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Johnson Sirleaf Wins Mo Ibrahim Achievement In African Leadership Prize

After two years of winner-drought, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced its 2017 Prize for Achievement in African...

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Global Talent Competitiveness Index Ranks Ghana 90th

Ghana appeared 90th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2018, an annual benchmarking report that measures...

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Ghana Ranked 90th In Global Talent Competitiveness

Ghana appeared 90th on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2018, an annual benchmarking report that measures...

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Ghana Ranks 95th In Global Financial Secrecy Index

Ghana ranks 95th in the global Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) 2018 report polling a secrecy score of 62 in a study...

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Ghanaian Counter-Terrorist Gets $25,000

A Ghanaian born Counter-Terrorist, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, has been honoured as the 2017 Daily Trust African of the...

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Bawumia To Speak At 2017 GBF In Dubai

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has left Accra for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to attend the 2017...

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Kenyan Star Rudisha Out of World Championships

Kenya's David Rudisha's hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the...

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China Warns Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit

Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African...

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Rwanda Targets High-End Tourist Market

Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded...

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Namibia Genocide Victims Battle For Compensation

On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each...

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Ghana Rugby Seizes Opportunity To Qualify For World Tournament

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has been drawn to take part in the Rugby Afrique Men’s Sevens Tournament that...

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China Pressures Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit

China piled pressure on Botswana on Saturday over a scheduled visit to the southern African country by the Dalai Lama,...

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Chinese Man Arrested In Botswana Over Donkey Skin Trade

A Chinese man alleged to be involved in Botswana's illegal donkey skin trade has been arrested after being found with...

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Botswana Risks China Ties With Visit From Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama will visit Botswana next month and meet with President Ian Khama, Botswana officials confirmed, in a...

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Zimbabwe Give COSAFA-Winning Coach New Task

Zimbabwe have rewarded COSAFA Cup-winning coach Sunday Chidzambwa by retaining him for the 2018 African Nations...

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African U-19 Cricket Championship: Uganda Ensures Ghana’s 4th Defeat

Ugandan U-19 Cricket team made sure that Ghana suffered their fourth defeat at the ICC, U-19 Africa division 1, CWC...

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Van Niekerk Storms 400m, Gatlin Victorious

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk stormed to victory in the 400m at the Diamond League meet at Lausanne on...

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Botswana Bans Export of Donkey Products

Botswana's government has moved to crack down on the multi-billion dollar trade in donkey skins following a spate of...

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Van Niekerk Sets New World Record For Little-Run 300m

Wayde van Niekerk had promised to get "ridiculous" and the South African tyro hailed as Usain Bolt's likely successor...