days, the seminar offered a unique opportunity for educators to improve their skills, and the chance to become spokespersons for positive change in their respective regions of the country.

The workshop covered various aspects of the Football for Schools Programme which aims to make football more accessible to young people by incorporating football activities into the education system. On the menu: coaching techniques, integration of life skills and use of the 'F4S' digital app. It was also an opportunity for women from all walks of life to get together, exchange ideas and learn from each other's experiences of football.

"This is an important step towards closing the gender gap in sport, thanks to the FIFA Football for Schools programme," explains Fatimata Sidibe. "Together with our partners, we see this seminar as a door-opener for women in the field of sports development, which we sincerely hope this kind of opportunity will multiply."

Among the speakers in Doha were Antonio Buenaño Sánchez, FIFA Football for Schools Manager, and a trio of women's football experts with a huge amount of experience: Sue Ronan Martin, Anouschka Bernhard and Thuba Sibanda, the fruit of a collaboration between F4S and the FIFA Women's Football Division.
To make matters even more exciting, the event was held at Education City Stadium, ensuring a tangible World Cup flavour was in the air.

"The Qatari government allocated the stadium exclusively to women who want to play football, allowing women and girls to practice their sport in complete peace of mind," explained Alexandra Chalat, who in charge of World Cup Legacy at the Qatar Foundation.

"These types of workshops, training programmes and events are exactly what we aspire to offer at Education City Stadium. This spectacular venue is becoming a dedicated centre for women's sport in Qatar, as part of the legacy of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar," added Abeer Al-Khalifa, President of Pre-University Education at the Qatar Foundation.

The event was part of a memorandum of understanding between FIFA, Generation Amazing, and the Qatar Foundation that included initiatives around youth and community empowerment, well beyond the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

Speaking after the signing, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “To be able to positively impact society through the power of football is a shared goal and responsibility between each of our organisations. Using sport to reach the next generation is something all three places at the forefront of everything they do. We look forward to working together over the coming months and years in many common projects, and particularly to deliver Football for Schools in Qatar.”

By designing this seminar exclusively for women, the aim was to support female teachers capable of inspiring the next generation. We're sure that goal has been achieved.

24/07/2023

Pioneering research: Non-invasive brain stimulation with highest precision

ERC Consolidator Grant for Charité neuroscientist Surjo Soekadar

Berlin, 24.07.2023

Sophisticated brain stimulation technologies and brain-computer interfaces are the field of Prof. Dr. Surjo Soekadar, Einstein Professor of Clinical Neurotechnology at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. With his team, he develops and tests systems that enable communication between the brain and external devices. In this way, severely paralysed people, among others, can control exoskeletons using their thoughts. But the systems have their limits. And brain areas located deeper inside the skull are difficult to reach. A new generation of these interfaces, equipped with high-resolution sensors and a particularly effective stimulation method, should change that - supported by the European Research Council (ERC) with around two million euros over the next five years.

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) use the fact that the brain generates electrical fields. These fields can be measured on the scalp. BCIs then translate the brain activity into control signals from external devices such as prostheses, robots or exoskeletons. For people with severe paralysis, this can enable movement or communication. So-called bidirectional BCIs also make it possible to stimulate brain activity electrically in a targeted manner, for example to simulate tactile sensation when controlling a prosthesis. BCI systems are of medical use in the field of neurological rehabilitation, for example, when it comes to restoring the ability of severely paralysed people to communicate or move.
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27/04/2023

The "POATE" opens at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Uganda

From Niels Bartels, ANA Travel Editor

Kampala, 26 April 2023

The "POATE" Pearl of Africa Travel Expo kicked off today at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, in Kampala, Uganda.

The seventh in the series, this year’s POATE returns as an onsite event since the last edition in 2020 due to the COVID-19 shut downs.

Organised under the auspices of the Uganda Tourism Board, the POATE is a gathering of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Events), Investors and Travel Trade Business executives.

The CEO of Uganda Tourism Board, Lilly Ajarova, stressed in her opening remarks that the new direction of POATE was “sustainability and Responsible tourism.”

The goal, she said was to improve revenue and create employment in Uganda as well as generate economic benefits.

A total of around 100 invited hosted buyers are attending the event. They are from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Egypt.

Other hosted buyers came from the German speaking countries – Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The rest came from Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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20/04/2023

GHANA: The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has a problem

20.04.2023

The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation is reported to have expressed the need to censure the free flow of information in Ghana.

The Director-General, Prof. Amin Alhassan seems not to appreciate the right of Ghanaians to free information.

Whiles we do not doubt his doctorate degree, Prof. Amin Alhassan, is exhibiting crass ignorance on the importance of responsible journalism.

Prof. Alhassan has shown clearly that he is blind to the fact that, a free media is a necessary pillar within a democratic dispensation.

The Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation should be told that free journalism is crucial in a young democracy such as Ghana’s.

Prof. Amin Alhassan mentioned in his address what he calls, "Community Values".

Now, the question is: What does the GBC Director-General mean by "Community Values"? Is the destruction of Ghana's forests in the name of illegal mining part of Ghana's "Community Values"?

