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Military detachment moves in to maintain peace in Nkwanta following ethnic clashes

A detachment of military personnel has moved in to maintain peace emanating from gunshots and destruction of property, following clashes between key ethnic groups in Nkwanta last Friday 27th October, 2023.   Bright Lenwah, the chairman of Nkwanta Municipal Security Council in an interview said calm have being restored since the …

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Why chiefs, royals of this Ghanaian ethnic group can never wear, use gold

Gold is considered very symbolic in a lot of ethnic groups in Ghana. It is usually donned by royals as a sign of wealth and rich culture. Especially in the Ashanti Kingdom, the use of gold cannot be overemphasized as virtually everything around the kingdom including what the Asantehene, Otumfuo …

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Pope urges end to ethnic hatred in historic South Sudan visit

  Pope Francis waves to the crowds from his popemobile at the John Garang mausoleum in Juba before delivering an open-air mass. By Simon MAINA (AFP) Pope Francis flew home Sunday with the leaders of the Anglican and Scottish churches after a joint trip to violence-plagued South Sudan, where he …

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Seven people killed in renewed ethnic clashes at Bawku

A renewed ethnic clash in Bawku in the Upper East Region has claimed seven lives in a clash between Kusasis and Mamprusis. According to a report by citinewsroom.com, the alleged killing of an old man at Natinga on Saturday, December 17, 2022, resulted in sporadic gunshots leaving five persons dead. …

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How an ethnic conflict that nearly killed this Nigerian and his family inspired him to co-found a fintech

Razaq Ahmed is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur born in the Nigerian state of Kano. He co-founded CowryWise which seeks to empower Africans to invest. The fintech makes premium financial services accessible to customers via its digital savings platform. “It automates the process of saving and investing money,” the platform explains. …

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Ethnic cleansing: Ethiopian allies accused of Abala massacre

Desta Gebreananya remembers seeing hundreds of bodies littered all over the street – young men, children and even pregnant women – on December 24, 2021- just days after Ethiopian allied forces raided her hometown of Abala in the Afar region. The 41-year-old and her five children were fleeing the community, …

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Nigeria’s Buhari urges calm after ethnic clashes

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for calm after at least 10 people were killed in ethnic violence in the southern city of Ibadan. Mr Buhari called on religious and traditional leaders not to allow ethnic or religious groups to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups. “I appeal …

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Ten die in ethnic attacks in Nigerian city market

At least 10 people have died during ethnic clashes that began at a busy market in the Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor of south-western Oyo State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the violence in the city. It began after a wheelbarrow pusher, believed to …

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NDC drags Govt to UN over ethnic profiling

The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has filed a complaint of ethnic profiling against the Akufo-Addo administration at the United Nations(UN), General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has revealed. The party has accused the government of engaging in ethnic profiling as Ewes in border towns across the country have …

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