Sudan’s Bashir To Attend Arab Summit
President Omar al-Bashir will attend an Arab League summit in Amman this week, Sudan's foreign minister said Sunday, despite a top rights group urging Jordan to deny him entry. Bashir is wanted by...
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Two Months In, Trump Suffers String of Defeats
President Donald Trump suffered a bitter defeat in his first major legislative challenge as Republican lawmakers shot down his effort to repeal Obamacare. It was the latest in a string of major...
UN’s South Sudan Inquiry Gets Wider Powers To Pursue Abuses
The United Nations commission of inquiry for South Sudan now has broader powers to pursue human rights abuses in the country's civil war. The U. N. Human Rights Council on Thursday gave the...
All You Need To Know About Ghana’s Late Coach Herbert Addo
The death of former Black Stars and Hearts of Oak coach Herbert Addo is a big blow not only to the football family but to the entire sports industry in Ghana in general. Ghanasoccernet takes a closer...
Christopher Opoku Pays Tribute To Herbert Addo
To be perfectly honest, writing the piece to eulogize the works of Cecil Jones Attuquayefio over two years ago, gave me the appetite to look at some of Ghana’s finest ever coaches and it was...
UN Security Council Again Eyes Sanctions On South Sudan
The UN Security Council voiced alarm about the deepening humanitarian crisis and famine in South Sudan, with the United States, Britain and France raising anew the idea of sanctions and a weapons...
Uganda At ‘breaking Point’ From S Sudan Refugee Crisis
The United Nations has warned that Uganda is at a "breaking point" as almost 3,000 refugees pour into the country every day from South Sudan, fleeing violence and famine in the world's youngest...
French National Abducted In Chad
A French civilian has been abducted in the central African nation of Chad, French authorities said on Thursday. The kidnapping took place near the eastern city of Abeche, a military source told...
How Poetry Is Taking On State Censorship In Sudan
In our series of letters from African journalists, Yousra Elbagir looks at how Sudan's young poets are reviving the nation's tradition of lyrical resistance. President Omar al-Bashir's government...
Asamoah Gyan Endorses Kwesi Appiah For Black Stars Job
Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has revealed his desire to see the return of Kwesi Appiah Ghana’s head Coach. Kwesi Appiah has been tipped favorite for the Black Stars job, two years after he was...
All Passengers Survive ‘miraculous’ Landing
A commercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several injuries among the 43 on board. “It is miraculous, completely,” said Ateny Wek...
GFA To Name New Black Stars Coach In April
George Afriyie is a part of the 6-man committee searching for the next Stars coach Ghana FA vice-president George Afriyie has revealed a new Black Stars coach will be announced latest April. The...
‘Most Ghanaians Consider Open Defecation Normal’
Open defecation persists in Ghana despite continuous education about its effect on society because many Ghanaians consider the practice as a “normal” way of life. According to David Duncan, the...
New Generation Ghanaian Police Only Interested In Money
A retired superintendent of the Ghana Police Service Mr. Batong Luri aka ‘Magani’ has revealed that the current crop of persons joining the service are not doing so because they are interested in...
Ghana 131st Happiest Country In the World – Report
Ghana has been ranked the 131st happiest country to live in, according to the new report. Dubbed “World Happiness Report 2017’, the report ranked 155 countries in the world based on key...
Ghana 131st Happiest Country In the World
Ghana has been ranked the 131st happiest country to live in, according to the new report. Dubbed “World Happiness Report 2017’, the report ranked 155 countries in the world based on key...
UN Wants Probe Into Refugee Boat Attack Off Yemen
The United Nations called Monday for an inquiry into last week's attack on a boat off Yemen's coast that killed 42 people, mostly Somali refugees. "Many questions remain unanswered on the...
Travel Ban ‘a Deep Wound’ For Iranian Americans
As President Donald Trump battles to reinstate his controversial revised travel ban, one overlooked effect has been the havoc wreaked on legal Americans with family abroad. Across the United States,...
Somalia Wants Saudi Probe of Refugee Boat Attack
Somalia has called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to investigate an incident in which dozens of Somali refugees were shot dead on board a boat. It was not immediately clear who was...
South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine
The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba's military operations, according to a confidential United...