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Ghana Becomes First AU State to Start Issuing Visa on Arrival to African Nationals

Ghana has commenced the issuance of visas on arrival to African nationals as announced by President John Dramani Mahama...

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ECOWAS to Establish Single Currency and Biometric Identity Card by 2020

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday said notable progress has been made in its plan to...

Africa & World

Liberia’s President Ellen Sirleaf, Becomes First Female ECOWAS Chair

The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of...

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Putin Congratulates Mugabe on Africa Union Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President Mugabe on the occasion of Africa Day celebrations which...

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Let’s Get Rid of African Union Holiday – Nduom

Founder of the Progressive People’s Party Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has called for the revocation of the Au Day as a...

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Why Ghana’s New Visa-Free Policy Might Be Bad in an Election Year

After President John Dramani Mahama delivered his State of the Nation address two weeks ago, most of the discussions...

Africa & World

Al-Shabab Attack Kills 15 in Mogadishu Hotel in Somalia

Al-Shabab militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people. The gunmen used...

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President Mahama Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree and Made Chancellor of Ilorin University in Nigeria

Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama and the Emir of Katsina, Dr. Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, have been installed the...

Profiles

Profile of Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa

Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is perhaps Africa's youngest Deputy Minister. Appointed at the age of 28, Mr. Okudzeto...

Africa & World

President and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Taken Hostage By Presidential Guard

Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso's presidential palace on Wednesday...

Africa & World

African Leaders Charged To the African Migrant Crisis

The African Union has been charged to make its position on the African migrant crisis known. The European Union has...

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Ghana Joins African States To Celebrate African Union Day

Today Ghana joins other African states to commemorate African Union (AU) Day Today, with the theme "We are Africa". On...

Africa & World

Boko Haram Violence Forces Nigeria To Postpone Elections

Nigeria's election commission on Saturday postponed presidential and legislative elections for six weeks due to...

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Lt. Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida Declares Himself As New Leader of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's military colonel Lt. Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida has declared himself as the country's transitional...

Health

Media Foundation for West Africa Board calls for intensified Ebola response

(Accra,GNA) – The Board of Directors of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has expressed concern about the...

Africa & World

US Confirms Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane Killed

The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed...

Opinion

The Political Underlining Cause and Ideology of Sexual Gender Based Violence: #Bringbackourgirls

The Accra Report is focused on keeping global attention on the #bringbackourgirls campaign, and with that in mind we...

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Barack Obama To African Leaders – ” Stop Making Economic Excuses!”

The US president has told African leaders to look inward for solutions to the continent's economic problems instead of...

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Ghana President John Mahama Hosts 2-day Ecowas Summit in Accra

Ghana President , President John Dramani Mahama, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the...