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The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004. She is due to be given a lethal injection in Indiana on …

The US government has warned of dire consequences if African countries going to the polls do not work towards clamping down on electoral violence. Key amongst the sanctions the US has threatened ahead of the upcoming elections is the imposition of travel restrictions. A statement on the US official website …

The burial service of the late Barbara Tommey is being held at the Kingdom Church in Orlando, Florida. 27-year-old Barbara Tommey, according to the Orlando Police Department (OPD) was shot several times by her husband, Sylvester Ofori, near her business front doors on the 4600 block of Gardens Park Boulevard, …

Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses. A plan issued by the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), that is now up for discussion, outlines changes to student visas that have previously been …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has berated the US government for shooting itself in the foot following the latter’s disinterest in the fight against climate change. More than 100 wildfires are currently scorching 12 western US states. The worst affected are Oregon, California and Washington, where entire towns have been …

The United States government has revoked visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers under an order issued by President Donald Trump accusing some of them of espionage and working for the Chinese communist party, the State Department said Wednesday September 9.   As tensions between Beijing and Washington …

The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour. The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on China for its treatment …

The leadership of a New York police force has stepped down following the death of a black man who was hooded and restrained during an arrest. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren told a city council meeting that the chief of police and deputy chief had announced their retirement. A grand jury …

Ghana’s Embassy in the United States of America (USA) has said in a statement that the embassy will reopen for consular services on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The statement, however, said all applications and other activities will be done through online platforms to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The …

The lawyers for the family of a black man shot in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin say he will need a “miracle” to walk again. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot several times opening the door of his car in Kenosha. At least one of the …