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Senegal’s President Dissolves Government

Senegalese President Macky Sall has dissolved his government, according to a statement from the presidency. President Sall has signed four decrees to that effect. No reason was given for the move or when the new cabinet is likely to be formed. The dissolved government had 32 ministers and three state …

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Kofi Akpaloo denied entry into Manhyia Palace

The Manhyia Palace on Thursday denied members of the Liberal Party of Ghana entry for failure to conform to necessary protocols. The palace had cancelled all arrangements for paying homage to the Asantehene. But LPG Presidential Candidate, Percival Kofi Akpaloo, who had prior notice of the reviewed arrangement, said massing …

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US tries to block first African head of WTO

The appointment of Nigeria’s ex-finance minister to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been thrown into doubt after the US opposed the move. On Wednesday, a WTO nominations committee recommended the group’s 164 members appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She would be the first woman and first African to lead the …

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Ghanaian workers report alleged abuses on Chinese-owned fishing vessels

Ghanaian workers have reported human rights abuses on Chinese-owned trawlers. They alleged constant beatings and denial of water or basic medicines and claimed the abuse was done amidst threats and bribing of fisheries observers. This was contained in a new report and film released by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), …

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Don’t drag me into politics – Amidu to Mahama

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called on former President John Mahama to desist from “dragging” his name into politics. According to him, some utterances of the NDC flagbearer appear to entangle the Office of the Special Prosecutor with politics. “I have read with dismay the deliberate efforts by certain Presidential …

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Youth unemployment national security threat – Mahama

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern over the increasing cases of youth unemployment. He says this needs to be urgently resolved as it constitutes a national security threat. The former President made these remarks at a meeting with the Osudoku Traditional …

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Success FM to host Operations Manager of Bright Addae Foundation

Success FM, winner of 25th Ghana Journalist Association(GJA) Radio Station of The Year, for newly created Ahafo Region, is set to host, Dickson Boadi, the Operations Manager/ Administrator of Bright Addae Foundation.   The Radio interview, scheduled for the 16th of November,2020, is aimed at throwing more light on the …

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Nhyiramma Foundation Grabs Best Humanitarian Woman for 2020 

Nyirammah foundation, an NGO has been awarded the best woman in philanthropy for the year 2020 by the Humanitarian Awards Ghana for their outstanding role in supporting and improving the lives of people especially women and children in less privileged communities.     Speaking in an interview on the sidelines …

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Ghana may be selling its gold assets short

Ghana’s capital-raising wheeze is a smart idea flawed by dubious assumptions and numbers. The country is parcelling up royalties from its gold mines into a Jersey-incorporated company called Agyapa. The government will then sell half of this on the London stock exchange for a proposed $US500 million ($701 million). Rationally, …

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UCL: Messi scores as Barcelona beat Juventus

Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele scored as Barcelona comfortably beat Juventus to make it two wins from two in the Champions League. Dembele opened the scoring when his deflected shot looped over Wojciech Szczesny in the Juventus goal. Messi then wrapped up the win in stoppage time when he coolly …

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Every Ghanaian owes GH¢10K of national debt under Akufo-Addo – NDC

Per our current total public debt of GH¢258.8 billion, that is as at June 2020, every Ghanaian in Ghana today will have to pay about GHS10,000” according to National Democratic Congress (NDC). Addressing a press conference in Accra, the party’s Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi said said the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic …

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Coronavirus: Macron declares second national lockdown in France

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown until at least the end of November. Mr Macron said that under the new measures, starting on Friday, people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars, will …

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Man who suffered from breast cancer shares experience

Breast cancer has for a long time been known to be a disease that solely affects women, yet recent discoveries have shown that more and more cases of breast cancer in men are being diagnosed in last few decades. To help mark Breast Cancer Awareness month, a survivor of this …

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