2020

Egypt’s cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s criminal procedure law that will guarantee anonymity for victims of sexual abuse. The identities of victims can only be revealed to the court and to defendants upon request,…
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Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases passed 30,000 on Wednesday, the country’s disease control centre said, as the virus spreads in Africa’s most populous country amid an easing of restrictions put in place to curb the disease. The…
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Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the October presidential election, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, has died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France. The 61-year-old Gon Coulibaly,…
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A 35-year-old electrical mechanic who defiled a 13- year-old girl at Odorkor has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Yaw Oduro charged with defilement pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs.…
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Fellow citizens, almost twelve years ago, I broke the news of DrMahamadu Bawumia’s nomination as Running-Mate to Nana Addo from the Alisa Hotel in Accra. Bawumia was relatively unknown. He was also relatively young. However, the former…
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A COVID-19 patient who contracted the disease in the line of duty at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has revealed she has been abandoned to fend for herself and her family. According to Abena, her husband, mother and nine-month-old baby…
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Seven persons suspected to be National Security Operatives have allegedly assaulted Police officers and taken away two suspects in handcuff at a registration centre in Accra. According to a police situational report, the incident…
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Global coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million late Wednesday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus has reached 548,822, with recoveries topping 6.5 million. The US…
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Dr. John Amoasi, an infectious disease professional, has advised the government to review its COVID-19 safety protocols in light of mounting evidence that the novel coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.…
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ATC Ghana, a leading provider of telecoms infrastructure, has together with the American Tower Foundation donated an amount of US$100,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to assist in the fight against the COVID-19…
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