January: Inauguration
The year 2001 began on a high note as 20 years of Rawlings rule ended democratically. President Kufuor signalled a bright new era for Ghana
February: UN Honors JJ
Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings on his appointment by the United Nations as an Eminent Person on Volunteerism Prominet Ministers named
March: Mallam Isah saga Begins
Youth and Sports minister, Mallam Yussif Isah & the missing $45,000
May: Tragedy@Stadium
Africa\'s worst sporting tragedy happened in our backyard, when 126 football fans died
June: JAK in USA
President Kufuor in USA. He meets Bush & holds a Townhall Meeting in Wash DC. Heavy floods in Accra
July: World Youth Cup
Ghana lost 0-3 to Argentina in the finals of the World Youth Cup. Homecoming summit is held
August: Stable Cedi
Stability of cedi against $ is no illusion NPP holds congress
September: Attack on America
Several Ghanians feared dead in the WTC terrorist attack.
October: Nobel Peace Prize
The United Nations and its Secretary-General Kofi Annan won the Nobel Peace Prize for ``their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.\'\' He recieves award in December
December: Bawku Conflict
Over 50 people were killed and 150 others injured in three days of fighting between members of the Mamprusi and Kusasi ethnic groups in Bawku
