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Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak

International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm"...

International

Israel Bars Peru’s Fugitive Ex-Leader

His arrest was requested in Peru last week over allegations he took $20m (£16m) in bribes Israel says Peru's fugitive...

International

Top Names Listed In Tanzanian Drug Trafficking Racket

Tanzania’s main opposition leader Freeman Mbowe was summoned for police interrogations on Friday, February 10,...

International

Peru Ex-Leader Faces Arrest Over $20m Bribe Allegations

A Peruvian court has issued an international warrant for the arrest of ex-President Alejandro Toledo on suspicions of...

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Ghana To Witness Partial Solar Darkness This Month

Ghana should expect a partial solar eclipse on February 26, 2017, timeanddate.com predicts. The worldwide...

Sports

Uefa Will Ask For 16 Places For European Teams

European football's governing body will ask for its teams to be given 16 places at the expanded 48-team 2026 World Cup....

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Fall Armyworm ‘threatens African Farmers’ Livelihoods’

Scientists are calling for urgent action to halt the spread of a pest that is destroying maize crops and spreading...

Sports

Big Teams Must Lead the Way For Africa

Football legend Joseph-Antoine Bell has charged football powers such as Ghana, Cameroun, Nigeria and Egypt to lead the...

Opinion

ONE MINISTER ONE QUESTION

(By Marricke Kofi Gane) So, we have a vetting process going for the Designate Ministers. Some have been interesting and...

Opinion

Facing The Trump Presidency – Will The Monroe Doctrine Finally Die?

Due to Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election this November North American foreign policy will...

International

Trump’s Plan To Quickly Recall Ambassadors Is ‘risky Move’- Experts

A plan by Donald Trump to turf out dozens of ambassadors on the day he takes office risks months of uncertainty in some...

Business

Foreign Investors Cautioned Against Gold Scammers

Foreign investors in the gold industry have been advised to be cautious of scammers in the country who pose as miners...

Opinion

Brazil’s Locomotive Breath

Abstract The Brazilian ‘locomotive’ has stopped. Oil production has been one of crucial drives in fostering not...

Politics

World Cup To Be Expanded To 48 Teams

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of 16 groups of three...

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World Cup To Be Expanded To 48 Teams

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided. An initial stage of 16 groups of three...

International

Currencies Crushed In 2016

2016 has been a roller coaster of a year, and currency markets are no exception. A few countries have fared well, but...

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These Currencies Got Crushed In 2016

A few countries have fared well, but others have seen the value of their currencies fall dramatically. Egypt took the...

International

Tevez Is World’s Best-Paid Player

The Argentine forward's move from Boca Juniors to the Chinese Super League has been confirmed. Carlos Tevez has...

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Police Seize 1,100kg In Australia’s ‘largest Cocaine Bust’

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia’s history. The drugs,...