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Senegal declares national holiday to celebrate Afcon win

Senegal’s President, Macky Sall declared on Monday a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their victory against Egypt, public television announced. Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip that took in Egypt and …

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Ghana takes decisive steps to reduce high rate of road carnage

The Government is taking steps to review road traffic regulations in the country, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, has said. “We have commenced a process to review the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683), and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 L.I.2180, to keep up with the changing …

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Okudzeto gives reason Akufo-Addo ‘fears’ IMF

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, seems to have diagnosed the reason behind the hesitation the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is showing in going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for bailout. The country’s debt portfolio has ballooned to the extent that urgent measures are needed to save the economy …

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Construction of Tanzania dam by Egyptian builders raises eyebrows

Later this year, Egyptian engineering firm Arab Contractors is expected to complete the construction of the Julius Nyerere dam on the Rufiji River. Once completed, the $3 billion dam could be Africa’s fourth-biggest by power production, producing up to 5920GWH of power annually, enabling Tanzania to close the gap between …

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Policeman commits suicide in South Sudan

A 28-year-old policeman died by suicide after hanging himself on a rope on Wednesday at the Hai Jebel residential area of Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State of South Sudan. Family members said the late Arop Peter Kuol had started exhibiting signs of mental and physical distress. His …

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Fake military officer arrested for alleged extortion

The Central Command Headquarters of the Ghana Army has arrested a 38-year-old man for posing as a military commander and allegedly extorting monies from illegal miners at Amansie West Africa. The suspect, identified as Jonas Afriyie Poku is “a physically challenged lotto agent from Pokukrom” in the Ashanti Region. The …

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Moroccan boy trapped in well for four days dies

A five-year-old Moroccan boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died, despite painstaking efforts to rescue him. A royal statement announced his death soon after his removal from the well. The bid to free the boy, Rayan Oram, had gripped the country, with hundreds of people …

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Prince Charles leads tributes to ‘remarkable’ Queen

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee for the “remarkable achievement” of reaching 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles welcomed his mother’s wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as Queen Consort when he becomes King. He said he and his …

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GES retrieves vehicles seized over judgment debt

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it has retrieved its vehicles which were sieved over judgment debt. The official Vehicles of the Eastern Regional Director Education and the Regional Accountant of Ghana Education Service as well as that of the Birim South District Director of Education were seized to …

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Another fire outbreak recorded at Adum

Another fire outbreak has been recorded in the Ashanti Region bringing the number of fire incidents in that region within this week to three. The latest incident happened at a shop where baby products are sold at Adum, the Central Business District of Kumasi. The fire which started at about …

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