2018

The Minority in Parliament has urged Ghanaians to brace themselves for more hardship in the coming days as they predict doom for the country. According to the Ranking Member of Parliament's Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson, the NPP…
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Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba says the historic under-performance of African teams at Russia 2018 will benefit the continent in the long run. "It was a difficult result for the African teams, but I think it is also good. It is…
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Gunmen shot dead 14 civilians in an attack on a village in northeastern Mali, a local official said on Monday, amid a spate of killings by rival ethnic groups and jihadist militants that threatens to derail a presidential election later…
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The football pitch at the Accra Sports Stadium, has been razed down by contractors, as renovation works continue at the venue ahead of the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations to be hosted by Ghana. Green Grass Technology (GGT), contractors…
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Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a week ago ended two decades of military stalemate over a border war in which tens of thousands died. Ethiopia’s Prime…
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There have been many events to mark the centenary of World War One - but Africa has seldom rated a mention. Yet as part of the war effort the colonial powers used hundreds of thousands of Africans as porters to carry heavy loads over huge…
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The Sefwianhwiasohene, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi, who doubles as the Chairman of Governance and Development Committee of the National House of Chiefs, has denied issuing a statement calling on the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Freddie…
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama urged Kenya’s leaders on Monday to turn their backs on the divisive ethnic politics that have frequently spilled over into violence and to stamp down on corruption. Opening a school in his father’s home…
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In view of the struggles of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), social commentator, Sydney Casely Hayford has suggested that the government should start taxing churches. “Maybe it’s time developing countries like us and the…
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US President Donald Trump says his face-to-face meeting in Helsinki with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was "a good start". After two hours of closed-door talks the two leaders went into a working lunch with their senior advisers.…
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