Tag Archives: NATION

‘Beasts of No Nation’ actor Strika spotted selling coconuts

Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye, popularly known as Strika, in the Hollywood movie, ‘Beast of No Nation’, has been captured on the streets in Accra selling coconuts. In a video that was shared on Instagram by GhanaWeekend, the young man who captured the actor could be heard calling on Abraham Atta, …

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‘Fellow Ghanaians’: Akufo-Addo addresses the nation tonight

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will this evening address the nation on the economy as necessitated by present challenges. The address comes after a three-day crunch Cabinet meeting in the Eastern Region at the Peduase Lodge over among other issues, the depreciation of the cedi, progress on negotiations on an International Monetary …

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Fuel hikes: We’ll shock the entire nation – Concerned drivers association

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has served notice to shock the nation over hikes in fuel prices. There have been projections that fuel prices will increase by 10 per cent on Sunday, 16 October 2022, while transport fares are likely to go up by 40 per cent in the …

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VIDEO: King Charles III’s maiden address to the nation and the Commonwealth

King Charles III gave the following address to the nation and Commonwealth: “I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty the Queen – my beloved Mother – was an inspiration and example to me and to all my family, and we owe her …

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Why some mothers in this West African nation grow dreadlocks on babies

Growing dreadlocks may be inspired by fashion trends or religion if one is a Rastafarian. But, in an oil-rich region of the West African nation of Ghana, some mothers in Cape Three Point deliberately have their babies grow dreadlocks to scare witches that are after their lives or to prevent …

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Mauritius ranked Africa’s most peaceful nation – 2022 GPI report

The island nation of Mauritius has been ranked the most peaceful country in the sub-Saharan Africa region, maintaining a spot it held in 2021. This is according to the 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index, GPI, report released this week. The country’s overall score stood at 1.57 with the …

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The king in this African nation never dies

There is an interesting story about the people of Mankon in the grass-fields of north-west Cameroon, where the people believe that their king – known as the fon or fo – never dies. For these people, their king only disappears. This, according to a BBC report, is also because they …

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Official: Otto Addo names 33-man squad for AFCON qualifiers, 4-nation tournament in Japan

Coach Otto Addo has named Ghana’s squad for the Africa Cup against Madagascar and Central African Republic. Coach Otto Addo has named Ghana’s squad for the Africa Cup against Madagascar and Central African Republic. Squad for upcoming #AFCON2023Q & 4-Nation Tournament in Japan ????????#BringBackTheLove #BlackStars pic.twitter.com/WZufF3WFtC — Black Stars ???????? (@GhanaBlackstars) May 26, 2022   …

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Agyapa deal: ‘You wrecked our nation and now want to steal our God-given resources’? – Kofi Bentil

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has tongue-lashed government for planning to bring back the controversial Agyapa deal despite the stiff opposition. He described the Agyapa Royalties deal as a grand robbery scheme to rip the country off its natural resources amidst the current economic challenges Ghanaians are fraught with. …

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Ghana will host 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games at Cape Coast Stadium

The Black Stars will host their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying games at the Cape Coast Stadium. The Ghana Football Association(GFA) submitted the Accra Sports Stadium and the Cape Coast Stadium as their home venue to CAF for use by the Black Stars ahead of the upcoming 2023 AFCON …

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