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Ivorian Photographer Joana Choumali Photo Series on Scarification (Tribal Marks) in West Africa – Hââbré

In a photo series called 'Hââbré, the last generation', Ivorian Photographer Joana Choumali documents the last...

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US Universities Screening African Students for Ebola

College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States...

Sports

Ghana Black Stars To Sign Contracts Ahead of Uganda Game

The Ghana FA will enter into a formal agreement with the Black Stars players on their code of conduct, amount of...

Sports

Ivory Coast Risk Disqualification for 2015 Nations Cup over Ebola Fears

Ivory Coast will be disqualified from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if they forfeit their qualifier against Sierra...

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The World Health Organization Estimates Over 20,000 People Could Get Ebola Before It is Brought Under Control

The World Health Organization says the current deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as...

Politics

Former President Kufuor Has Always Supported Me – Nana Akufo-Addo Confirms

Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has confirmed that he is still enjoying the support of the former president of Ghana in...

Opinion

#BringBackOurGirls and Violent Exploitation of Women in Conflict Zones

The well publicized campaign #bringbackourgirls helped to bring global attention to the often ignored issue of sexual...

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Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania to Bid for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana have declared their interest to bid for the 2017 edition of Africa Cup of Nations after Libya pulled out. The...

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Ghanaian Oil and Gas Workers Are among the Least Paid in the World Today

The annual report on average annual salaries in the global oil and gas industry for the year 2013 indicates that...

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Libya Withdraws From Hosting 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Giving Ghana A Chance

Ghana has the chance to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after Libya withdrew from hosting the event owing to the...

Sports

I Can’t Wait to Join Celtic – Ghana Winger Wakaso

Ghana winger Wakaso Mubarak has expressed delight about his impending move to Scottish giants Celtic. The results of...

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Here’s How Many People Have Died From Cholera So Far

Cholera has killed at least 67 people in Ghana since June and infected more than 5,000 others in an outbreak that...

Entertainment

#TBT NAKOREX – Kpanlogo y3 d3

It is throwback Thursday again, and this week we present to you Kpanlogo y3 d3 by Ghana’s former superpower music...

Health

Nancy Writebol On a Steady Road Map to Recovery

The second American missionary doctor, Nancy Writebol, who was medically evacuated from Liberia on August 4th to Emory...

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High Demand for Ivory In China Is Threatening Elephants in Africa

Over that period alone an estimated 6.8% of the continent's elephant population was wiped out by the illegal ivory...

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The Accra Sports (Ohene Gyan) Stadium Is A Deteriorating State Facility

Commissioned in 1960 to host football matches in the Greater Accra region, the famous Accra Sports Stadium, which is...

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Ebola Outbreak In West Africa: Only 4 of Ghana’s 42 Entry Points Secured

It has emerged that as the Ebola epidemic spreads quickly across the sub-region, only four of Ghana’s 42 legitimate...

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WA Prison Officers Forced to Pay Medical Bills for Inmates

Prison officers are forced to dip into their own pocket and buy drugs for inmates of the Wa prison, Upper West Regional...

Sports

Ghana Refuses Sierra Leone’s Request to Play 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier in Accra

The government of Ghana has refused a request by Sierra Leone’s national team to play its 2015 Africa Cup of Nations...