What is the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation doing to educate Ghanaians on the menace of illegal mining and the destruction of the country's water bodies?

17/04/2023

IGAD CALLS FOR DECISIVE ACTION ON THE CRISIS IN SUDAN

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the warring parties in Sudan.

06/04/2023

04/04/2023

Tobago returns to ITB Berlin

(ANA) Exclusive interview with Ms Angelika Wegner, German Representative of Tobago Tourism Agency Ltd

The Tobago Tourism Agency Limited (TTAL) led a delegation of public and private sector tourism stakeholders to attend the Internationale Tourismus- Börse (ITB) in Berlin, Germany from 7 to 9 March, 2023. The delegation's priority was to reconnect with the European travel market and stimulate business opportunities for Tobago’s on-island tourism stakeholders. ITB, the world’s leading travel trade show of historical magnitude in the tourism industry, is perceived as the Leading Travel Industry Think Tank. Among the highlighted targets of the 2023 ITB was providing a platform to address the most important issues in the global tourism industry while presenting solutions and best practice examples to help mitigate current and future challenges
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03/04/2023

Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi upon his arrival in

25/03/2023

Breath-taking view of the skyline (Sunset) taken on 24 March 2023, from the Weetern-wing of the Offices and Residence of , , and in Berlin, Germany.
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22/03/2023

PHOTO ESSAY: Takeaways from the in Berlin, Germany
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21/03/2023

exclusive interview with Ms Collet, Jamrock Tours, Jamaica, at the
's Editor, Niels Bartels spoke with Ms Collet about tourism destinations in the Caribbean Island nation.
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20/03/2023

Exclusive Interview with Sierra Leone's Minister of Tourism

Berlin, 8 March 2023

Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Dr Memunatu Pratt, led a delegation from her country's tourism sector at the world's largest tourism trade fair, International Tourismus Bourse (ITB) Berlin, Germany.

The minister took time off her busy schedule to speak in an exclusive interview with ’ Travel Editor, Niels Bartels.

When Mandarins in the tourism sector from Africa talk at the ITB, they talk to &

20/03/2023

Skyline from the Offices and Residence of , , and in Berlin, Germany. Different times of the week.
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19/03/2023

Exclusive Interview with Sierra Leone's Minister of Tourism

Berlin, Germany

Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Dr Memunatu Pratt, led a delegation from her country's tourism sector at the world's largest tourism trade fair, International Tourismus Bourse (ITB) Berlin, Germany.

The minister spoke in an exclusive interview with Niels Bartels, ’ Travel Editor.

When Mandarins in the tourism sector from Africa talk at the ITB, the world's largest and leading travel trade show, they talk to .
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23/01/2023

A big pillar has fallen انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
Inna lilaahi wa Inna ilayhi Rajioon.

Indeed Ghana Has lost a great Muslim Scholar.🥲🥲

We are sorry to announce to you the demise of our beloved Grandfather and Father Sheikh Mallan Rashad Ahmad.

Sheikh Mallan Rashad and H, E, The National Chief Imam 🇬🇭 were study mates and tutored by the Same Master and Teacher (Sheikh Mallan Awudu Dan Tano of blessed memory). They were the only 2 surviving students of their teacher but Today Sheikh Mallan Rashad is no more, Allahu Akbar.

اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وعافه واعف عنه وأجعل قبره روضة من رياض الجنة وأكرم نزله ووسع مدخله واكرم نزله مع الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحسن أولئك رفيقا أمين

We Pray Allah Subhanahu Wata'ala have mercy and be pleased with his soul. Ameen bijahi Rasulullahi Salallahu Alaihi Wa Alihi Wasallam.

22/01/2023

A new paper claims that intelligent aliens would only be interested in contacting the most technologically advanced planets, and Earth doesn't make the cut.

17/01/2023

Ghanaian women in 1900 💫❤️

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10/01/2023

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

1. Africa was one time called Alkebulan (mother of mankind).

2. Africa ruled the world for 15,000 years.

3. Richest man in history is an African King (Mansa Musa).

4. Africa civilized mankind.

5. Mining started in Africa 43,000 years ago, In 1964 a hematite mine was found in Swaziland at Bomvu Ridge in the Ngwenya mountain range.

6. Africans were the first to organise fishing. expeditions 90,000 years ago at Katanga, Congo.

7. Africans carved the world’s first colossal sculpture 7,000 years ago.

8. The ancient Kemetians had Afro combs.

9. African Kings ruled India.

10. Africa is a home to World’s oldest University.

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09/01/2023

Cheikh Anta Diop was a brilliant historian and philosopher who dedicated his life to uncovering the rich history of Africa and empowering his fellow Africans to reclaim their heritage and cultural identity. His contributions to the study of Africa and its place in the world continue to inspire and guide us as we work to build a more equitable and prosperous future for all Africans.

09/01/2023

Ever since we've had the technology, we've looked to the stars in search of alien life. It's assumed that we're looking because we want to find other life in the unive...

09/01/2023