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Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns

Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. There was a sharp rise in cases in the past week. There have been almost 1,000 deaths and more than 18,000 infections across Africa so far, although these rates are far lower than …

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Threatened SA journalist missing since last week

South African journalist Oliver Meth, who received online death treats last year, has been missing since 8 April and his family has appealed to anyone who might know his whereabouts to come forward. According to a missing person’s report filed at the Florida police station, Meth was last seen on …

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Security man found dead in galamsey pit

A private Security man has been found dead at a galamsey site in Akanteng, a community in the West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region. The deceased,  identified as that of  Tetteh Kodah, 50, was found in an abandoned mining pit filled with water while his locally manufactured single barrel gun was …

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AMA provides canopies for displaced Old Fadama squatters [photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Authority (AMA) on Thursday provided five canopies to cover squatters at Old Fadama in Accra who have been compelled to sleep in the open after their makeshift home structures were demolished. The squatters at the slum community were on Wednesday evening captured by Joy News cameras sleeping …

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Amnesty Int’l condemns demolition at Old Fadama

Amnesty International (AI) Ghana has condemned the action by the demolition exercise conducted by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) at Old Fadama to dredge the Korle Lagoon. According to the Human Rights group, the action taken by AMA was a violation of human rights and lacks sensitivity. In a Facebook …

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Military officer shoots motor rider at Doboro

A man in military uniform who is part of the Security personnel detailed at COVID-19 Barrier at Doboro near Nsawam to enforce the lockdown directive has reportedly shot a motor rider three times. The incident occurred Friday Morning around 8:00 am. It is not clear why the military man shot the rider …

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WHO gives six conditions for ending coronavirus lockdown

Countries that want to lift coronavirus restrictions must meet a row of conditions to prevent another surge of infections, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Thursday. In his weekly address to Geneva-based diplomats, Tedros said that easing social and economic curbs “must be done extremely …

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G20 suspends debt repayment for 40 African nations

The G20 countries have suspended debt payment for the world’s poorest countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, to help them get through the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the world’s largest economies agreed to freeze loan repayments until the end …

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You gave us ‘dumsor’ even without coronavirus – Gabby jabs Mahama

Former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has jabbed former President John Dramani Mahamaover the latter’s call to government to make available funds to electricity producers and distributors. Former President Mahama at a brief ceremony to deliver food items to some 20,000 households in areas affected by a …

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Police hunt for Nigerian COVID-19 positive escapee in Ghana

A serious manhunt is underway to capture a Nigerian man who tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, the Ghana Police Service said on Thursday. Simon Okafor Chukudi, 46, reportedly disappeared from his Wapaani residence in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa — after he was diagnosed with the deadly virus. Upper …

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Denying WHO funds a tragic mistake – Mahama to Donald Trump

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has observed that the US continues to cede world leadership following a decision by President Donald Trump to halt Funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to him the decision by the ‘no nonsense’ American President “It is a tragic mistake to …

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Galamsey Claims Akrasu River In Akyem Hemang; Residents Cry

The people of Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region of Ghana are in tears over the virtual drying up of the only river that serves as a source of water for the whole community. The Akrasu River which serves three communities including Dome, Gyampomani and …

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Alhaji Grusah denies scuppering Shilla Illiasu’s move to Arsenal

King Faisal owner Alhaji Abdul Karim Grusah has denied thwarting Shilla Illiasu’s move to English Premier League side Arsenal. After starring at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany, Illiasu was linked with the Gunners and impressed on trial. But the centre back claimed, Grusah’s decision to write to …

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‘Stop misbehaving’ – Adom-Otchere tells Zanetor

Television broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere says Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the Klottey-Korley legislator, should “stop misbehaving”. According to him, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, should have called the minister in charge of Gender and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, before waging into unsubstantiated allegations over the distribution of food to Kayayei within her constituency. “Let it …

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