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UK-Rwanda deal: Asylum seekers to arrive in Kigali in a ‘few weeks’

The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation “in the next few weeks”, officials in Kigali said Thursday. Since being announced last month, the agreement enabling Britain to send migrants and asylum seekers …

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Nigerian student dies weeks after fleeing Ukraine

One of the Nigerian students who fled the war in Ukraine has died in his hometown of Sokoto in northern Nigeria. It’s not yet clear what exactly caused the death of Huzaifa Habibu. His father, Habibu Halilu Modaci, told the BBC that he was taken to hospital after complaining of …

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Cabinet agrees border reopening within 2 weeks

Ghana’s land borders are set to reopen within 14 days, 3news.com has gathered. This is part of agreements reached at the two-day crunch Cabinet meeting led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The land borders, which were shut in March, 2020, are to be reopened subject to land protocols. Prior …

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Oliver Barker-Vormawor remanded for another two weeks

#FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been remanded into police custody for another two weeks. He is expected to reappear before the court on March 15, 2021. Convener Oliver Barker Vormawor was, on Monday, February 28, 2022, sent out of court by the sitting judge, Her Honour Eleanor Kakra Barnes Botwe, …

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Fourth jailbreak in two weeks foiled by police in Zuarungu

  Police personnel on Sunday foiled an attempted jailbreak at Zuarungu in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. This comes after similar incidents in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region and Sandema in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region that saw …

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