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LGBTQ+ rights are human rights in Europe – Visiting French Minister

A French Minister has reiterated calls for the respect of rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) people. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, who is the French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, said during a presss conference in Accra that she would continue to advocate for rights for …

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Ronaldo is on new mission to conquer Europe – Al Nassr declares ahead of unveiling

Former world player of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, will be officially unveiled by his new club Al Nassr FC today, January 3. The Portuguese national team skipper arrived in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia on Monday evening for the much-awaited ceremony. The club declared in a tweet that Ronaldo having …

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Story of an African slave, Sara Baartman who was used as a circus animal in Europe

On 29 October 1810, Saartjie “Sara” Baartman, a nineteen-year-old Khoisan lady marked an agreement to be taken from Cape Town to London to be displayed for diversion purposes. However she was ignorant, history supposedly guarantees she marked the agreement with an English boat specialist named William Dunlop who was a …

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Europe becoming a cocaine-trafficking hub, says Europol

Europe is becoming a hub in the cocaine trade, according to an analysis by the European policing agency Europol, More cocaine is being shipped to Europe from South America and is also being transported onwards, Europol spokesperson Jan Op Gen Oorth told dpa in The Hague. Record quantities of drugs …

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It floods even in America, Europe – Works and housing minister on Accra floods

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested more to improve Ghana’s drainage system than any other government Ghana has had. According to him, the menace of floods was not peculiar to Ghana because advanced countries with all their technology also …

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Government should have left us in Europe – Returned Ukraine students

Some Ghanaian students in Ukraine who were evacuated by the government due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have said that they are beginning to regret accepting the government’s offer to return home. According to the student, since they were brought back to Ghana, the government has not taken considerable steps …

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Why Africa prints money in Europe

At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines what prompts them to outsource their currency production. Last July, a delegation from The Gambia visiting the Nigerian Central Bank asked if the Gambian dalasi could …

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We’ll sue anyone who abuses Manhyia Palace – Europe, America Asanteman Councils

The Asanteman councils for Europe and North America(USA AND CANADA) have served notice of taking the legal route to seek redress if any group or persons seek to pour insults on the Manhyia Palace again. The Councils in a joint release copied to the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper stated its opprobrium …

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‘Very hectic’: US troops rush to Europe amid war in Ukraine

They had barely a week to prepare – getting medical screenings, making sure bills would be paid, arranging for relatives to care for children and pets – before marching with rucksacks and rifles onto a plane bound for Germany. “It’s been very hectic and stressful, but overall it’s worked out,” …

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