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Nigeria To Spend $10bn To End Conflict In Oil-Rich Niger Delta

Nigeria will invest $10bn (£8bn) in its oil-rich south to end an insurgency by militants, the oil minister has said....

International

Cameroon President Vows Probe After Rail Crash Kills At Least 75

Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Sunday pledged to investigate the causes of a rail crash that killed at least 75...

International

Widows of Victims of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Say Aid Overdue

After her husband was killed by a Boko Haram suicide bomber late last year, Hajjagana Mbasaru was forced to pull her...

International

83 Nigerian Soldiers Missing In Boko Haram Attack

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Some 83 Nigerian soldiers are missing in action since Boko Haram Islamic extremists...

Opinion

Other Side of War On Terror

Despite the failure of the Middle East policy, the United States has not abandoned its strategy aimed at global...

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Asiedu Nketia Tells Voltarians

NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia has warned Voltarians that the promises of development from the opposition...

Business

NDC Gov’t Distributed Non-Tested Agro-Chemicals To Farmers

The Minority Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made an allegation...

International

Boko Haram Overruns Nigerian Military Base In Northeast

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have overrun a remote military camp in the northeast, leaving 13 soldiers...

International

EU Gets Tough On African Migrants

'No more Mr. Nice Guy': EU gets tough on African migrants Migrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the...

International

Nigerian Soldiers Missing In Combat After Boko Haram Attack

Several Nigerian soldiers are missing following an attack by suspected militant Islamists on their positions near the...

Business

Ghana Cedi Is One of the Best Performing Currencies In Africa

President John Mahama has stated that the Ghana Cedi is currently one of the best performing currencies in Africa and...

Opinion

Taxation Battle Over Multinational Companies Non-Compliance

“Sadly, the compliance level of the oil and gas exploration and production companies in payment of levies and taxes...

International

The Hardest Place To Be A Girl

Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia have been ranked at the top of an index of countries listing...

Business

Minister Push For Brown Card Recognition In Francophone Countries

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande has called on the Council of...

International

Chad, Niger, Mali Top List of Hardest Place To Be A Girl

One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children. The study...

International

Merkel ‘to Address Human Rights’ On Ethiopia Trip

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will bring up human rights on her trip to Ethiopia today, the AP news agency is...

International

What Is Angela Merkel Doing In Africa?

Angela Merkel's three-day Africa tour answers concerns in Germany over immigration. The Chancellor wants to show...

Top Stories

Cowards Don’t Throw Down Gauntlets

By Eric Bawah In the medieval days, the phrase “throwing down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone...

Business

Ghana Starts Fuel Exports To West African Countries

Ghana has begun supplying gasoline and gas oil to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the...