Demography

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Rwanda Genocide Shaped Me, Congolese Ex-Rebel Tells Court

A former Congolese rebel commander told war crimes judges Wednesday the "horrific events" he saw during Rwanda's 1994...

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EU Sanctions Hungary, Poland, Czechs Over Refugees

The EU launched legal action Tuesday against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share...

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To Europe, Whatever the Risk

Uche's real journey had yet to begin but he had already spent four days in the northern Nigerian city of Kano after...

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Ras Mubarak Clashes With Hanna Tetteh On Dual Citizens

Member of parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has disagreed with Hanna Tetteh on whether dual citizens should be...

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Allow Dual Citizens To Serve In Government – Hanna Tetteh

Former Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hanna Tetteh has called for a review of the constitution to...

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New Zealand Opposition Plans To Slash Immigration

New Zealand's main opposition party Monday announced plans to almost halve immigration numbers if it wins a September...

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‘slowdown In Giving Birth To Many Children’

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is warning population explosion in Ghana could derail the country’s development...

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Slowdown In Giving Birth To Many Children

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is warning population explosion in Ghana could derail the country’s development...

International

Ethiopia’s Emergency Food Aid To Run Out Next Month

Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN...

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Ghanaians Urged To Be Hygienic

Mr Raymond Kweku Appiah-Kubi, an executive member of the Gomoa-Pomadze Town Development Committee has urged Ghanaians...

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Education of Mothers Key To Reduction In Infant Mortality

The findings of a health research has indicated that the ages and educational levels of mothers and other predictors...

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Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve

The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials...

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‘Dreamer’ Faces New Threat of Deportation Under Trump

She was once the face of the heated debate on immigration, the child of Mexicans who entered the United States...

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UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin Dies At 68

The Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead. The cause of his...

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US Now Conducts Social Media Background Checks Before Issuing Visa

The Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use. Consular...

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Ghanaian Found Dead Near Manitoba Border Reportedly Trying To Reunite With Daughter

It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs who...

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Germany Suspends Afghan Refugee Deportations After Kabul Attack

Germany has temporarily suspended the group deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers following the Kabul truck...

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Ghanaian Woman Dies of Hypothermia Trying To Cross US-Canada Border

A 57-year-old woman believed to be from Ghana was found dead near the U. S.-Manitoba border last week after officials...

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UN Says Five Kenya Refugee Camp Workers Involved In Fraud

Five UN workers at a refugee camp in northwest Kenya were allegedly involved in fraud and other serious misconduct, the...