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President Akufo-Addo is 77-years-old today

  Today, Monday, March 29, 2021; marks the 77th birthday of Ghana’s current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Born in 1944 to Edward and Adeline Akufo-Addo in Accra, Nana Addo has for the major part of his life been a politician who has gone through Ghana’s political landscape as a Member …

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PHOTOS: Massive Fire Rages At Indonesia Oil Refinery

Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of the country’s largest oil refineries. The fire broke out at the Balongan refinery, run by state oil firm Pertamina, at 00:45 local time on Monday (17:45 GMT Sunday). At least five people …

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Samini joins politics as posters flood social media

Ghanaian artiste, Emmanuel Andrews, known in showbiz as Samini is lacing his shoes to go into politics through the August house of Parliament, reports indicate. Although the musician himself has not officially declared his intention to contest any elections, his posters over the weekend greeted social media, with an indication that the experienced …

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Akufo-Addo leaves for “Focus Africa 2023” conference in Spain

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference in Madrid, Spain. The President left on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He is travelling with Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey. Focus Africa 2023, an in-person conference, defines Spanish foreign action in Africa until 2023, and forms part of the …

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Policemen clash with soldiers at Sekondi, 2 injured

  Two policemen have suffered injuries after they clashed with armed men suspected to be personnel from the Ghana army, dailymailgh.com has gathered. The officers and their colleagues were stationed at the Inchaban police barrier at Sekondi in the Western Region Saturday dawn when the five armed soldiers attacked and …

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Ghanaian tourism delegation held hostage in Burkina Faso

A delegation from Ghana’s tourism sector was on Saturday night held hostage with their counterparts from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau in Burkina Faso during an ECOWAS subsector meeting in the country’s capital Ouagadougou. A member of Ghana’s delegation who called into the GHone Newsroom during the attack said their …

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Bawumia Lists Government’s 1st-Term Major Achievements

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has given a firm indication of a take-off by the Akufo-Addo government to implement its second term vision after the approval of its first second-term budget. Parliament last week approved the 2021 budget and the House is expected to finalise the appropriation bill on …

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Spain imposes negative PCR test result at French border

Spain is to require a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours for anyone crossing the land border from France, becoming the second neighbour to tighten restrictions on the French border in the past week after Germany. The measure, which takes effect on Tuesday and affects anyone aged 7 and …

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What Madagascar’s amazing mini creatures tell us about evolution

Madagascar has many “mini” creatures. These include a recently discovered group of miniaturised frogs as well as the discovery earlier this year of the smallest reptile on earth – the Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, which is the size of a paperclip. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Dr Mark …

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Robber attacks siblings, rapes one at knife-point

Two female siblings were traumatised after they were attacked and one of them raped at knife-point at Sefwi Boinzan in the Juaboso District. The victims narrated to Adom News’ Augustine Boah how they retired to bed earlier over heavy rain, only to meet a known intruder identified as Acquah in their room. …

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PHOTOS: KNUST mourns students who lost their lives in accident

Three students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have died after two separate accidents on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Confirming the incident, the University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, said the first incident occurred when a car with five students run into a tree …

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France was ‘blind’ to Rwanda genocide, French report says

France bears “heavy and overwhelming responsibilities” over the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a report by French historians says, but they found no evidence of French complicity. The expert commission presented the report to French President Emmanuel Macron. The report said France had been “blind” to genocide preparations. At least 800,000 people …

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