Female Genital Circumcision In Ghana?
WHO should monitor countries identified with the practice of female genital mutilation “Clitoridectomy and female circumcision, practices often labeled as female genital mutilations, are not just...
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Over 80 West Africans Share Knowledge On Responsible Mining
Over 80 West Africans who have previously attended Australian-funded mining courses met on 27 April in Accra to share knowledge and understanding of current challenges and opportunities in the region...
Ghana Rises To 4th Position
Despite having a 31.7 per cent decline in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2016, with weak economic growth in recent years, Ghana, West Africa’s second largest economy remains a key FDI...
Fourth-Choice Baxter To Coach South Africa Again
England-born Stuart Baxter was named South Africa coach Thursday for a second time after a saga in which three preferred candidates dropped out of contention. Baxter, 63, who coaches Pretoria-based...
Ghana Still 45th In Fifa Ranking
There were no major changes in the Fifa ranking for May as there were few competitive matches played across the world. The Top 50 nations remained the same with only Slovakia dropping one place from...
Ghana Remains Unchanged On FIFA Ranking; Still Africa’s 8th Best Nation
Ghana remained in 45th place on the FIFA ranking released for the month of May Ghana remained in 45th place on the FIFA ranking released for the month of May on Thursday. The Black Stars are also...
I Can’t Wait For Election of MMDCEs
The need for election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), by universal adult suffrage has never been so dire, following the rejections, objections, threats and actual...
President Akufo-Addo Begins ECOWAS Tour
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday left Ghana to begin a three-nation tour of the nation’s immediate neighbours- Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire- in a wider move to introduce...
I Have Never Had Issues With Abedi Pele
Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah says there is has never been any frosty relationship between him and Abedi Pele. The two players endured a torrid time off and on the pitch during their days in...
Sulley Muntari Banned For One Match After Reporting Racist Abuse
The Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari has been banned for one match after walking off the pitch at Cagliari on Sunday following racist abuse from the home crowd. Muntari was booked for complaining to...
Niger Gold Seekers Dig Deep For Bullion Dreams
Arriving on motorcycles and donkeys, in cars, or even on foot, hundreds of people have flocked to a site in southern Niger hoping to strike gold. The news spread like wildfire: gold had apparently...
Prez Akufo-Addo To Pay Working Visits To Ten ECOWAS Countries In May
President Akufo-Addo on May 2, 2017 left Ghana for an official working visit to three ECOWAS countries which would afford him the opportunity to explore and deepen bilateral relations with the...
President Akufo-Addo Leaves For Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire
Pres. Akufo-Addo wil use the opportunity to introduce himself as the new Ghanaian leaader The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will, in the month of May, pay official working...
President Akufo-Addo To Pay Working Visits To Ten ECOWAS Countries In May
President Akufo-Addo on May 2, 2017 left Ghana for an official working visit to three ECOWAS countries which would afford him the opportunity to explore and deepen bilateral relations with the...
Bologna’s Godfred Donsah Among Seven Best Young Players In Italy
Bologna midfielder Godfred Donsah has been among the seven best young footballers in Italy. The list compiled by portal www.italianfootballdaily.com includes three other African promising stars...
Study Identifies Farming In Forest Reseves As Lead Cause of Deforestation
A study has ascertained that of all the factors driving deforestation in Ghana, agriculture is prime with cocoa cultivation being the leading cause of forest conversion in the high forest zone, while...
Nigeria Minister Gaffes On CNN
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gaffed on CNN Friday when he said the best jollof rice is prepared in Senegal, weakening Nigeria’s bragging right to having the best jollof....
Senegal Court Upholds War Crimes Ruling Against Habre
A special court in Senegal on Thursday upheld former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré's life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, but acquitted him of rape. The court also...
Adama Barrow To Visit Ghana Today
The Gambian President, Adama Barrow will today pay a day’s visit to Ghana where he is expected to hold bilateral talks with President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff house. Director of...
Jubilation As Sentence of Chad’s Ex-Ruler Upheld
About a dozen people in a court room in Senegal's capital, Dakar, jumped up and down, crying "We won!" when an appeals judge upheld the life sentence imposed on Chad's ex-President Hissene Habre,...