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Iraq Forces Battle IS To Close In On Mosul’s West Bank
Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled their way towards southern Mosul on Monday and prepared to take on...
Africa Retail Giants Steinhoff, Shoprite Shelve Merger
South African retail firms Steinhoff International and Shoprite Holdings announced Monday they had scrapped plans to...
Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says
The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...
Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...
Asafo FM Donates To Ankaful Prisons
As part of their Valentine’s Day celebration, Asafo FM, a local radio station, operating in Elmina in the...
South Sudan Declares Famine In Parts of War-Torn Country
South Sudan's government said on Monday that the country's over three-year war has led to famine in parts of the...
US ‘not In Iraq To Seize Anybody’s Oil’
The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's oil reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad on...
Ruling Party Candidate Lenin Moreno In Lead
Partial official results in Ecuador's presidential election have put ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno in the lead -...
Government To Re-Direct GETFUND, GNPC Cash To Fund Free SHS
Veteran journalist Kwaku Baako says the NPP government has a clear vision on how it intends to fund its free SHS...
Third S.Sudan Military Official Quits Over ‘ethnic Crimes’
A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and...
GNPC Told To Get A Business Plan For Operations
A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, has called for a business plan...
Tullow Expands Scholarship Scheme In Local Universities
Tullow Oil Ghana, an oil exploration and production company, has expanded its annual scholarship scheme to include more...
Libyans Mark Start of Uprising That Ended Dictatorship
Libyans Friday marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, waving flags in...
Free SHS: Nobody Is Going To Use Heritage Fund
Acting General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has dismissed claims that the...
S. Sudan Minister Quits, Rejoins Machar’s Rebels
South Sudan's labour minister resigned Friday and declared allegiance to rebel leader Riek Machar, making him the...
U.S. Shale Oil Braces For the Unfamiliar In 2017
U. S. shale producers are facing their first production cost increase in five years in 2017 as industry activity picks...
Angolan Veep Charged With Corruption During His Tenure As State Oil Boss
Angola’s Vice President, Manuel Vicente, has been charged with corruption and money laundering in Portugal, the...
Nigeria Court Grants Forfeiture of Over $150m Linked To Former Oil Minister
A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, on Thursday issued an order allowing the country’s...
Nigerian Billionaire Unseats Oprah As the Richest Black Woman In the World
Move over Oprah, Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated...