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GTP wins most preferred African Fabric Brand at Home Africa Builders Awards

Ghana’s foremost textiles manufacturing company, Ghana Textiles Printing Company Limited, popularly known as GTP has been celebrated for being the most preferred African fabric brand. The company which was established in 1966 designs, prints and markets GTP and Woodin brands in Ghana and across the sub-region. The Home Builders Africa …

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12 years after South Africa 2010: African football fans celebrate Luis Suarez’s grief

Ghanaian football fans were joined by others across the continent and the world to celebrate the pain that Uruguayan skipper Luis Suarez felt when his side beat the Ghana Black Stars at the World Cup but failed to qualify from their group. Images of the former Liverpool man shedding tears …

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Black Sherif, Sarkodie and Nasty C are the only rappers in Africa – Wizkid

Nigerian afrobeat singer, Wizkid, has asserted that Sarkodie, Nasty C and Black Sherrif are the only rappers in Africa. His comment comes at the back of an earlier interview with 10magazine where he dismissed the relevance of rap music in contemporary times. According to the “Essence” hitmaker, rap music is dead. However, …

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‘Where in Africa are you from?’ – Buckingham Palace aide resigns over comments to Black charity boss

A Black charity boss who attended an event hosted by Queen Consort Camilla said she was left “traumatized” after a Buckingham Palace aide appeared to push her to answer questions about her ancestry. The questions the aide asked included, “Where in Africa are you from?” According to The Independent, Ngozi …

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Looming global recession sparks fear in East Africa region

East Africans are second-guessing what the projected global recession in 2023 could mean for them, given the International Monetary Fund says about a third of the world will be in recession, led by the globe’s largest economies including the US, China, and Europe. The recent growth projections by the international …

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Gunmen stop sermon and rob churchgoers in South Africa

Armed robbers invaded a Johannesburg church in South Africa and stole from the congregants at gunpoint over the weekend. The gunmen stopped the sermon before proceeding to collect cash and valuables from the people inside the Johannesburg Central SDA church, according to reports. The moment the gunmen stopped the preaching …

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Bawumia’s previous trip on Togbe Afede’s Africa World Airlines: Here is what we found

Social media came in their tons when Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia was spotted aboard a commercial flight on an in-country trip. A photo shared by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni on social media disclosed that the Tamale-bound flight took off in the morning of Saturday, November 26. A smiling Bawumia …

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Head of Catholic Church in Africa, Ghana’s Cardinal Baawobr is dead

Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, Bishop of the Upper West regional capital, Wa, has been reported dead. Reports by multiple media outlets say the 63-year-old Cardinal died on Sunday, 27 November 2022. “Our confrere was taken by ambulance from the Generalate to the Gemelli Hospital at 5.45pm and we received the …

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Dramatic growth in use of modern contraceptives across sub-Saharan Africa – Report

Released at a global family planning event in Thailand, a new report reveals a steady rise in demand for contraception; new data on sub-Saharan Africa shows women persevering in face of pandemics, conflict, and natural disasters. USAID makes its first-ever FP2030 commitment, pledging US$15 million over five years, while governments …

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