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From the Death Penalty To Gay Marriage

Same-sex marriage, which Taiwan could become the first Asian nation to authorise, is currently legal in around 20...

International

New French President Reaffirms Commitment To Fight Terrorism In Sahel

During his election campaign, France’s new president Emmanuel Macron promised he would visit French troops in Mali....

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Macron Visits French Troops In Mali’s Restive North

President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first...

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Macron In Mali’s Restive North For Morale-Boosting Visit

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for...

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John Mahama On Ghana, The Gambia and the ANC’s Decline

When John Mahama stepped down as president of Ghana in January 2017, he became the first in his country's history to...

Business

132,500 Barrels of Oil Produced Daily In First Quarter

Gross sales volumes of crude oil in the first quarter of 2017 averaged approximately 132,500 barrels of oil per day...

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Frenchman Kidnapped In Chad Freed In Sudan

A French mineworker who was kidnapped in Chad and taken to neighbouring Sudan has been freed after more than six weeks...

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Rwanda Tops Africa’s Best Performing Institutions, Ghana Is 12th

Rwanda has been ranked as the country with the best performing institutions in Africa. The East African country is...

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Former Mauritanian Junta Chief Dies of Heart Attack

Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, the former head of a military junta who ruled Mauritania from 2005 until 2007, died Friday of a...

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Ghana To Submit Movie For 2018 Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a 14-member committee to select a film to represent Ghana...

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Jihadists Claim Mali Attack That Killed UN Peacekeeper

A UN peacekeeper killed in a rocket and mortar attack in Mali was identified Thursday as a Liberian soldier, as a...

Entertainment

Ghana To Submit Film For 2018 Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a 14-member committee to select a film to represent Ghana...

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Ghana To Summit Movie For 2018 Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a 14-member committee to select a film to represent Ghana...

International

France Says ’20 Fighters Killed’ In Northern Mali

France says it has killed about 20 suspected fighters in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. French Mirage...

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Around 20 Jihadists Killed Or Captured In Mali’s North

French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on...

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US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new...

International

CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat

The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there...

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116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines

The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...

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Ken Ofori-Atta’s ‘Asempa’ Budget Gets TUC Backing

The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has pledged its commitment to the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of...